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Light for Daily Life
Our October issue is all about light and interiors. PPAG’s school in Vienna brings daylight into deep cluster spaces to foster daily well-being. At Leyton House in London, MacMahon Architecture drew inspiration from Mexican architecture and integrated two patios that direct natural light into the basement. At the new mosque in Ljubljana by Bevk Perović Arhitekti, the glass facade is covered by a steel lattice, which filters sunlight into the interior. Meanwhile, Mario Cucinella has made skillful use of artificial lighting at his new church in Calabria. Voluminous folds of translucent fabric act as diffusers for an almost mystical ambiance. Enjoy the issue! Sandra Hofmeister
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Shopping in a house of mirrors
Retail Space by dongqi Design in Shanghai
Dongqi Design's unique concept for a former factory in Shanghai merges past and future to create an unforgettable shopping experience.
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A community meeting place
Monolithic Church on Tenerife by Menis Arquitectos
After 15 years of planning and construction, Tenerife’s Santísimo Redentor [Engl.: Holy Redeemer] church is complete. The design for this monolithic, concrete-and-stone house of worship is the brainchild of local studio Menis Arquitectos.
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Sacral buildings
Islamic Religious and Cultural Centre in Ljubljana
Bevk Perović create Slovenia’s first mosque. A suspended canopy with a diameter of 19.30 m consisting of blue textile symbolises the heavens above the prayer room.
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Demountable solid wood building
Rinteln Integrated Comprehensive School by Bez + Kock
The largest timber-built school in northern Germany has been erected in Rinteln in Lower Saxony. The integrated comprehensive school by Bez + Kock offers space for 900 students and scores in terms of energy efficiency.
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A delicate facade
The Line by Orange Architects in Amsterdam
This building with 72 rental flats stands in a residential and working district in Amsterdam. Its identity is determined by a grid of slender balcony railings and narrow concrete supports.
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A rich variety of natural-stone facades
Water Temple in Northwestern India by NilaA
With their river shrine in the State of Gujarat, the architects have combined traditional stone building with expressive symbolism.
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Industrial tradition continued
Fine Arts Academy in Helsinki by JKMM
For the Helsinki University of the Arts, JKMM Architects has created a multi-faceted conglomerate of historical and new elements in the same sober-industrial style. A spectacular atrium connects its various levels together.
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Butterflies beneath a sawtooth roof
Kuehn Malvezzi Realize Insectarium in Montreal
This insectarium by Kuehn Malvezzi is the latest addition to the Espace pour la vie museum quarter in Montreal. In a glass building with a shed roof, visitors can learn about the insect world.
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Small extension, big impact
Manber Jeffries House by James Alder in London
In northwest London a small kitchen annex by James Alder Architects shows that atmospheric interiors can be created even on a small budget.
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A depository for raw materials
Fire Station by Wulf Architekten
The fire station by Wulf Architekten in the northern Black Forest offers a highly functional work area made of materials that are certified as healthy. At the end of their life cycle, the components can be sorted by type and recycled according to the principles of Cradle to Cradle.
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From barn to home
Multi-Family Wooden House by Lukas Imhof
On the foundations of a barn once destroyed by fire, Lukas Imhof Architektur have erected a multi-family house. Built entirely of wood, the new structure in Oberaach offers communal living space under a single roof.
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Nursery school inside a monument
Bâtiment Victoire Tinayre in Geneva by Lacroix Chessex Architectes
In Geneva’s Eaux-Vives district, Lacroix Chessex have transformed an old industrialist’s mansion into a nursery school. The opening of the vaulted cellar was a real tour de force in this project.
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Low budget refurbishment
Saltholme Bird Hide by Child Graddon Lewis
Child Graddon Lewis has refurbished a bird watching station at Saltholme nature reserve near Middlesbrough, England, with a minimum of means.
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Affordable cooperative living
La Borda in Barcelona by Lacol
Since residents moved into the 28 apartments in 2018, La Borda has won many international awards, including the Zumtobel Group Award 2021.
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From farm to artists’ residence
Güldenhof in Stechlin by Heim Balp Architekten
In the Brandenburg town of Stechlin, Heim Balp Architekten have refurbished an old four-sided farm complex as a communal living and working space for conceptual artist Danh Võ and his colleagues.
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Habitat capsule in St. Gallen
The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Polymer Structure
Currently the world’s largest 3D-printed polymer structure, the Rosenberg Space Habitat (RSH) – a.k.a. Rosie – was developed by Saga Space Architects with and for the pupils of St. Gallen’s Institut auf dem Rosenberg school. Nearly 7 m tall, the habitat capsule offers three levels for two space travellers.
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Latest results in computational design
Stuttgart Week of Advancing Architecture, Engineering & Construction
From 10 to 14 October 2022, the IntCDC Excellence Cluster will be holding the Stuttgart Week of Advancing Architecture, Engineering & Construction at Stuttgart University. The specialist lectures in in English are aimed at a wide section of the public and will be easily comprehensible.
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A double-curved spiral
Pavilion in Rome by Dream
Parisian architecture studio Dream have taken 316 wooden poles to form an elliptical pavilion that is half labyrinthine spiral, half sports arena.