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The Tool for Architects
Detail Inspiration: New Features
Test the new look of Detail Inspiration. Recently, we have upgraded the platform’s technical infrastructure and introduced several new features.
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Athletics in the nature park
Extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Bordeaux
K Architectures have completed the renovation and extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Talence. The new sports complex blends harmoniously into the protected forest of Thouars.
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Conversion with history
Hotel in Menorca by Calderon-Folch Studio
In Menorca, Calderon-Folch Studio has transformed a building dating from 1844 into a hotel that incorporates historical layers and regional references into its architecture.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Conversion of a Warehouse into a Residential Building
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The former Coop wine warehouse in Basel’s Lysbüchel neighbourhood was transformed into a multistorey residential building, designed to accommodate residents of all ages and diverse lifestyles.
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Advertorial
Energy saving thanks to Faveker’s ventilated facade
The building is encased in a ventilated facade clad in ceramic panels, ensuring high energy efficiency in an area prone to both high and low temperatures.
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Moving roofscape
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts by Studio Gang
Studio Gang's sweeping folded roof connects the disparate components of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, opening it up to the surrounding parkland.
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Interview with Anders Lendager
Who will run the urban mines of the future?
Danish architect Anders Lendager is one of the most radical pioneers of circular construction. In this interview with Jakob Schoof, he explains how architects can help end the throwaway society.
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Large wooden and rammed earth buildings
Médoc Winery by Philippe Madec & Associés
With its flat rammed-earth façade, the new Cantenac-Brown winery building is inconspicuous at first sight. Inside, however, there are two large rooms with an unusual wooden structure.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Qualifying the Centre
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.
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Bold architecture on the coast
Rammed Earth House by Wood Marsh
Wood Marsh have completed Peninsula House near Melbourne. The curved architecture of the house is inspired by the Australian coastline.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
The Simplicity of Earth and Wood
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Barn-Like Museum Extension
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The Faith Museum by Niall McLaughlin Architects is an extension of a Grade I listed castle, positioned along the line of a medieval retaining wall from the original castle complex.
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Innovative construction
Hardwald Observation Tower in Switzerland
With the observation tower in the Hardwald forest in Switzerland, the architecture firm Luna Productions has created a contemporary symbol of circular timber construction.
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Luxury restaurant as a stage
Ristorante Contraste in Milan by Studio Debonademeo
Studio Debonademeo designed the Contraste luxury restaurant in Milan, creating spaces that resemble theatrical stages, with different colour schemes for each zone.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without Cement in Munich
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: This timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Conversion for private use
Sutter House in the Bregenzerwald by Firm Architekten
Spacious floor plans instead of many small apartments: The interior of the house in Au in the Bregenzerwald has undergone major changes during the renovation by Firm Architekten. It has retained its typical regional appearance.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Non-Hierarchical Social Housing
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: Barcelona-based architectural duo Peris + Toral has realised 43 flats made of clay on Ibiza, setting new standards in social housing construction.
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Tiny hideaway on a steep hillside
Tiny House near San Francisco by Mork-Ulnes Architects
On a steep hillside in Marin County near San Francisco, Mork-Ulnes has built a guest house with a striking roof silhouette. The new building occupies the exact footprint of an old garage.
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Luxury in the smallest of spaces
Mini-Apartment in Rotterdam by Star & Board
In Rotterdam, the two practices Star and Board have squeezed four rooms, including a whirlpool, into a 6.89 m² apartment.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Haus Havanna – Conversion of a Tobacco Warehouse
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: For the revitalisation of the listed Haus Havanna in Linz, Kaltenbacher Architektur conceived a new facade design made of 70,000 glass blocks.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Circular Sports Buildings
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: Pool Architects have developed combinable and reusable modules for temporary sports halls.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Faith Museum
The Faith Museum by Niall McLaughlin Architects is an extension of a Grade I listed castle, positioned along the line of a medieval retaining wall from the original castle complex.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House 1736
At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Haus Havanna – Tabakfabrik Linz
For the revitalisation of the listed Haus Havanna in Linz, Kaltenbacher Architektur conceived a new facade design made of 70,000 glass blocks.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without Cement
This timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Temporary Sports Buildings
Pool Architekten have developed combinable and reusable modules for temporary sports halls.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
43 Social Housing Units on Ibiza
Barcelona-based architectural duo Peris + Toral has realised 43 flats made of clay on Ibiza, setting new standards in social housing construction.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Daycare Centre Palais de l‘Alma
The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Living in the Former Wine Warehouse
The former Coop wine warehouse in Basel’s Lysbüchel neighbourhood was transformed into a multistorey residential building, designed to accommodate residents of all ages and diverse lifestyles.
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Advertorial
Architectural play of light at King’s Cross
The architecture of the 50,000 m² office building at King's Cross, London uniquely combines aesthetics, sustainable construction, and well-being.
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Chameleon effect
Station Mission in Hamburg by Carsten Roth
Protect and yet offer insights: Carsten Roth combines both in the station mission at Hamburg's main railway station. The eye-catching feature of the new building is its colour-changing metal facade.
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Cork façade
Residential house in Spain by Gurea
A residential building in Spain designed by Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa features a facade clad in cork panels.
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Greenhouse for culture
Glass Pavilion in Brno by Chybik + Kristof
The Czech city of Brno honours Gregor Mendel with a contemporary replica of his greenhouse. The new building will be used for exhibitions and events.
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Revitalisation in the old town
Cultural Centre in Ptuj on the Drava by Elementarna
A Cultural Centre in the historic town center of Ptuj: Elementarna combines concrete and metal with restored building fabric, creating flowing transitions between inside and outside.
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Attractive retail experience
Apple Flagship Store in Kuala Lumpur by Foster + Partners
Apple's first flagship store in Malaysia offers transparency in a tropical climate.
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A house within a house
Herzzone Project by Studio Alexander Fehre
The pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics has a new, vibrant meeting place for its employees: The project, called Herzzone (German for Heartzone), was designed by Studio Alexander Fehre.
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Attractive working environment
Office Conversion in Berlin by Ester Bruzkus Architekten
The Berlin-based company Relaxound commissioned Ester Bruzkus Architekten to design a working environment that offers a variety of spatial scenarios and atmospheres.
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Hard shell, light core
School Centre in Béziers by O-S Architectes and NAS Architecture
The new Samuel Paty School Centre in Béziers, in the south of France, presents two radically different faces to the city and to the courtyard.
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A playful synthesis of the arts
House near Valencia by Masquespacio
Near Valencia, Ana Milena Hernández Palacios and Christophe Penasse of Masquespacio have transformed a house built in 1925 into an expressive living space and studio.
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Live, relax, make music
Haus LP in the Bregenzerwald by Firm Architekten
Firm Architekten designed Haus LP in the winter sports resort of Schoppernau. The typical local timber construction also provides space for a rehearsal room where the client gives music lessons.
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Prayer room with mountain views
Mountain Church in Julong by Inuce
At the foot of a mountain slope, the new church designed by architects Inuce can be seen from afar. The sacred building can seat 1000 people.
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Forest of knowledge
Library in Mumbai by Studio Hinge
Studio Hinge has designed a library under tree-like wooden columns at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.
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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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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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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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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.