concrete architecture and design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/concrete-architecture-and-design/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 indigo fabric partitions float above sculpted concrete counters in rokusho bar by inrestudio https://www.designboom.com/architecture/indigo-fabric-partitions-sculpted-concrete-counters-rokusho-bar-inrestudio-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam-04-22-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/indigo-fabric-partitions-sculpted-concrete-counters-rokusho-bar-inrestudio-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam-04-22-2025/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:10:31 +0000 Niko https://www.designboom.com/?p=1126060

cast-in-place concrete volumes define rokusho’s spatial layout.

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mexican house by ludwig godefroy unfolds as a porous concrete shell around lush courtyards https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mexican-house-ludwig-godefroy-porous-shell-lush-courtyards-mexico-04-21-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mexican-house-ludwig-godefroy-porous-shell-lush-courtyards-mexico-04-21-2025/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:45:41 +0000 ludwig godefro https://www.designboom.com/?p=1126911

conceived entirely from negative space, the project carves a living environment out of a series of floating voids.

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TAG translates mountain geometries into architecture with red village observatory https://www.designboom.com/architecture/tag-red-village-observatory-yishala-panzhihua-china-04-17-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/tag-red-village-observatory-yishala-panzhihua-china-04-17-2025/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:45:26 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1127748

red village observatory is a sculptural ode to vernacular architecture, filtered through light, shadow, and raw concrete.

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layered geometric rubix square by 100architects blends play installations with lighting https://www.designboom.com/architecture/layered-geometric-rubix-square-100architects-play-installations-lighting-china-04-16-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/layered-geometric-rubix-square-100architects-play-installations-lighting-china-04-16-2025/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:30:57 +0000 100architects https://www.designboom.com/?p=1127783

climbable platforms invite movement through the central vertical installation modeled by 100architects after the rubik’s cube.

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‘eastern blocks II’ captures post-war concrete suburbs across former eastern bloc cities https://www.designboom.com/architecture/eastern-blocks-ii-post-war-concrete-suburbs-former-eastern-bloc-zupagrafika-04-04-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/eastern-blocks-ii-post-war-concrete-suburbs-former-eastern-bloc-zupagrafika-04-04-2025/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:45:27 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1125517

this volume captures the monolithic charm and quiet endurance of modernist and brutalist architecture across ten cities.

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red ochre-tinted concrete coats skatepark bowl by constructo in cannes https://www.designboom.com/architecture/red-ochre-tinted-concrete-skatepark-bowl-constructo-skatepark-architecture-cannes-roseraie-04-04-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/red-ochre-tinted-concrete-skatepark-bowl-constructo-skatepark-architecture-cannes-roseraie-04-04-2025/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:20:32 +0000 Constructo https://www.designboom.com/?p=1125309

polished light concrete paving surrounds the bowl by constructo skatepark architecture, revealing exposed aggregates.

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periscope tower punctuates oceanside pavilion of columns by found projects & atelier noirs https://www.designboom.com/architecture/periscope-tower-oceanside-pavilion-columns-found-projects-atelier-noirs-columnating-04-02-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/periscope-tower-oceanside-pavilion-columns-found-projects-atelier-noirs-columnating-04-02-2025/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:30:21 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1124147

rhythmically arranged in varying densities and materiality, the system of columns offers multiple scales of interaction and opens the pavilion up to the natural landscape.

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philipp aduatz mixes 3D printed concrete and red resin for sinking chair at milan design week https://www.designboom.com/design/philipp-aduatz-3d-printed-concrete-red-resin-sinking-chair-milan-design-week-04-01-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/philipp-aduatz-3d-printed-concrete-red-resin-sinking-chair-milan-design-week-04-01-2025/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:30:52 +0000 Philipp Aduatz https://www.designboom.com/?p=1124420

concrete lines contrast with the resin’s illusion of movement.

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monolithic concrete residence by kallos turin conceals underground art gallery in athens https://www.designboom.com/architecture/monolithic-concrete-residence-kallos-turin-underground-art-gallery-athens-04-01-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/monolithic-concrete-residence-kallos-turin-underground-art-gallery-athens-04-01-2025/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:50:46 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1124654

carved in poured concrete, the four-level dwelling emerges as a dense, sculptural volume.

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ASWA installs golf driver-like steel entrance along curved concrete panel facade in bangkok https://www.designboom.com/architecture/concave-convex-curved-concrete-panels-facade-bangkok-mixed-use-building-aswa-plp-city-range-mixed-use-04-01-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/concave-convex-curved-concrete-panels-facade-bangkok-mixed-use-building-aswa-plp-city-range-mixed-use-04-01-2025/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:20:23 +0000 ASWA https://www.designboom.com/?p=1124650

the entrance of the mixed-use building in bangkok’s thonglor area incorporates steel elements inspired by the sleek shape of a golf driver.

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