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Architects: Hermann Tamayo Arquitectos, Pedro Gaxiola Estudio
- Area: 210 m²
- Year: 2023
Featured Common Thread / SO-IL
Guest House / Pedro Gaxiola Estudio + Hermann Tamayo Arquitectos
Heatherwick Studio's Vessel to Reopen with Enhanced Safety Measures in New York
In January 2021, “The Vessel,” designed by Heatherwick Studio, was temporarily closed to visitors after many suicide incidents in the Public Landmark. The 150-foot-monumental staircase in Hudson Yards, New York, is now set to reopen this year to the public with revamped safety measures. The beehive-shaped sculpture boasts approximately 2,500 steps and 80 landmarks and is on track to install “floor-to-ceiling mesh” on various staircases to safeguard visitors.
House ES / Titus Bernhard Architekten
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Architects: Titus Bernhard Architekten
- Area: 354 m²
- Year: 2021
Upper Watt Residence / Seear-Budd Ross
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Architects: Seear-Budd Ross
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: Xanthe White Design
Exploring Linear Lighting Design for Creating Luminous Paths
Lighting has evolved remarkably throughout architectural history, driven by significant technological advances. Despite these changes, its central purpose of enhancing aesthetics, functionality, and safety has remained consistent. In this evolution process, a milestone can be traced with the transition from fluorescent lighting to LED lighting, marking a turning point that has reduced costs and energy consumption. Furthermore, it has fueled creativity, thanks to the versatility of LED lighting. These new design possibilities are evident in organic lighting layouts, which mimic linear patterns of lighting arrangements on walls and ceilings, whether suspended or recessed.
In this context, as architects and designers have moved away from symmetrical, rigid, and parallel mirror patterns, Alcon Lighting has detected a trend where linear lighting highlights asymmetrical architectural features and lines. In this way, layouts that do not appear to follow a rigid design pattern are being adopted.
Zero40 Brewery / 23 Degrees Design Shift
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Architects: 23 Degrees Design Shift
- Area: 5900 ft²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Stone Life
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Professionals: Love of Light, Kiasma Studio, Anvika Facades
PC House / Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos
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Architects: Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos
- Area: 890 m²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: Lohn Esquadrias
The Big Roof Storage and Training Center / Mole Architects + Invisible Studio
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Architects: Invisible Studio, Mole Architects
- Area: 745 m²
- Year: 2024
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Professionals: BUILT ENGINEERS, ALH Design, Sherriff Tiplady
1615 House / Nordest Arquitectura
A Home Around The Forest / YSLA Architects
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Architects: YSLA Architects
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2023
Playing with Translucency and Transparency: Balancing Natural Lighting with High-Performance Panels
The question, "How can we control natural light in interior spaces?" is fundamental in architecture. Unregulated direct sunlight can cause discomfort such as visual strain and undesirable heat gains. Therefore, it is crucial to control its entry effectively. Some design solutions include installing shading devices, planning spatial orientation, and building forms for indirect natural light. Window treatments like films or heat-reflective glazing can also be used.
However, there are innovative strategies to control natural light more efficiently through advanced glazing panels like the Kalwall 175CW. This translucent insulated glazing unit is compatible with most third-party curtain wall systems. By manipulating the translucency of the glazed material, it's possible to influence the visual and thermal comfort of spaces. At the same time, this can enhance the architecture of modern spaces, adding substantial aesthetic and emotional value.
Fire Destroys Copenhagen’s 17th Century Stock Exchange, Causing the Collapse of Its Spire
In the early morning of April 16, a fire broke out in the capital of Denmark, engulfing Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, one of the oldest landmarks in the city. In the fire, the 56-meter-tall Dragon Spire, shaped as the tails of four entwined dragons, collapsed. In just a few hours after the fire begun, half of the 17th century Børsen building was destroyed according to authorities. The structure was undergoing renovation works at the time of the event. Emergency workers, staff members and passers-by collaborated to rescue the historic artworks housed in the former stock exchange.
Les écuries de la Roche Stable / f+g Architectes
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Architects: f+g Architectes
- Area: 1800 m²
- Year: 2021
Shaping the Future of Islamic Architecture: Diriyah Biennale Foundation Unveils AlMusalla Prize
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has just unveiled the competition details for the AlMusalla Prize, along with the shortlisted architecture studios and the jury. An addition to the Islamic Arts Biennale, this international architecture competition focuses on designing a musalla, a flexible space for prayer and reflection accessible to people of all faiths. Situated in the Western Hajj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the musalla will be an integral part of the Biennale’s upcoming edition. The winner of the competition will be announced later this year, and the opening of the musalla will be held on January 25th, 2025.