Doors and Windows – Page 3
TechnicalThe i360 tower by Marks Barfield Architects
The £46 milllion i360 tower in Brighton may claim accolades of being the tallest moving observation tower, the first vertical cable car and the world’s most slender tower, but the execution of its design and build is the real talking point
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Building Study
Ruskin School of Fine Art, by Spratley Studios
Contrasting with its cool, minimalist interiors, this Oxford university arts space relies on an innovative smart glass window to connect with its residential surroundings. Ike Ijeh takes a look
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3D-printed glass: Print me off another Shard
玻璃一直阻碍着3D打印技术的进步，但现在麻省理工学院的一个团队发明了一种打印全透明玻璃的技术。The breakthrough, says Ike Ijeh, could revolutionise the way we make windows, cladding and even full facade systems
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Apartment building, Binningen, Switzerland by Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekten
In parallel with a delicate ordering of its interiors, the exterior focus of this two-storey apartment building on the outskirts of Basel, Switzerland is its complex and playful render facade, writes Hugh Strange
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Cladding SOM's JTI Building in Geneva
SOM’s JTI building in Geneva uses a revolutionary facade that optimises daylight and transparency while meeting tight Swiss regulatory requirements. Ike Ijeh finds out more
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How to be cool: Tackling overheating in UK homes
Overheating in homes is set to become an increasingly urgent issue, especially in the capital, as global temperatures rise. With energy legislation demanding that buildings become ever more airtight, what is the best way for designers to respond?
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Concrete House in Stange, Norway, by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk
A technical look at Norwegian architect Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk’s Concrete House
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Deptford artist’s studio by dRMM Architects
A south London painter’s studio by De Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects brings in north light with a large openable ETFE skylight
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Paul Smith shopfront by 6a Architects
A retail project cleverly blends the Mayfair streetscape with the client’s own brand identity
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Merkem community centre by Rapp & Rapp
Dutch architect gives Belgian village a new focal point
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Features
CPD 18 2012: Polycarbonate window & wall systems
Polycarbonate panels offer the advantages of thermal performance, strength and aesthetic appeal, making them suitable for use in glazing, cladding and roofing. This CPD module is sponsored by Rodeca
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Ballyedmond House by Steve Larkin Architects
Steve Larkin Architects makes innovative use of sash windows to open up a house in rural Ireland
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Årsta Church, Stockholm, by Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor
Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor High-level windows have been set into the load-bearing red-brown brick structure. Architect Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor Location Stockholm Completed 2011 On a rocky site overlooking a post-war suburb of Stockholm, architect Johan Celsing has built a Lutheran church that appears ...
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Sheringham House, Bramhall, by Stephen Taylor Architects
The architect has added a two-storey extension to a 19th-century family home set within acres of gardens
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Philip Richards Building by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
A mix of projecting and flush windows pierce the brickwork of a sensitive school building project in Somerset
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Rothschild Foundation/Windmill Hill by Stephen Marshall Architects
The new charity office and archive buildings use oak extensively for doors, window shutters, screens and vertical cladding.
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Analysis
‘Handles matter because they are the first part of the building you touch’
Architectural hardware company Izé’s decade-long collaboration with architects and designers has given ironmongery the attention it deserves
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Welsh group targets Passivhaus window market
A consortium of Welsh joinery firms is making a new high-performance timber window.
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Photographer Rankin’s Annroy building by Trevor Horne Architects
A series of doors and windows products have been used in Trevor Horne Architects’ refurbishment of a 1960s office block in Kentish Town, which includes a photographer’s studio, private apartments and a penthouse with nearly frameless views over London
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Big entrances, grand views
Our round-up of doors and windows projects includes Rick Mather’s entrance to Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum and more
