
Someș River Regeneration / PRÁCTICA
“Flower on Hillside” Community Library / STEPS Architecture

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Architects: STEPS Architecture
- Area: 36 m²
- Year: 2024
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Professionals: Gongshan Lufeng Construction Team
Safety with a View: How Transparent Guardrails and Windscreens Let You See It All?

Guardrails and windscreens play an essential role in contemporary architecture, combining safety, functionality, and aesthetic appeal. These systems are crucial for protecting elevated spaces like balconies, terraces, and staircases, incorporating materials such as tempered laminated glass, stainless steel, aluminum and innovative fastening systems. This allows for transparency and unobstructed views without compromising safety. They also feature customizable options, including top caps, handrails and integrated lighting, enabling architects to create unique, visually striking spaces that meet both practical and aesthetic goals.
Essentially, a guardrail system is a carefully designed assembly of components, each playing a vital role in ensuring safety and aesthetics. Beyond the desired visual impact, these systems must be highly reliable and safe to fulfill their primary function. At the core of the system is the guardrail components, providing support and guidance, with infill options, including, glass panels, bar/tube or cables balancing safety and style. Base shoes, a type of guardrail system, anchors glass infill panels to the structure, ensuring durability and precision. Optional handrails, can either be post mounted or mounted directly to the glass, while top rails provide an aesthetic touch while protecting the top edge of the glass and helping with glass alignment.
Huang Pu Cultural Centre / FRI + United Architects Shanghai + ECADI
QUAN NHÂN House / TOOB Studio
Red House Ipiranga Bom Pastor / STUDIO DLUX + Licuri Paisagismo
Stones Venue Public Shelter / Associates Architecture

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Architects: Associates Architecture
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2024
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Professionals: Opera Mista
House in Sotogrande / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Lambkill Ridge / Peter Braithwaite Studio

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Architects: Peter Braithwaite Studio
- Area: 660 ft²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: Maibec
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Professionals: Peter Braithwaite Studio Ltd.
Mareterra Monaco Complex / Valode & Pistre

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Architects: Valode & Pistre
- Area: 60000 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Carrara marble, Limestone, Wood Cladding
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Professionals: Tractebel, JB Pastor Snef, Somibat, Oasiis, Acoustique & Conseil
Bonded House / C.Kairouz Architects
Club of Courts / STUDIO MOTLEY

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Architects: STUDIO MOTLEY
- Area: 15000 ft²
- Year: 2024
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Professionals: Cruthi Consultants
Lumintu House / Realrich Architecture Workshop

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Architects: Realrich Architecture Workshop
- Area: 898 m²
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: PT. Cipta Sukses, DOT Workshop
Mountain Lodge 14-Leguas / 3164.estudio + SDF Arquitectos

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Architects: 3164.estudio, SDF Arquitectos
- Year: 2020
New Churches St. Luke & St. Matthew / Meixner Schlüter Wendt

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Architects: Meixner Schlüter Wendt
- Area: 685 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: JUNG, Sto, Duravit, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Bauwerk Parkett, +3
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Professionals: Hans-Jakob Gruhn, hilla wichert, FREIPLAN Ingenieure, ITS Planungs-Team-Sältzer, W. Trautmann GmbH
Konga Village / Masahiro Katsume + Mette Fredskild

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Architects: Masahiro Katsume, Mette Fredskild
- Area: 10000 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Confido, Contec coating, Kongacph
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Professionals: JSC Confido, Vaiva Maroziene, Vaidas Siniauskas























