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Incorporating Fire in External Projects: Tips and Examples for Fireplaces

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Yuval Noah Harari points out that, around 300 thousand years ago, Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and ancestors of Homo sapiens already used fire daily. According to the author of the international bestseller “Sapiens,” fire created the first significant gap between man and other animals. "By domesticating fire, humans gained control of an obedient and potentially limitless force." Some scholars even believe that there is a direct relationship between the advent of the habit of cooking food (possibly due to the domestication of fire) and the shortening of the intestinal tract and growth of the human brain, which allowed human beings to develop and create everything we now have.

Axis Building / dhk Architects

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  • Architects: dhk Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  10000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Albert Carpets, Anchor Steel Projects, Dracon Contractors, Ja-Lite, Joos Joiners, +9
  • Professionals: Aurecon, JD Reitz, RLB Pentad, WBHO

Norval Foundation / dhk Architects

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  • Architects: dhk Architects
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Afrisam, Blackwood, Chartwell, Cladcom, Dracon National, +13

35 Fireplaces that Spark Architectural Interest

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From the beginning of time, human beings have gathered around the fire. The first settlements and huts included in their interior a small bonfire to cook and maintain the heat of its inhabitants. This tradition has continued to the present, and chimneys and fireplaces have developed into the most varied designs and forms, providing possibilities both inside and outside a home.

To give you ideas for materials, structures, and spatial configurations, we present 35 remarkable meeting places around the fire.

Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine / MLB Architects

Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine / MLB Architects - More Images+ 14

The Midden Garden Pavilion / Metropolis Design

The Midden Garden Pavilion  / Metropolis Design - More Images+ 22

Cape Town, South Africa

The International School of Hout Bay / Luis Mira Architects + StudioMAS + Sergio Aguilar

The International School of Hout Bay / Luis Mira Architects + StudioMAS + Sergio Aguilar - More Images+ 37

Montrose

Montrose - More Images+ 12

Cape Town, South Africa

Blouberg International School / Luis Mira Archi​tects & Plus Arquitectura

Blouberg International School / Luis Mira Archi​tects & Plus Arquitectura - More Images+ 11

Cape Town, South Africa

House in Camps Bay / Luis Mira Architects

House in Camps Bay / Luis Mira Architects - More Images+ 19

Cape Town, South Africa
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  335
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

First Crescent / SAOTA

First Crescent / SAOTA - More Images+ 9

Cape Town, South Africa
  • Architects: SAOTA: SAOTA (Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects) - Stefan Antoni, Philip Olmesdahl, Tamaryn Hammond
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  676
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2007