Brand new composite material uses rice husks for a convincing wood effect in Forsting, Germany

Brand new composite material uses rice husks for a convincing wood effect designed by Resysta International GmbH is located in Forsting, Germany.  Resysta is a brand new composite material that replaces tropical hardwood while also attaining a new level of attractiveness and durability, when compared to existing products such as Wood Plastic Composites. It is [...]

Tags: Civil engineering, Composite materials, Construction, Engineering, Florida, Forestry, Forsting, Germany, Hardwood, Miami, Plastics, Recycling, Resysta International GmbH, Structural engineering, W Hotel, Wood, Wood-plastic composite

Hudson River House in New York, United States

Located in New York, United States, Hudson River House was designed by II00: ARCHITECT. The design of this new 3-storey 6,000 sq ft single family home, situated on a sloping site in the Hudson River Valley, was guided by its immediate surroundings. The clients desired a house that would take advantage of the distinct views [...]

Tags: Architect, Hudson Ohio, Hudson River Valley, New York City, Single-family detached home, Terraced house, United States

Banner Ironwood Medical Center in San Tan Valley, United States

The Banner Ironwood Medical Center designed by SmithGroup is located in San Tan Valley, United States. The initial building program includes a five-storey Nursing Tower and a two-storey Diagnostic & Treatment (D&T) block, which will house Imaging, Surgery and an 18-bay Emergency Department. The facility is initially designed for 86 acuity adaptable beds with the [...]

Tags: Banner Ironwood Medical Center, building materials, display technology, Electronic Flight Instrument System, Emergency department, Engineering, Freemasonry, Glass cockpit, metal panel accents, Nursing Tower, Storey, Systems engineering, Technology, United States

Cheval Noir, Aging brewery redeveloped into artistic residences with parrallel zinc-coated block in Brussels, Belgium

Designed by L’ESCAUT, Cheval Noir, Aging brewery redeveloped into artistic residences with parrallel zinc-coated block is located in Brussels, Belgium. Split into 31 housing units and studios, the former Hallemans Brewery has been coupled with a new residential block which is drastically and deliberately differentiated from the original complex by its memorable zinc facade. Whilst [...]

Tags: Aging brewery, Belgium, Brewery, Brussels, Chemistry, Hallemans Brewery, Zinc

V&A Exhibition Road Extension in South Kensington, London

V&A Exhibition Road Extension that located in South Kensington, London, was designed by Amanda Levete Architects. AL_A has been awarded the Exhibition Road expansion project at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, London. The practice’s precise 1,500 sq m composition will overlay an underground gallery for temporary exhibitions beneath an open public courtyard. [...]

Tags: Albert Museum, Amanda Levete, Amanda Levete Architects, Daniel Libeskind, Deconstructivism, Districts of England, Exhibition Road, GBP, Kensington, London, Natural History Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Science Museum, United Kingdom, Victoria