Concrete

Concrete:

Stepped concrete roof creates seaside viewpoint atop Norwegian retreat by Lund Hagem

This small seaside holiday home by Norwegian studio Lund Hagem nestles against a cliff, and features a stepped concrete roof that doubles as a viewing platform.

Photograph by Ivar Kvaal Designed as a summer residence for Svein Lund – one of the Oslo studio's founding partners – the 30-square-metre retreat sits on a rocky site in Sandefjord…

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A Swiss kindergarten within quartet of concrete blocks

Like "one big house", the building consists of a single open-plan space with simply furnished classrooms.

Architect Pierre-Alain Dupraz chose exposed concrete for this cross-shaped kindergarten and crèche in Switzerland, giving it an austere appearance. Located in a town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva, Kindergarten and Crèche in Prangins is made up from four…

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Concrete and glass protagonist for a house in Argentinian forest

Design to enjoy views from the woodland, Marino House minimises its impact on the natural environment.

This house in Pinamar, Argentina, features glazed surfaces inserted into its concrete structure and retractable wooden walls to open it out to the surrounding woodland. Marino House is located in…

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The new concrete art gallery in Brooklyn as an exploration in soft form

The complex will be charachterised by an "unorthodox construction".

All images courtesy of SO-IL New York-based design office SO-IL has revealed plans for ‘artes amant’ — a concrete art gallery to be built in an industrial Brooklyn neighborhood. The complex,…

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Fly Out: the house balancing on a concrete wall

The challenge was set up to avoid overlooking a busy road

This timber-framed house by architect Tatsuyuki Takagi is raised up by a cantilevered concrete slab, keeping it away from a busy road in Toyohashi, Japan. The cantilevered volume provides a…

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