facades | architecture and design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/facades/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:18:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 perforated brick planes invite light and shade into D.L.E.A’s house in chennai https://www.designboom.com/architecture/perforated-brick-planes-light-shade-d-l-e-a-house-chennai-08-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/perforated-brick-planes-light-shade-d-l-e-a-house-chennai-08-27-2024/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:45:32 +0000 Dhayananth https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085324

exposed brick, concrete, and slate stone cladding lend an earthy aesthetic, enhanced by the integration of green plants and natural textures.

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ayutt & associates’ salient house is surrounded with glass block fence in thailand https://www.designboom.com/architecture/salient-house-thailand-ayutt-associates-design-08-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/salient-house-thailand-ayutt-associates-design-08-26-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:45:40 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085485

salient house, designed by ayutt and associates design, is a standout family home commissioned by a gas distributor in thailand.

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wutopia lab’s flickering peak art gallery is a trio of luminous ‘mountains’ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wutopia-lab-flickering-peak-art-gallery-hainan-08-21-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wutopia-lab-flickering-peak-art-gallery-hainan-08-21-2024/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:10:05 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085057

three buildings are shrouded in a perforated, translucent membrane, mimicking a trio of abstracted mountains.

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brick-screen facade highlights leica store & gallery in revitalized 1950s NYC meat market https://www.designboom.com/architecture/brick-screen-facade-leica-store-gallery-revitalized-1950s-nyc-meat-market-08-20-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/brick-screen-facade-leica-store-gallery-revitalized-1950s-nyc-meat-market-08-20-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:15:41 +0000 Go Kasai https://www.designboom.com/?p=1081955

the original two-story building, now hosting the leica store & gallery, features a steel and glass storefront, along with a brick-screen volume above.

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team group’s ‘ramfort complex’ will be a modern addition to iran’s urban fabric https://www.designboom.com/architecture/team-group-ramfort-complex-iran-08-21-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/team-group-ramfort-complex-iran-08-21-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:45:55 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084886

the facade of this workspace is fragmented and transparent, bringing layered depth to the structure.

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zaha hadid architects shares progress on central bank of iraq headquarters in baghdad https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-architects-progress-central-bank-iraq-headquarters-baghdad-08-19-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-architects-progress-central-bank-iraq-headquarters-baghdad-08-19-2024/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:50:47 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084807

solid at its base, the bank’s structural facade gradually reduces as the tower rises above the river tigris, peeling away in vertical layers to provide external shading.

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dichroic glass collage by tereza šváchová wraps museum staircase in czech republic https://www.designboom.com/architecture/dichroic-glass-collage-tereza-svachova-museum-staircase-czech-republic-08-18-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/dichroic-glass-collage-tereza-svachova-museum-staircase-czech-republic-08-18-2024/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:30:24 +0000 TerezaŠvácho https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084448

as the seasons change, and as observers move past the space, the glass lends an ever-evolving interplay of color, light, and shade.

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with a complete retrofit, athens’ piraeus tower becomes the first green highrise in greece https://www.designboom.com/architecture/retrofit-complete-piraeus-tower-first-green-highrise-country-pila-studio-08-16-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/retrofit-complete-piraeus-tower-first-green-highrise-country-pila-studio-08-16-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:50:54 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084545

the first three levels of retail are already leased to brands like zara, while an elevated walkway designed by PILA links the karaiskaki square to the park nearby.

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house of miracles by danilo veras godoy looks almost alive through naser nader ibrahim’s lens https://www.designboom.com/architecture/house-of-miracles-danilo-veras-godoy-naser-nader-ibrahim-08-16-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/house-of-miracles-danilo-veras-godoy-naser-nader-ibrahim-08-16-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:50:33 +0000 Naser Nader https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084499

naser nader ibrahim captures casa de los milagros' organic, flowing forms and mosaic glass curves.

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free-flowing verdant tiered terraces envelop NOT A HOTEL’s facade in fukuoka https://www.designboom.com/architecture/free-flowing-verdant-tiered-terraces-not-a-hotel-facade-fukuoka-axonometric-nks2-architects-08-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/free-flowing-verdant-tiered-terraces-not-a-hotel-facade-fukuoka-axonometric-nks2-architects-08-15-2024/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:30:05 +0000 axonometric https://www.designboom.com/?p=1084372

terraces are angled and shielded to maintain privacy, creating a layered, cityscape-like structure.

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