Terracotta

For 334 Oxford Street, anodized aluminium was used to create a façade with depth, rhythm and warmth. The building is a repurposed mixed-use development in the heart of London, where much of the existing structure was retained to reduce embodied carbon while creating a renewed and energy-efficient exterior. Alex Upton Photography Alex Upton Photography Alex Upton Photography What makes the façade especially interesting is the number of anodized colours used. Instead of working with one or two aluminium tones, the design repeats a broad palette across the building. This creates more variation and colour depth, while still keeping a clear architectural rhythm. The colours include AluRed 01, AluRed 02, AluRed 03, A... More

Embracing Slow Living in Nature Nestled in the tranquil landscape of Phuoc Tinh, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Terra Villa is a serene retreat designed for a young family seeking refuge from the fast-paced urban grind. Thoughtfully crafted to blend nature with modernity, the villa strikes a perfect balance between rustic charm and contemporary comfort. Do Sy Do Sy NU Architecture & Design spearheaded the interior, lighting, and landscape design, ensuring a seamless integration of elements throughout the project. Guided by a philosophy that celebrates each client’s unique identity, NU has crafted Terra Villa with a refined simplicity that is both inviting and effortlessly functional. Do Sy Inspired by terracotta, the v... More

Tilleuls project is a typical example of housing in residential areas. Plot divided to generate profit, house too small, too much partitioned, not adapted anymore to the current lifestyle and not insulated. A typology of project that architectes will have to deal with more often to transform the existing situations, avoid land impact of new neighborhoods, and improve energy consumption of buildings.  Philippe Billard Philippe Billard The project quickly heads toward a renovation of the existing building, energetically and spatially, completed by an extension. The partition of the house has been redesigned. The side of the entrance is changed to face the street and create a filter between public and private. The ground floor... More

The building dates back to the 1920s and combines the model of the bourgeois building with neo-Romanesque and neo-Renaissance styles that give it a particular eclectic character. Alberto Strada The aim of the project was to make the most of the gross surface available in height by creating a new attic floor (beyond the recovery of the attic). Alberto Strada At the architectural level, the project wanted to maintain the characteristics and compositional relationships of the pre-existing architecture and therefore the main work concerned the new volumes, which did not have to completely change the uniformity of the existing building, and the materials, which had to reinterpret the theme of decorative terracotta, a distinctive elem... More

The Center for Health & Wellbeing in Winter Park, Florida was completed in 2019. ALPOLIC produced this elegant, muted terracotta color for this wellness facility in Winter Park, Florida. Our MCM tops the building's mostly glass walls for a beautiful effect. Omer Ozbek Overall, this project features: 150 Sheets WPM Red, FR Core 4mm, 62 x 196 (custom color terracotta / terra cotta) 50 Sheets Mica MQN Silver, FR Core 4mm, 62 x 196 (custom color Grey) Omer Ozbek More

The house is located on the slope of a hill facing south and overlooking Lake Trasimeno. With an elongated shape, it has two lateral appendages: to the west the volume turns towards the ground creating a basement floor surmounted by a terrace, to the east it rises in a small tower. Caption All the facades are clad in rough gray stone crossed by horizontal brick strips, in dialogue to the facade of a church located in the hamlet adjacent to the site. The external stairways are in basalt stone and brick. The lighting of the steps is placed inside the custom designed iron balustrades. The entrance to the house is created in a niche on the north-facing wall in correspondence with the garage and driveway. The wall on which the entrance do... More

Clockwork Time (CWT) coworking space is located on the premises of former fermentation department ofStepan Razinbrewery in St. Petersburg, Russia. The red-brick building was constructed in 19th century. Interior design project was developed by AMGArchitects architecture bureau. Anton Ivanov Photography CWT provision of space varies toincludeseveral openspace areas,private offices for teams up to 13 people, conference rooms, and common areas of different types. There are also chill-out zones and meeting spaces to hold informal discussions in, coffee and tea spots, skype-rooms, a small lecture hall as well as a shared kitchen. Anton Ivanov Photography The main idea of the project is to adjust the traditional concept of office spac... More

Designed by Studionine Architects, this residence in suburban Ahmedabad revels in delicate tracery and the warmth of natural light. As a response to the client’s needs of simplicity, low-maintenance and soothing spaces, this home, designed specifically for an elderly couple unfolds through simple, efficient planning.    Beginning with a compact site of 1365 sq. Ft.(37’x37’), the architects transformed the constraints of space through a play of interconnected volumes and double-heighted spaces vertically across the floor plates. Using embedded knowledge and traditional building science of Vastu Shastra, the internal zoning and articulation was planned effectively for this south-facing house. The house is essenti... More