Articles
Secrets of spas: Leisure & Hospitality
As part of the Materia theme on Leisure and Hospitality, Materia invited the Dutch design organisation, BNI for a seminar on the design of leisure and hospitality environments. A prime example is spas and wellness centres. ...
Read more >World’s first biobased façade
The world’s first truly biobased façade has been completed, on a building in the Netherlands. Using a special bioresin combined with hemp fibres, architects Studio Marco Vermeulen collaborated with NPSP Composites, a developer of biobased products, ...
Read more >Growing bricks
Imagine not having to stoke up a kiln to fire (non-renewable) clay into a brick. Now imagine being able to grow a brick. From bacteria. This is the idea behind the bioMASON, a concept that, ...
Read more >Kukje gallery co-creation
The architects of a small gallery building in South Korea dressed its rectangular shape in a steel mesh made of tiny rings, specially engineered for this project. The idea is similar to a knight’s chain ...
Read more >Colouring outside the box
Painted glass panels bridge modern and classical design in this vibrant façade for a new school extension in Paris by AS Architecture-Studio. Acting as a contrast to the static and rough bricks of the existing ...
Read more >Materia Xpert Series: Innovation on the seas
Innovation on the seas October 24th sees the return of the Materia Xpert Series. This themed period has been all about Leisure and Hospitality, and our events are all tailored to the question of how ...
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