Concrete: The Latest Architecture and News

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• Architects

  Celso Laetano Arquitetura

• Location

  Río Claro, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Area

  6802.79 ft2

• Project Year

  2016

Matter Design Studio has partnered with CEMEX Global R&D to challenge the relationship between the mass of materials and the physical effort of contemporary construction practices, exploring the movement and assembly of heavy objects on a real scale, manufactured using advanced computing. The objective of Walking Assembly is to eliminate the crane from the constructive equation, transferring the effort from people to objects, freeing them to play with the mass.

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Why use concrete in bathrooms?

Béton brut or "raw concrete" is a naturally porous material that provides many advantages for the design and build of a bathroom. As a waterproof and pressure-resistant material, it is easy to clean, doesn't deteriorate, prevents bathroom fungus and is low maintenance. Attractive as it is functional, concrete is versatile for both on-site furniture and wall coatings, floors and even shower trays. In addition, due to its thermal mass, concrete is an excellent material for floor heating.

Pro Tip: There are a variety of concrete finishes, but for the safety of daily bathroom users, you must add a surface sealer and a certain percentage of traction to avoid slippage.

Below, we've compiled 26 concrete bathrooms that find intimacy in béton brut.

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• Architects

  Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura

• Location

  Porto Alegre, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Paulo Henrique Rodrigues, Roberto Stemmer, Ingrid Stemmer

• Area

  412.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Marcelo Donadussi

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• Architects

  Felipe Hess Arquitetos

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Felipe Hess, Federico Concilio, Patricia Sturm

• Area

  780.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Fran Parente

Architectural bureau Tsimailo Lyashenko and Partners have unveiled their concept for "Brodsky", a new residential building on a high-density plot in the central district of Moscow. Situated along a river embankment, the scheme seeks to create a strong functional and visual connection between itself and the surrounding context.

The 14-story scheme named after the famous Russin poet seeks to enhance the public realm by creating a courtyard with a pedestrian alley, weaving around the scheme’s arch façade to connect with the embankment. The positioning of the courtyard alley also establishes a new visual experience not currently realized: a two-point perspective from the courtyard to the river.

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Snøhetta has announced the completion of Europe’s first underwater restaurant. Situated in Lindesness, on the southernmost point of the Norwegian coastline, the “Under” scheme serves as both a restaurant and a research center for marine life. Open to the public on March 20th, the half-sunken scheme forms a 34-meter-long monolithic break in the surface of the water, before resting on the seabed five meters below.

Situated at a point where sea storms from the north and south meet, and where marine species flourish in both briny and brackish waters, the Snøhetta scheme places itself at a unique confluence. Designed to fully integrate its marine environment over time, the scheme’s rough concrete shell will gradually transform into an artificial reef.

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• Architects

  Estúdio Penha

• Location

  Bragança Paulista, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Team Project

  Vitor Penha, Verônica Molina, Daniela De Mattos Ferraz, Guto Vicentainer

• Area

  650.0 m2

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Marcelo Magnani

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• Architects

  Rodrigo Simão Arquitetura

• Location

  Petrópolis, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Rodrigo Simão

• Area

  375.0 m2

• Project Year

  2014

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  André Nazareth

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• Architects

  Atelier Branco Arquitetura

• Location

  Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Matteo Arnone, Pep Pons

• Project Team

  Andreas Schneller, Martina Salvaneschi

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  200.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

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  Ricardo Bassetti, Gleeson Paulino, Jaqueline Lessa

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• Architects

  grupo pr - arquitetura e design

• Location

  Gleba Ribeirão Sarandi, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  João Vitor Ricciardi Sordi e Rodrigo Pupin

• Area

  869.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Jefferson Ohara

• Architects

  Zoom Urbanismo, Arquitetura e Design

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Design Team

  Guilherme Ortenblad, Kathleen Chiang, Mariane Takahashi Christovam, Ana Carolina de Lima, Mariana Poli Gortan, Rosa Clara Alves e Karin Kussaba.

• Area

  4843.76 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Maíra Acayaba

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• Architects

  Lins Arquitetos Associados

• Location

  Rua Manoel Miguel dos Santos, 330 - Juazeiro do Norte / CE - Brazil

• Category

  Offices

• Lead Architect

  Cintia Lins e George Lins

• Area

  592.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Joana França

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• Architects

  Leo Romano

• Location

  Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Leo Romano

• Area

  5317.37 ft2

• Project Year

  2018

When we think of concrete, the color gray generally comes to mind. The traditional mixture of concrete, which comprises cement, gravel, sand, and water may vary in color depending on elements and admixtures but naturally varies from light to dark gray. However, compounds that add pigment to the mixture are becoming increasingly prevalent and popular,  as they infuse the concrete with hues more stable than paint. These shades result from the addition of oxides:  yellow, red and their derivations (eg. brown) are obtained with the addition of iron oxide; chromium and cobalt oxide create the greens and blues, respectively. For black concrete, it is common to use black iron oxide and carbon oxide combined with pozzolanic cement.

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