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Brick and metal accents
Piero Pirelli Institute in Milan by ARW
In the Bicocca district of Milan, ARW has transformed the former Pirelli training centre into an office building. The impressive warehouses have been opened up and the ensemble has been given a uniform dark red colour.
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Interview with architect Inge Vinck
A Dance between Old and New
With modest budgets and well-considered concepts, Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vinck (AJDVIV) in Ghent adapt existing structures for flexible future uses. In our interview, Inge Vinck discusses her approach to adaptive reuse.
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Pop colour accents
Start-Up Centre in Cologne by Kadawittfeldarchitektur
The University of Cologne's business incubator offers student start-ups a variety of workspaces. The highlight: two pop-coloured, two-storey volumes, the so-called Like-its.
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Introverted sports oasis
Indoor Swimming Pool near Tours by Dominique Coulon & Associés
Lots of light, lots of glass and purist white are the hallmarks of Dominique Coulon's l'Ô Bleue swimming pool in the small town of Fondettes, near Tours. It is shielded from its anonymous surroundings by high walls.
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Communal mixed use
Bradbury Works in London by YN Studio
In London, architects YN Studio are refurbishing and extending the Bradbury Works commercial building on Gillett Square.
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Exhibition in Brussels
Simone Guillissen-Hoa
As part of an extensive program on feminism, the museum civa.brussels offers the first monographic exhibition on the architect Simone Guillissen-Hoa.
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Beneath the roofs of Madrid
Apartment conversion in Madrid by Gon Architects
In the centre of Madrid, Gon Architects have converted a small, low penthouse flat into a bright, open-plan space with sophisticated zoning.
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Piranesi in the industrial harbour
BIG's new headquarters in Copenhagen
The Bjarke Ingels Group has built its new headquarters in Copenhagen's North Harbour. The Brutalist-style building conceals a networked working environment at all levels.
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Climate-friendly renovation
Residential and Office Building in the Canton of Vaud
Swiss architects Madeleine Architectes and Studio Nantermod have transformed an old pigsty into a residential and office building. Hempcrete, a natural building material, was used to insulate the existing brick shell.
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Interview with architect Paul Robbrecht
Let’s Be Gentle on the Stock
Robbrecht en Daem architecten has a profound understanding and respect for historic buildings and listed monuments. Their international projects are characterised by thoughtful interventions in urban and architectural settings. Paul Robbrecht provides insight into their approach.
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What’s New in Today’s Workplace?
New Work is a widely used term these days, but its meaning often remains unclear. What exactly is new in today’s office environment? How does this evolution influence the spatial organization of the workplace? In this concept edition of Detail, we let current projects illustrate these changes rather than providing rigid definitions. We showcase an incubator for tech startups in Cologne, two coworking spaces with social infrastructure in Barcelona and Lisbon, and a serene backyard setting in Berlin designed for both working and living. Additionally, we document two office buildings at the harbour in Amsterdam and Copenhagen, housing the energy company Aliander and Bjarke Ingels Group, respectively, which make bold architectural statements. We hope you enjoy exploring these features. Sandra Hofmeister
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Urban retreat
Garden Pavilion in Prague by Byró Architekti
In a garden colony in Prague, Byró Architekti has designed a small wooden pavilion whose interior blends seamlessly with the exterior.
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Homage to architectural tradition
Summer House in Denmark by PAX Architects
Skagen Klitgård House by PAX Architects unites three generations under one roof. The design of the holiday home is inspired by the local Danish architecture and history of the town.
Interiors & Design
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Fashion in a central location
Milan Flagship Store by OMA
In Milan, OMA have designed a flagship store for fast-fashion brand Bershka that redefines the role of the store in the age of online retailing.
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A family refuge
Holiday Home in Normandy by Studio Guma
Hécourt has 300 inhabitants and is located in the Eure Valley just 80 km west of Paris. The village is the setting for Studio Guma‘s transformation of a farmhouse and two outbuildings into a second home for a family. The project was carried out with few structural interventions.
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Experimentation with space
Apartment Renovation in Geneva by Bureau
In Geneva, Bureau have transformed a former dental practice into an experimental sequence of spaces that tests the possibilities of apartment design and functionality.
Climate & Resources
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Homage to architectural tradition
Summer House in Denmark by PAX Architects
Skagen Klitgård House by PAX Architects unites three generations under one roof. The design of the holiday home is inspired by the local Danish architecture and history of the town.
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Pavilion in the green
Swiss Embassy in Singapore by Berrel Kräutler Architects
Zurich-based Berrel Kräutler Architects are renovating and extending the Swiss Embassy in Singapore.
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Interview with Tatiana Bilbao
Climate Change as a Social Issue
For Tatiana Bilbao from Mexico City, diversity and a culture of care are needed to combat the climate crisis. In conversation with Sandra Hofmeister, she describes how architecture can help.
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Playful and reduced
School in Madrid by Office for Political Innovation
The six-storey building that is home to the Colegio Reggio school draws attention even from afar. With its diverse shapes, colours and textures, the building resembles a toy castle.
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Expansion on a brownfield site
Residence and Office near Inverness by Loader Monteith
In the north of Scotland, Loader Monteith have planned an office building and residence for a mountainbike holiday company. A second residence is to follow.
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Nearly 50 m of wood-frame construction
Residential High-Rise in Paris by Moreau Kusunoki
With Le Berlier, a 15-storey residential tower, Moreau Kusunoki have created a model for large-scale wood-frame construction in the French capital.
Natural Building Materials
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In the midst of nature
Student-Built Observatory near Barcelona
The Flora observatory built near Barcelona for observing nature was developed and erected by a team of students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia.
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Interview with Sarah Wigglesworth
Creative Solutions to Combat the Climate Crisis
British architect Sarah Wigglesworth drew international attention with her Straw Bale House in London. In this interview with Heide Wessely, she describes how to design cities more sustainably.
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Sustainable and single-origin
London’s Tallest Circular-Design Office Building Made of Wood
With the Black & White Building, Waugh Thistleton have not only created London’s tallest solid-wood office building, but have also made a significant contribution to the circular economy.
Sustainable Construction
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Repurposing
Wilkinson Eyre Overhaul Battersea Power Station in London
On behalf of an investor from Malaysia, Wilkinson Eyre have transformed London’s Battersea Power Station into a shopping mall featuring offices and flats. For the most part, the interiors of the impressive turbine halls have been preserved.
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Theatre factory in old foundry
The Mercury Store in New York by CO Adaptive Architecture
Assigned the task of repurposing an industrial building into a performing arts centre, the architects consistently set their focus on retaining and opening its historical structure.
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Pivoting walls
The Plato Art Gallery in the Czech Republic by KWK Promes
In the Czech city of Ostrava, KWK Promes have transformed an old slaughterhouse into an art gallery. The dilapidated condition of the exposed-brick building represented both challenge and inspiration for the planners.
Videos & Podcasts
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Hotels, hostels, resorts
Where’s the Journey Headed? – Editorial Detail 3.2023
The current issue of Detail takes a look at new beginnings. Few sectors of the economy were so battered during the corona years as the hotel industry.
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Meet the Architects
DIIIP, Loft M in Cologne
In our video series #Meet the Architects, architects present current projects from their offices. Jochen Reetz from DIIIP explains the design for the Loft M project in Cologne.
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Refurbishment
Taking Stock – Editorial Detail 1/2.2023
Apart from the ecological, social, and economic necessity to do so, adaptive reuse often raises unforeseen structural and detailing issues, which we address at the start of the year. We document seven selected projects energy-efficient renovations, the addition of new functions to existing buildings, the densification of inner-city areas, and conversion.
Videos
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Ecological resistance
The Rambla Climate House in Spain
In a suburb of the Spanish city of Molina de Segura, Andrés Jaque and his office Offpolinn have created the Rambla Climate House, a single-family dwelling conceived as a climate- and eco-house. The project won the 2022 Simon Architecture Prize.
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Structural fire protection
Frame House in California
Mork-Ulnes are designing a single-family house that will withstand future disasters.
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Surrounded by nature
Modular House in Madrid
The DelaVegaCanolasso architecture studio specialize in small houses using modular techniques. In this video, Ignacio de la Vega and Pilar Cano-Lasso shed light on their latest project, the Fresnos house in Madrid.
