| Skin in the game: geometric facades | | | Photo: Scott McDonald, Grey City Studios Advances in software provide architects today with virtually unlimited possibilities for designing fantastical facades, but the deployment of simpler geometric forms can pack an equally powerful visual punch.
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Museum Boijmans van Beuningen: art – fully mirrored
A building that holds a mirror up to its surroundings – by reflecting its surroundings in its façade, the building has an inconspicuous presence. For the installation of mirror panels, MVRDV Architekten opted for the Jansen VISS SG Facade system solution.
| | | Museum piece: David Chipperfield Architects’ new Zurich Kunsthaus extension | | | Photo: © Noshe Like what you see? Jan Parth, project architect responsible for delivering David Chipperfield Architects’ latest cultural project, talks about the soft power of hard facades.
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In October 2020, the English National Ballet was named Building of the Year by Architects' Journal. The white shell of translucent glass defines the design by Glenn Howells Architects and draws the attention of pedestrians to the rehearsal rooms.
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KÖNIG + NEURATH | | How to design offices in the current climate and still manage to maintain interpersonal contact? KÖNIG + NEURATH offers an answer to the question that every planner is asking themself at the moment.
| | The first ever sliding window system for skyscrapers by Swiss company AIR-LUX has already proven itself under stringent US testing conditions. Just why it is the first to be suitable for high-rise buildings, with their enormous wind loads, is explained here.
| | | FROZEN MUSIC: BUSCH-JAEGER | | Watch now to find out how contemporary architecture and intelligent technologies are harmonising in BUSCH-JAEGER's new film series.
| | | Light straight out of the power socket? With PLUG & LIGHT, German think-tank Insta is setting new standards for the connecting of low-voltage LED luminaires to the mains supply – and more and more luminaire manufacturers and planners are recognising the potential of this new technology.
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SIGEL | | German office specialist SIGEL’s new MOVE IT system provides workers with the tools they need for navigating the world of New Work, with the emphasis on flexibility, agility and mobility.
| | What happens when you marry a seven-tonne Alpine boulder with premium BAUWERK parquet flooring and views of verdant Swiss hills?
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Sky-Frame enables modern architecture
The Villa Mosca Bianca on Lake Maggiore in Italy – designed by London based architect Dara Huang – takes advantage of two Sky-Frame products. Among others, the curved Sky-Frame Arc sliding window system was used in different areas.
| | | Zac Moulon, Paris, by Fricout-Cassignol Architectes | | | Photo: Ditz Fejer The concrete skin facade of the geothermal power facility by Fricout-Cassignol Architectes is not only an architectural highlight, it also impresses with its durability and ecological performance.
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The big picture
Family-owned and based in the north German town of Melle, Solarlux has earnt a reputation over the last 35 years as a reliable partner for building professionals and private clients alike in all things glass – whether bi-folding doors, sliding glass solutions or facades.
A recent project in Bavaria showcases the company’s expertise. On an elevated site, a cantilevered roof seems to float on a cube of glass. The cube was realised with Solarlux’s cero sliding system. Large glass elements – available in formats up to 6m high and 4m wide – contrast with the minimal proportions of the system’s aluminium profiles, just 34mm wide. Triple-glazed for maximum heat insulation and boasting high anti-burglary standards, the cero system allows for maximum light access and uninterrupted, panoramic views of the surrounding environment.
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COVER Magazine virtual event
On 12–15 January 2021, COVER Magazine will host @cover.connect, a virtual event to benefit, celebrate and support the handmade rug industry at a time usually occupied by start-of-the-year trade and design fairs, and featuring three distinct but intricately linked online platforms – TRADE, TALKS and EVENTS.
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Graham Baba Architects is a vibrant Seattle architecture firm recognised for the successful place-making of commercial, residential and arts spaces.
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