This week we’ve selected the best chapels previously published on our site. They reveal different ways of designing a small and sacred space. For inspiration on how to create these atmospheres, integrate different materials, and make proper use of light, we present 32 remarkable examples.
Best Small Chapel Architecture & Design
35 Fireplaces that Spark Architectural Interest
From the beginning of time, human beings have gathered around the fire. The first settlements and huts included in their interior a small bonfire to cook and maintain the heat of its inhabitants. This tradition has continued to the present, and chimneys and fireplaces have developed into the most varied designs and forms, providing possibilities both inside and outside a home.
To give you ideas for materials, structures, and spatial configurations, we present 35 remarkable meeting places around the fire.
17 Contemporary Brazilian Landscape Architects
Landscape architecture is responsible for the transformation and resignification of the landscape, either by enriching architecture or by bringing forth the history of the site. As with buildings, when we design with vegetation it allows us to work a series of stimuli, qualities, and functions.
17 Unconventional Stair Railings To Inspire Your Next Project
Guardrails and handrails are two elements that are often confused. While the first is used to close a space and prevent a person from falling, the second is a support bar for balance. Normally standard solutions are used for both elements, but with an attractive design, they can become standout details in a project.
For inspiration on materials, structures, and details of guardrails and handrails, here are 17 notable examples.
Architecture Photos That Show Good Design Goes with Good Boys
Are you a cat or dog lover? At ArchDaily we know that you're as big an animal lover as we are. They inspire us, keep us company, and in the case of architectural photography, give us an idea of a structure's scale. We previously made a collection of photographs starring cats and architecture, and we could never forget our dog-loving readers. We bring you a collection of photographs where dogs take center stage.
Colormixstore / Basiches Arquitetos Associados
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Architects: Basiches Arquitetos Associados
- Area: 362 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Colormix, Lemca, Mr. Cryll, Reka Iluminação
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi | São José dos Campos Campus / KAAN Architecten + URBsp Arquitetura
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Architects: KAAN Architecten, URBsp Arquitetura
- Area: 0 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Alquali, Deca, ISOCOR, Isover, Nexti, +4
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi | Campus Piracicaba / KAAN Architecten + URBsp Arquitetura
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Architects: KAAN Architecten, URBsp Arquitetura
- Area: 9300 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Alquali, Deca, ISOCOR, Isover, Nexti, +4
Contemporary Religious Architecture That Rethinks Traditional Spaces for Worship
Constructing places of worship has always been an intricate practice, managing to detach the human, and release the boundary between body, mind, and spirit. Holy presence has been crucial in designing and constructing sacred places, which is why almost all religious building possessed similar characteristics: grandiosity, monolithic material, natural elements, and a plan that compliments an individual’s circulation through the space. Contemporary religious structures, however, found a way to adapt to the evolution of architecture. Unlike the Gothic or Baroque periods, modern-day architecture does not have a dominant identity. It is, in fact, a combination of postmodernism, futurism, minimalism, and everything in between. Architects have found a way to transform these exclusive, religion-devoted places into structures of spirituality, manifestation, and fascination.
Here is a selection of contemporary religious buildings that prove once again that architects are breaking all boundaries of creativity.
Systems to Incorporate Natural Lighting in Your Projects
There is nothing more rational than taking advantage of natural lighting as a guarantee to improve the spatial quality of buildings, as well as saving energy. The awareness of the finitude of natural resources and the demands for reducing energy consumption has increasingly diminished the prominence of artificial lighting systems, forcing architects to seek more efficient design solutions. With this goal in mind, different operations have been adopted to capture natural light.
These systems can also guarantee excellent spatial properties if projected correctly. Below we have gathered five essential systems for zenithal lighting.
Leblon Building / Felipe Hess Arquitetos
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Architects: Felipe Hess Arquitetos
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Arte Maior, Cia de Iluminação, Deca, Italit, Marvelar, +1
House ACP / Candida Tabet Arquitetura
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Architects: Candida Tabet Arquitetura
- Area: 1172 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Cement Design, CristalPool, Pau-Pau Pisos e Móveis de Madeira, Tecnofeal
Peter Zumthor Selected to Design Beyeler Foundation Expansion
The office of Peter Zumthor has been selected to design an expansion to the Beyeler Foundation, located just outside Zumthor’s childhood home of Basel, Switzerland. The Swiss architect was chosen from a prestigious shortlist of 11 firms to add to the existing museum building, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and completed in 1997.
“The sky above Basel, the city and its surroundings–those are the landscapes of my youth,” said Zumthor. “It is heart-warming to be able to design a major building here.”
CSF House / Felipe Hess Arquitetos
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Architects: Felipe Hess Arquitetos
- Area: 800 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Cia de Iluminação, Legno Marcenaria, Reka Iluminação
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Professionals: Lacaz Broggin
Corujas Building / FGMF
Luna Llena House / Candida Tabet Arquitetura
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Architects: Candida Tabet Arquitetura
- Area: 1604 m²
- Year: 2006
The Year / Estudio Guto Requena
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Architects: Estudio Guto Requena
- Area: 800 m²
- Year: 2015
Sumaré House / Felipe Hess Arquitetos
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Architects: Felipe Hess Arquitetos
- Area: 360 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: REKA, RP Gerencia