Solar design in contemporary architecture is rooted in the profession's sustainable turn. The relationship between architecture and energy is tied to both passive strategies and performance via more recent innovations in technology. As one way to begin addressing the global climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions, solar design is reshaping cities and architecture around the world.
Solar Design: How Architecture and Energy Come Together
Carner Barcelona Perfumery / Jofre Roca arquitectes
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Architects: Jofre Roca arquitectes
- Area: 1593 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: ICONICO, Roca, Trimble Navigation, Viabizzuno
Terra Dominicata Hotel & Winery Landscape Intervention / SCOB
Chemo Offices / Jorge Vidal
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Architects: Jorge Vidal
- Area: 37943 ft²
- Year: 2016
Attorney Headquarters / Jorge Vidal
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Architects: Jorge Vidal
- Area: 410 m²
- Year: 2017
Sa Vigia House / Jorge Vidal
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Architects: Jorge Vidal
- Area: 518 m²
- Year: 2019
Husos Architects: "We Don't Want to Contribute to the Homogenization of the World Around Us"
Husos Architects' work advances in an ongoing dialogue between design and research. Founded in 2003 between Spain and Colombia, the architecture and urban planning office stands out for addressing different scales, from the micro to the global, responding to the requirements of specific users but weaving deep contextual networks with the environment and beyond. How do they effectively approach this complexity, in turn promoting social transformation? We spoke with Diego Barajas and Camilo García Barona about their processes of approaching users and other agents involved –not only humans–, about how they address the colonization of the biosphere that has caused climate change, and about their inquiry into activism from a series of battlefields habitually neglected in traditional discourses of architecture.
The Voxel Quarantine Cabin / Valldaura Labs
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Architects: Valldaura Labs
How To Take Advantage of High Ceilings in Renovations
The height of the ceiling of a space heavily influences our perception of it. Generally, local building codes regulate the minimum dimensions for ceiling height, which are calculated to ensure adequate quality of life in the environment. But the exact height of the ceilings is often defined by the dimensions of other materials that make up the building, the height of the constitutive slabs, or even by rounding the dimensions of the stair steps. It is common, with the densification of cities aimed at increasing profitability, for entrepreneurs to design with minimum ceiling heights in houses and offices, reducing construction costs. On the other hand, in older structures, more generous ceilings can be observed, which generally enable a greater degree of design freedom. But how can architects make the most of these spaces?
Nina Barcelona Restaurant / Liat Eliav design studio
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Architects: Liat Eliav design studio
- Area: 65 m²
- Year: 2020
Apartment Building for Four Friends / Lussi+Halter Partner AG + Lola Domenech
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Architects: Lola Domènech, Lussi + Partner AG
- Area: 913 m²
- Year: 2019
Carles Taché Art Gallery / Jorge Vidal
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Architects: Jorge Vidal
- Area: 1125 m²
- Year: 2016
Santa Eulàlia Space / Carles Enrich Studio
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Architects: Carles Enrich Studio
- Area: 210 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Adobe, Roca, Samsung
Civic Centre Lleialtat Santsenca 1214 / HARQUITECTES
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Architects: HARQUITECTES
- Area: 1750 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Chroma rehabilitacions integrals, DSM arquitectes, ESITEC enginyeria, i2A, Societat Orgànica, +1
Construction and Design Trends of 2021: The Recurring, The Popular, The Relevant and The Substantial
As we look back at the architecture projects we have published in 2020, as part of our yearly review, we were able to distinguish many recurring elements and solutions in terms of materials, programs, and functions.
Since the architecture industry moves slightly slower than others, we found that many things in the construction and design that have been building up these past years have come out making strong statements this 2020. We believe, therefore, that trends in the architecture world could be defined not only by what has been recurrent and popular but also, what has proven to be relevant and substantial.