Balancing Barn in Thorington, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Balancing Barn, was designed by MVRDV that located in Thorington, Suffolk, United Kingdom As the Barn is approached via a 300m driveway to the rear, the property appears deceptively average, its 15m cantilever concealed from view by vegetation. Only once visitors reach the end of the track does it become apparent that half of the 30m long building is suspended in mid-air. Coated in glistening sheet... 

Tags: Balancing Barn, Barn, Barn stable, Cantilever, John Constable, MVRDV, Physics, sheet metal, Structural system, Studio Makkini, Thomas Gainsborough

Fabric Architecture Limited – ArchiClad in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Fabric Architecture Limited – ArchiClad, was designed by Fabric Architecture Ltd, that located in  Gloucestershire, United Kingdom has been successfully installed at Dublin Terminal 2 for the Dublin Airport Authority, Ireland, covering 15,000m2 of double-faceted ceiling area. Each Archiclad panel is created using a rectilinear frame: the entire roof at Dublin T2 rolled from front to back and... 

Tags: Airport Authority, Architects for Dublin T2, contractor, Dublin, Dublin Airport Authority, Dublin Terminal, EUR, Fabric Architecture Limited, Geography of Europe, Geography of Ireland, Leinster, Provinces of Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Roof, Structural system, Tensile architecture, United Kingdom

Heritage Solar Slate in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

The Heritage Solar Slate, was designed by Heritage Solar Slate Ltd, located in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, These innovative solar slates have been developed with similar aesthetic properties to roofing slates. They are fully weather proof and blend in with standard roof slates to provide an aesthetically pleasing solar panel roof ideal for use in conservation areas, on historic buildings. This new... 

Tags: Construction, Earthquake engineering, Environment, Heritage Solar Slate Ltd, Hertfordshire, long-awaited photovoltaic solution, Materials, Midland Engineering Company, Roof, Slate, Stone, Structural engineering, Structural system, Tensile architecture, the Heritage, United Kingdom

Glamis Apartments in Santiago, Chile

Located in Santiago, Chile, Glamis Apartments was designed by  Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto, Glamis Apartment’s main facade consists of two large walls which contain a series of openings and windows of different sizes that reflect the project’s internal program. From a constructive point of view the building is resolved with concrete incorporating titanium dioxide and a system of phenolic molds... 

Tags: Architecture, Building, Chile, Construction, Engineering, Framing, Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto, Santiago, Structural system, Window, Woodworking

Las Lomas House in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Las Lomas House was designed by Esudio Ramos. The a purpose of a home, of shelter, is to keep nature and the elements at bay, but this residence in Buenos Aires embraces the outdoors. This 635-square-metre home in the Las Lomas, designed by Estudio Ramos, is surrounded by a dense forest of aged trees, and sits atop a wide lot, about 30 metres. The location permitted... 

Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Construction, Earthquake engineering, Environment, Geography, New York City, Structural system, Wall