The entire house is installed on a chassis made of concrete blocks and wooden beams. The house is verylightweight(more on that in a moment) and, thanks to this particular characteristic, the chassis can be placed on leveled and compacted ground, requiringno foundations. This cuts down installa...
Sergey Makhno used this technique to combine the regular sharp lines of the concrete blocks on the first floor with the soft wavy shapes of the second one. Amorphous shapes create a fascinating space inside: no straight angles, maximum spatial freedom, and ethereal airiness of the rooms. All ...
A pivoting glass door framed by natural Red Grandis timber grants access to a concrete patio flanked by a planter, which steps up to a small lawn. It is formed of pale concrete blocks Adjoining the extension's exterior wall, beneath a large window, is a minimalist bench that matches the m...
PURPOSE:To reduce a construction cost by assembling body blocks and gable wall blocks, tensioning PC steel wires passing through both blocks to integrate, forming underground units, and placing a dwelling house on the units. CONSTITUTION:Precast concrete body blocks 10 having a U-shaped longitudinal...
The whole house is built with concrete blocks placed without overlap, so it is reinforced, and lighter reinforced concrete slabs. The walls are made of plywood and glass frames on wooden bars. The house is designed as permanent housing, in a habitable stage, with ease improvement and subsequent...
AZL Architectshas completed Song House, aconcretefive-bedroomhouseadapted to the needs of itselderlyand infirm occupants in the rural village of Nansong,China.More Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed thebalconyof a two-bedroomapartmen...
Stories about concrete houses, including cast homes, rammed-concrete dwellings, fortress-like residences, raw concrete stacked blocks and holiday villas.
Closeup of house foundation made from concrete shuttering blocks filled with mortar and reinforcement bars Author credit line ID 231257880 © Andrew Angelov | Dreamstime.com Image keywords Shuttering Blocks House Foundation House Closeup Concrete Foundation Mortar...
Studio Guilherme Torresdesigned this house for a young family in Londrina, Brazil. Photography byMCA Estudio The home has a Cumaru wood clad concrete box that extends out over the long white exterior wall. Behind the wall, there’s a backyard and a swimming pool. Large oversized vertical door...
The volumetric definition responds to the conciliation of the analysis of the users, the development's restrictions and the application of passive systems criteria. The construction method is the most common in the area, based on concrete blocks, beams and slabs. The architectural finishes are appar...