Parisian office blocks transformed into Ilot Saint-Germain social housing
This post was originally published on this site Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel…
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Dezeen Debate features “a peaceful place to live a peaceful life”
This post was originally published on this site The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a family home in the South Downs National…
IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan
This post was originally published on this site Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan, which local studio IGArchitects designed with…
Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects
This post was originally published on this site A “classical” two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio…
Concrete sensor trial reveals technology’s benefits
This post was originally published on this site A trial of special sensors designed to monitor setting concrete has proved the technology can bring major…
Paraffin additive keeps the concrete warm
This post was originally published on this siteA US university is experimenting with concrete slabs that generate their own heat to keep them clear of…
Halo-shaped skylights illuminate Indonesian home by Tamara Wibowo Architects
This post was originally published on this site A series of circular voids and “halo” skylights create spaces for trees to grow through this home…
Studio Morphogenesis wraps waterside mosque in Bangladesh in perforated pink concrete
This post was originally published on this site Local architecture office Studio Morphogenesis has used dusty pink coloured concrete to build a waterside mosque that…
Swedish university develops of textile-reinforced concrete
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Concrete being poured (Dmitrii Balabanov/Dreamstime) Researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology are working on…
Costain trials concrete sensors in major road and rail projects
This post was originally published on this site Cristina Lago Deputy Editor Costain said the use of concrete sensors has reduced the length of time…
