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University of Stuttgart uses self-shaping timber and woven flax for tower and pavilion

August 26, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Warped timber and robotically-woven flax were used to create this pair of experimental structures in Germany, which were designed by students and researchers at the University of Stuttgart. The university’s Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) completed the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower for a garden

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NOTO nestles green-timber duplex among trees in Hamburg

August 6, 2024 Katie Last 0

A sage green facade formed of rhythmic wooden panels defines Babendiekstraße 23, a pair of timber houses that architecture studio NOTO has completed in Hamburg, Germany. Located on a tree-filled site, the two homes are combined within a three-storey cubic form with cutouts that make space for existing greenery around its edges. This includes one

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GMP Architekten renovate hyperbolic 1960s hall in Magdeburg

July 19, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed the renovation of the post-war Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, Germany. The studio aimed to revitalise the distinctive structure, which was originally designed by Ulrich Müther in the late 1960s, after it been abandoned for 20 years. GMP Architekten renovated the building so that it could reopen as a  multifunctional venue

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Aretz Dürr Architektur creates “extremely simple” timber warehouse in Germany

July 1, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Oversized timber beams support cantilevering canopies on either side of Halle S 46, a warehouse in Germany by Cologne studio Aretz Dürr Architektur. Located near the town of Altenkirchen, the building provides storage for an ensemble of furniture workshops currently under development in the area. Aretz Dürr Architektur sought to create an expressive timber structure that

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Marina Tabassum installs bamboo Khudi Bari house at Vitra Campus

June 26, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

A demountable house by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has been installed as “a reminder of the precariousness of our existence” at the Vitra Campus in Germany. Named Khudi Bari, the transportable bamboo structure is the latest addition to furniture brand Vitra’s headquarters in Weil am Rhein, which is home to landmark buildings by well-known architects

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Sabine Marcelis creates colour-blocked scenography for VitraHaus loft

June 26, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

A mint-green lounge pit and custard-yellow home office are among several colourful set pieces installed by designer Sabine Marcelis on the top floor of Vitra’s Herzog & de Meuron-designed flagship store in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Marcelis, who is known for her work exploring colour, translucency and reflection, was invited to create a series of

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Museum Reinhard Ernst by late architect Fumihiko Maki revealed in Dezeen video

June 20, 2024 Francesca Tesler 0

Museum Reinhard Ernst​, one of the late Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki’s​ final buildings, is revealed in this video produced by Dezeen for ​t​he museum. Located in Wiesbaden, Germany, the museum takes the form of a large white granite volume, sectioned into smaller rectangular blocks. Ad | The late Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki designed Museum Reinhard

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Jolie creates temporary restaurant with “aesthetic and sensory” materials in Frankfurt

June 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Interior design studio Jolie has completed The Nest restaurant with lime-wash walls and natural materials that is designed to be relocated in five years time. Set above an underground car park in Frankfurt, the restaurant was designed for future relocation using modular construction and lightweight materials to minimise its impact on the site as well as

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