In his Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright created an ingenious arrangement of public and private spaces that slowly moving away from the street through a series of horizontal planes. Pronounced eaves made the interior space expand toward the outside. Considered the first phase of the American architect's career, the so-called Prairie Houses had marked horizontality, mainly due to the enormous plans created by slightly inclined eaves. Eaves are ubiquitous in most traditional architecture, and in addition to their aesthetic role, they serve several important functions, the primary one being to keep rainwater away from the building's walls and structure. But for some time now, we have seen plenty of projects with sloping roofs without eaves, forming pure and unornamented volumes. This brings us to the question: in these projects, how are practical issues such as draining rainwater?
4 Solutions for Roofs without Eaves (and their Construction Details)
Jean Macé School / SOL architecture and urbanism
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Architects: SOL architecture and urbanism
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Ezzari
Simone Veil Group of Schools in Villejuif / Dominique Coulon & associés
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Architects: Dominique Coulon & associés
- Area: 8913 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Camille Ascenseur, Decor Acoustic, Flipo, Hunsinger, Normen, +1
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Professionals: Batiserf Ingénierie, BET G. Jost, Solares Baue, E3 Économie, Euro Sound Project
Crous University Refectory / graal architecture
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Architects: graal architecture
- Area: 2300 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: I+A, Choulet, ECO + Construire, 2iDF, SLAM
Festival Hall / graal architecture
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Architects: graal architecture
- Area: 630 m²
- Year: 2021
University Refectory / graal architecture
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Architects: graal architecture
- Area: 2310 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: I+A Laboratoire des structures, Choulet, Eco+Construire, SLAM
"Olympe de Gouges" Group of Schools / Dominique Coulon & associés
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Architects: Dominique Coulon & associés
- Area: 3364 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Barco, Gauthier, Groupe Benard, Neyrat, VINET, +1
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Professionals: BET G.Jost, E3 Economie, Batiserf, Solares Bauen, Ingemansson France
Recycling Tiles: 15 Examples of Repurposed Tiles in Walls, Facades, Flooring, and Furniture
Whether you're looking for an upgrade or to replace broken pieces for floors or walls, tiles are always an effective and readily available option for any project that you have in mind. With their relatively low production cost, tiles are rarely reused or recycled and, if they are, it's usually for their original function.
Wooden Nursery / Djuric Tardio Architectes
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Architects: Djuric Tardio Architectes
- Area: 525 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: FACEA, VPEAS, Avel Acoustique, Bollinger + Grohmann
Timber Trends: 7 To Watch for 2020
The history of timber construction stretches back as far as the Neolithic period, or potentially even earlier, when humans first began using wood to build shelters from the elements. The appearance of the first polished stone tools, such as knives and axes, then made wood handling more efficient and precise, increasing the thickness of wood sections and their resistance. Over the decades, the rustic appearance of these early constructions became increasingly orthogonal and clean, as a result of standardization, mass production, and the emergence of new styles and aesthetics.
Today we are experiencing another seminal moment within the evolution of timber. Nourished and strengthened by technological advances, new prefabrication systems, and a series of processes that increase its sustainability, safety, and efficiency, timber structures are popping up in the skylines of cities and in turn, is reconnecting our interior spaces with nature through the warmth, texture, and beauty of wood. Where will this path lead us? Below, we review 7 trends that suggest this progress is only set to continue, increasing both the capabilities and height of timber buildings in the years to come.
Innovative Uses of Water in Architecture
From playful indoor pools to tranquil exterior fountains to soaring waterfalls and grand lakes of enormous proportions, architecture throughout the centuries has engaged with water in endlessly innovative ways. Sometimes serving aesthetic purposes, but just as often acting as centers of activity or promoting sustainability, water features can take countless different forms and serve multiple different purposes. Below, we synthesize a series of water features espoused by innovative contemporary architectural projects, ranging from single-family residential homes to vast commercial complexes.
Student Housing / Atelier Villemard Associés
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Architects: Atelier Villemard Associés
- Area: 5200 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Urban planners of Campus Descartes, Bouygues Bâtiment, Ballestrero, D’ici là, Egis, +6
Musee du Quai Branly / Ateliers Jean Nouvel
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Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
- Area: 76500 m²
- Year: 2006
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Professionals: Avel Acoustique, Arcora, Artefactory, Autobus Imperial, Duck’s, +4
Interdepartemental Management and Administration Center / Ateliers 2/3/4/
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Architects: Ateliers 2/3/4/
- Area: 4800 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: ABC Décibels, L’EAU, SAS Mizrahi, Léon Grosse, SOGEFI, +6