Tags Archives : Terracotta

Industrial designer Konstantin

Hexagonal Bricks by Konstantin Grcic are Inspired by Beehives’ Infinite Expandable Structure | Hives for Mutina

Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has revamped one of the most ancient building materials – fired bricks – into a fashionable hexagon module t...

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Using reclaimed waste materials

Discarded Fire Hoses and Terracotta Blocks get Repurposed into Outdoor Furniture | Local Works Studio

Using reclaimed waste materials from the building’s construction, Local Works Studio recently created a range of outdoor furnishings for the Aman...

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Mussel Shell-Made Bio-Glass with Old London Terracotta Chimney Patterns

Mussel Shell-Made Bio-Glass with Old London Terracotta Chimney Patterns Embellishes Building Facades | Thames Glass

London architecture studio Bureau de Change recently fabricated a range of patterned tiles using Thames Glass. Created by artist Lulu Harrison, w...

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Blending traditional materials like slate, rammed-earth, and wood with contemporary building practices can create a beautiful fusion of past and present. Surfaces Reporter does a re-analysis of this ancient material to bring forth latest innovation & application possibilities.

Rethinking Sustainable Design with Terracotta

Blending traditional materials like slate, rammed-earth, and wood with contemporary building practices can create a beautiful fusion of past and ...

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Architects Create a Living Facade Made of Terracotta for Small Wildlife | Cookfox Architects X Buro Happold

Composed of terracotta, American architecture studio Cookfox Architects and British engineering company Buro Happold have collaboratively created...

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Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech (mYSLm) by Studio KO

An impressive collection of 5,000 items of clothing, 15,000 haute couture accessories and others

Built of terracotta, concrete and an earthen coloured terrazzo with Moroccan stone fragments, the building blends harmoniously with its surroundi...

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Polytechnic University of Turin

Weather-reliant Colour Changing Roof Tiles Regulates Interior Temperature | X-Tile

Student of the Polytechnic University of Turin, Manuel Ibba has created a roof tile concept that changes colour when the temperature reaches 20o ...

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This Pedestal-like Parking holds up a Gleaming Glass Office Tower | 405 Colorado

The signature architecture combines a sculptural glass form that meets a terracotta base to match the city’s progressive urban spirit.

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