Tag: facade
BVN chapel features automatic sliding glass façade
August 12, 2016
BVN's newly-designed chapel, The Sanctuary, features a one-of-a-kind sliding glass façade made up of three curved glass panes which form a floor-to-ceiling window – and can be raised and lowered by synchronised electric actuators.
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Abode318’s shifting façade
May 20, 2016
“From a distance the building appears to ripple and bulge, while close-up the individual apartments become legible. The undulating form has a performative effect by minimising the wind downdraft at street level.” AR magazine talks to Caleb Smith of Elenberg Fraser about the studio's golden tower, Abode318.
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Design tools and the urgency of architecture
April 28, 2014
One of our contributing online editorial assistants navigates software in an attempt to unearth new possibilities for architectural practice.
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