Concrete: The Latest Architecture and News

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• Architects

  M2.senos

• Location

  Ílhavo, Portugal

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architects

  Ricardo Senos, Sofia Senos

• Area

  325.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographer

  do mal o menos

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• Architects

  Estúdio Cláudio Resmini

• Location

  Brasilia, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Architects in Charge

  Cláudio Resmini, Bruno Amaral

• Area

  1200.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Evelyn Muller

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• Architects

  GPA&A

• Location

  Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Category

  Institutional buildings

• Architects in Charge

  Gustavo Penna, Ricardo Gomes Lopes, Norberto Bambozzi, Laura Penna, Priscila Dias de Araújo, Letícia de Paula Carneiro, Vivian Hunnicutt, Alyne Ferreira, Natália Ponciano, Catarina Hermanny

• Landscape

  Junia Lobo Paisagismo

• Constructors

  ENGECITY; EPO Engenharia

• Area

  6855.0 m2

• Project Year

  2010

• Photographs

  Jomar Bragança

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• Architects

  dEMM Arquitectura

• Location

  R. de Gondarém 429, 4150-557 Porto, Portugal

• Category

  Residential

• Lead Architect

  Paulo Fernandes Silva

• Collaborators

  Diana Fernandes Silva | Isabela Almeida Neves

• Client

  J. Camilo Project

• Area

  815.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  José Campos Photography

Physical models have, for centuries, been a highly-effective way of explaining an architectural idea, allowing the audience to experience a concept in a plan, section, elevation and perspective all at once. However, a model can communicate so much more if you deviate from traditional cardboard materiality. If you want to express the monolithic massing of your latest scheme, or its expressive texture, then a model of plaster or cement may capture so much more than a digital rendering ever could.

Creating a concrete model is profoundly engaging, as it forces us to follow a methodology similar to that of large-scale construction: make a mold / formwork, mix the cement or plaster with water, and then pour. When done correctly, the resulting model could stand as an architectural sculpture in its own right. 

Below, we have rounded up concrete models from the ArchDaily archives, giving you the inspiration to set your concrete model ideas in stone. 

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• Architects

  Gui Mattos

• Location

  São Sebastião, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Architect in Charge

  André Delmanto

• Area

  807.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Leonardo Finotti

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• Architects

  DT Estudio

• Location

  Moema, Brazil

• Category

  Interior Design

• Authors

  Luis Felipe Bernardini, Marcelo Nunes, Thais Aquino

• Team

  Luis Felipe Bernardini, Marcelo Nunes, Thais Aquino, Pedro Junqueira, Maki Hirai, Henrique Lima

• Area

  380.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Fran Parente

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• Architects

  Studio AG Arquitetura

• Location

  Chacara Santo Antonio, Brazil

• Category

  Houses

• Area

  504.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

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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

• Photographs

  André Nazareth