The progressive departure of factories from cities, often due to environmental regulations, noise ordinances, or the price of real estate, has left many urban manufacturing facilities abandoned and out of use. As these urban factories are left empty, many adventurous developers are taking advantage of the plentiful space, light, and flexible functions that they offer, leading to a residential revitalization in many of the world's defunct manufacturing facilities.
Transforming Factories into Living Spaces: The Changing Face of Spain's Industrial Architecture
Timber Takes the Heat: What Every Architect Should Know About Wood Construction and Fire Protection
Since immemorial time, humans have constructed their shelter and homes using wood. Gradually these structures grew more complex, but wood has continued to play a fundamental role in architecture and construction. Today, especially due to growing concerns about climate change and carbon emissions, wood has been regaining significance as an important building material for the future, if used consciously and sustainably. Wood’s structural performance capabilities make it appropriate for a broad range of applications—from the light-duty repetitive framing common in low and mid-rise structures to the larger and heavier, often hybrid systems, used to build arenas, offices, universities and other buildings where long spans and tall walls are required.
Traditional Solutions, Modern Projects: Wooden Screens for Sun Protection and Ventilation
Throughout history, sunshades--light-weight screens typically made of interwoven wooden reeds--have been the go-to method of sun protection and temperature control for dwellings across civilizations, especially those located in tropical and Mediterranean climates. While offering protection from the sun's heat and rays, sunshades also allow air to permeate, making them an effective and economical cooling system for interior spaces.
The Morning Chapel / Flores & Prats
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Architects: Flores & Prats
- Area: 22 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Weber
Psychopedagogical Medical Center / Comas-Pont arquitectos
Interior renovation of an apartment in Les Corts / Sergi Pons
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Architects: Sergi Pons architects
- Year: 2014
Casernes House / CAVAA Arquitectes
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Architects: CAVAA Arquitectes
- Area: 195 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Adobe, AutoCAD, Cortizo, Ikea, Muuto, +4
Patio House / NOMO STUDIO
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Architects: NOMO STUDIO
- Area: 360 m²
- Year: 2020
St. Miquel 19 Refurbishment / Carles Oliver
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Architects: Carles Oliver
- Area: 105 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Huguet, Naturllar, Nordica Extraflamme
Caddies & Clubhouses: The Architecture of Golf
The architecture of golf is directly tied to the landscape. As one of the few sports with no standardized playing area, its clubhouses and structures are usually unique to each course. Prioritizing views and access, golf architecture tends to be exclusive, especially when many courses are not open to the public. Clubhouses make room for players and spectators to gather and socialize while they overlook the course from multiple angles.
Mies Missing Materiality Installation / Anna & Eugeni Bach
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Architects: Anna & Eugeni Bach
- Year: 2018