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25.01.2022 Lucent is a contemporary sub-tropical multi-residential apartment building. An island of ground-level retail forms the base, with the tower comprising 190 apartments. The off-form concrete awning appears to float above the footpath. The top of the awning contains planting which has now grown and cascades over the edges. Read more: https://www.archdaily.com//lucent-apartment-building-plazi

25.01.2022 Perched high on a prominent escarpment in the highest level of bushfire attack; Flame Zone, Eagle’s Nest aspires to balance and curate the experience of outlook and expansiveness of site, with privacy and seclusion. The restrained material palette heightens this experience of the site, landscape, and built form along with the changing dynamic of light and shade. Utilising the client’s expertise with off-form concrete allowed the floors, walls, and soffits to be one material with three different textures; burnished floor, sheet form walls, and board form soffits - all requiring no future maintenance whilst providing a disparate background for light and shade to interact. Read more: https://www.archdaily.com//eagles-nest-house-ian-bennett-d

24.01.2022 Architecture studio FAR has built a six-storey housing block in Berlin from precast concrete slabs. Named Wohnregal, the warehouse-style block was constructed from prefabricated concrete elements, with pillars and beams that support slabs to create the potential for wide-open rooms. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//wohnregal-far-housing-concrete-pr/

22.01.2022 The two-floor extension that Studio Bright has added to this Edwardian family home in Melbourne includes fun features like a theatre-style sitting room and a pool that resembles a Roman bath. Off-form concrete fencing has also been erected around the extension, its corrugated surface a visual nod to the backyard sheds that can be seen around the surrounding neighbourhood. Read here: https://www.dezeen.com//ruckers-hill-house-extensions-mel/

21.01.2022 Located in Murrumbatemen, just outside of Canberra is the Shaw Wine Cellar Door designed by @oztalarchitects a phenomenal design utilising a limited palette, where concrete is key. Shaw Wine Cellar Door was a finalist in @aubydesign Architecture Series 4, search for Australia’s best architectural statement. If I was to describe something as having full flavour, a bit of body, taste and a very rare, refined and dignified palette I might be talking about wine, but no I co...uld be talking about this building. by creating this wedge, this concrete angle you create all these dynamic spaces, which helps you move through space and the concrete wedge here was critical to creating all these beautiful sensations. This central, strong concrete spine was the key to unlocking the design of the building. Watch the segment on Shaw Wine Cellar Door Below. Read CCAA’s Case Study on the project here: https://www.ccaa.com.au//Concrete_puts_its_stamp_on_Shaw_W Credit: Australia by Design MWC Media

17.01.2022 Australian architect Peter Stutchbury designs Basin Beach House, a striking seaside home with a sweeping, curved roof, set among the sand dunes near Sydney. The home won The Australian Institute of Architects The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture Houses (New) this year. The beach house is solidly anchored in the sand dunes, with massive, in situ, triangle-shaped concrete piers. Read more on the project here: https://www.wallpaper.com//sydney-beach-house-sweeping-roo Read the Jury's Citation here: https://architectureau.com//2020-national-architecture-aw/

17.01.2022 Ocean House combines the clean lines of a contemporary concrete house with the warmth and tactility of a humble beach house. Mills chose to give the house a subtle interior, to better suit the idyllic setting. Pale concrete surfaces are complemented by whitewashed wood and monochrome furnishings. But the effect isn't minimalist, according to Mills, rather it is subtle and calm. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//ocean-house-rob-mills-great-ocean/

16.01.2022 Hungarian design brand Sekhina has made a series of light switches and plug sockets from concrete as an aesthetically pleasing alternative to plastic. "We thought they would look and feel fantastic, so we created them," he added. "You can now find the very first completely concrete cover of switches and sockets, made from only silicates more sustainable and more beautiful." According to the designer, concrete is an appropriate material for switches and sockets due to its electrical insulating and non-flammable properties. Each piece has a unique design, featuring various bubbles and marks on its surface as a result of the moulding process. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//sekhina-concrete-light-switches-p/

16.01.2022 This modest, 880 square-foot cabin for a young family sits at the end of an old logging road, its compact volume hugging the edge of a small clearing in a remote Wisconsin forest. The meticulously detailed project takes advantage of readily available materials used in the region’s farmstead architecture. On the outside, exposed concrete, cedar, anodized metal, and cementitious plaster all echo the muted, earthy hues of the surrounding forest and rock formations. The material palette extends to the inside, where integrally coloured polished concrete floors on the two main levels provide sufficiently durable surfaces against the periodic abuse from cross country skies, dogs, and muddy hiking boots. Read more: https://www.archdaily.com//stacked-cabin-johnsen-schmaling

15.01.2022 The new Perth Children’s Hospital located in Nedlands was designed and built by a collaboration of architects, designers and builders creating a 298-bed hospital that is filled with colour and a sense of playfulness that demonstrates a beautifully detailed building can make a real difference to the professionals, children and families. Perth Children’s Hospital has just been voted the Best Architectural Statement in Australia Australia By Design Architecture Series 4, sea...rch for Australia’s best architectural statement. The entire project has been built with a flexibility-in-design approach meaning the future of the hospital can increase in height and rooms can be transformed to respond to the growing needs of the community. As the final concrete pour was completed in 2014, over 138,000m3 of concrete had been laid with construction at 65%. Watch the segment on Perth Children’s Hospital Below.

15.01.2022 Villa Eze is a new family dwelling set on a secluded site above Parlsey Bay Reserve and Sydney Harbour. An L shaped plan was adopted to create a private enclave maximising northern views of Sydney Harbour and minimising the presence of neighbouring houses. The movement from inside to outside is intentionally manipulated as a strong and provocative juxtaposition. One moves across the threshold of seamless sliding doors (over 25 linear metres of open facade) from the concrete house (man-made and containing) to the courtyard open to the Harbour and sky (to be enveloped in the limitless sky). Read more: https://www.archdaily.com/945747/villa-eze-sofair-design

15.01.2022 Concrete, plaster and tiled surfaces offer a "quiet" backdrop to the pieces on display in this pared-back rug showroom in Sydney, Australia, designed by Studio Goss. "When we first saw the space it was dramatic but a bit disjointed and visually messy, so our initial focus was on paring things back to bring a sense of clarity to the internal volumes," studio founder David Goss told Dezeen. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//armadillo-co-showroom-interiors-s/

14.01.2022 British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has created an underwater greenhouse on the seabed off the coast of Australia as a habitat for marine life. Created as part of the Museum of Underwater Art, the Coral Greenhouse sits in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park on the John Brewer Reef. It is located 50 miles from Townsville, a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland. Stainless steel, pH-neutral concrete and zinc were chosen as materials that will encourage coral to grow in and around the structure. Planters filled with real coral, propagated for the artwork, surround the Coral Greenhouse. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//museum-for-underwater-art-coral-g/

14.01.2022 The new home of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is a sensuous architectural vessel that supports musical learning as it mediates between performer, audience and city. The Ian Potter Southbank Centre is covered in concrete panel facades matching the dominant streetscape of Sturt Street. The concrete is impeccably fabricated with crisply inlaid pattern and carefully scaled lively aggregate. Read more: https://architectureau.com//the-ian-potter-southbank-cent/

13.01.2022 56 years ago today the Gladesville Bridge was opened at the time the Bridge was the longest reinforced arch span in the world. The elegance and structural expression of the bridge is a testament to the design and material of choice. Last year Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia recognised the Gladesville Bridge as on the top 10 architectural statements from the past ninety years.

12.01.2022 Living spaces within Andra Matin’s, IH Residence in Bandung, Indonesia, are linked together by a thread of interconnected gardens. The home was not designed as a beautiful shell from which to enjoy surrounding views, but instead as a place where the garden is no longer restricted to the backyard. Flowing water, lush greenery, and tranquil rock gardens breakthrough solid pre-cast concrete walls until they become seamlessly woven into all interior experiences. Read more: https://www.yellowtrace.com.au/andra-matin-ih-residence-ba/

12.01.2022 In May we posted about this off-form concrete Balinese hotel designed by Australian architect Nic Brunsdon. This hotel was recently announced as the Dezeen Public Vote Winner for Hospitality Building of the Year! Read more about the hotel and the award here: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/stay-north-bali-indonesi

12.01.2022 Palmyra II, designed by Australian architect @turner. survived the 2020 Australian summer fires, when a cyclonic firestorm ripped through Kangaroo Valley leaving almost total destruction in its wake. "In terms of building a home to survive a bushfire, what are the material that you would use?" "Concrete is critical, masonry, non-combustible and intelligent glazing can protect you." "Concrete is a very pure, robust, honest material" ' . It is non-combusti...ble, doesn't release toxic fumes, produce smoke or drip molten particles. Palmyra II will feature in the first episode of By Design Heroes airing this Sunday 15 November on Channel 10 at 2.30pm (AEDT). Bydesignchannel Australia By Design

12.01.2022 Entries into The GCCA's #ConcreteInLife photo competition has been extended until December 8th Find out more below

11.01.2022 A sweeping colonnade and stepped plazas animate the concrete Boys and Girls Club that Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) has built for children living in south-central Mexico. It comprises three buildings that host a mix of recreational and educational facilities, linked by a corridor of 24 arches that CCA said is modelled on human vertebrae. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//boys-and-girls-club-mexico-centro/

11.01.2022 Situated in Sydney’s Surry Hills; this apartment complex designed by Candalepas Associates truly portrays good design. The Surry came in the Top 10 Finalists of Australia By Design Architecture Series 4. The first thing we try to do is to not do something that stands out. Something that work with what’s here, and try and weave into the environment out of what already exists. Cast in concrete, The Surry blends into the streetscape of the inner city, taking advantage of prop...erty access points and light. The materials we use, is the materials you see, but then there is all the shadows and light that hits it. Watch the segment on The Surry Now. Credit: Australia by Design MWC Media.

10.01.2022 The site is located at the top of a windswept sand dune, dropping down to the beach at its base. The house then has been designed as a response to site and weather conditions, a response to views and surrounding vegetation, and a response to multi-generational living and the kind of spaces that entails. Materials are rustic and low maintenance, and in situ concrete shells warmed up with Australian hardwood timber. Read more: https://www.archdaily.com/9/cliff-house-auhaus-architecture

10.01.2022 GCCA Global Cement and Concrete Association is launching its Global Photography Competition #ConcreteInLife again this year, where you can share photographs or videos showcasing concrete in your everyday life for the chance to win up to $10,000. Learn more about how to enter: https://gccassociation.org/concrete-in-life-2020/ #concrete #photography #urbanconcrete #concreteinfrastructure #concreteindailylife #concreteinlifevideo

10.01.2022 Set in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak, Carter is a small-scale multi-residential project featuring eight apartments each generous in their size for comfortable living. From the street, Carter Toorak blends harmoniously to the scale of the surrounding suburb, while a strong linear-banded concrete façade provides order and sets the tone. The monochromatic palette of concrete and bronze metal speaks to a contemporary yet timeless aesthetic. Read more: https://www.archdaily.com/949174/carter-toorak-house-carr

09.01.2022 The GCCA Global Photography Competition #ConcreteInLife is still open with entries closing . Share photographs or videos showcasing concrete in your everyday life for the chance to win up to $10,000. Learn more about how to enter: https://gccassociation.org/concrete-in-life-2020/ #concrete #photography #urbanconcrete #concreteinfrastructure #concreteindailylife #concreteinlifevideo

07.01.2022 The Marsden Park Amenities Block has been awarded a Commendation for Small Project Architecture in the 2020 National Architecture Awards by The Australian Institute of Architects We featured the Amenities Block as our March Cover image and its features as a case study on ccaa.com.au (which you can read here: http://bit.ly/39mKTJA) Read the jury citation here: https://architectureau.com//2020-national-architecture-aw/

06.01.2022 Welcome to The Jungle House in Sydney has been built with recycled materials, a rooftop vegetable garden and an aquaponics system containing edible fish. Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 in the Residential rebirth category, the home features a building envelope from external core filled concrete block, 9M deep concrete piers and polished concrete floors. Read more: https://www.dezeen.com//welcome-to-the-jungle-house-cplus/

05.01.2022 The use of exposed concrete in 'House with Ten Pines' combines support structure, space and expression of the house. It is a rest house implanted in a dense pine forest in the city of Pinamar, on land that has a sloping downward slope towards the back. Construction is primarily a response to where it sits. A semi-buried platform is created as a socket for more private use, on which a more open volume that contains social functions rests. Read more: https://www.archdaily.com//house-with-ten-pines-estudio-fr