Their gravity-defying success isnt an illusion; its precision. Behind each seemingly impossible structure is an architectural team whose calculated response to site conditions, material capabilities and the forces of nature at play have created some truly remarkable buildings.
partment building built with pre-cast concrete elements located in Berlin, Germany by FAR frohn&rojas
rchitecture studio FAR built Wohnregal, a six-storey housing block in Berlin with apartments and workshops, from precast concrete slabs.
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Dutch housing regulations require apartment construction to provide a certain amount of daylight to their tenantsbut MVRDV architects forgot to plan for that. Their solution? To hang thirteen of the 100 units off the north facade of the block. The ingenious design saves ground floor space and allows enough sunlight to enter the east or west ...
The Downside-up apartment designed by Clinicaurbana in Treviso, Italy, showcases a captivating inversion of spatial hierarchies. Featuring a dominant concrete soffit that dictates the room dynamics, this 2023 project subverts traditional design norms. The horizontal plane counteracts the vertical wooden panels, creating a harmonious interplay of elements. Traversing the space, tortuous ...
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The document summarizes a six-story prefabricated concrete apartment block called Wohnregal built in Berlin by architecture studio FAR. It was constructed from precast concrete slabs and elements assembled on site in just six weeks. The building features wide-open floor plans with movable interior walls, large sliding glass doors, and zigzagging exterior staircases wrapped in stainless steel mesh.
Concrete and terrazzo in in Trellick apartment by Archmongers. Materials were chosen complement the newly exposed concrete.A quarterly newsletter rounding up a selection of recently launched products by designers and studios, published on Dezeen Showroom.
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