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Precast concrete and the art of adapting
Everywhere we find concrete printed with a thousand colors or even the prefabricated houses of concrete that break with traditional architecture.
Our eyes have become accustomed to the gray color of the cement so characteristic of Spain with its solid constructions, but in reality its usefulness goes further than theprecast concrete, of a facade, of a wall or of the typical panels, and even of the paving of the streets.
There are designers who claim this material and therefore the cement, What material exceptional for projecting objects and even utensils. We are going to try to show objects that almost make this material noble status.
Prefabricated concrete houses
More than a few concrete houses, a set of small pieces that promote the beauty of the "Concrete" pretending to inspire the architect or designer in their design moments. Made by the Material Immaterial studio architecture studio.
By the way, we have an extensive article on how to build houses with containers that, although they are another material, is an excellent option.
Time
We can find several Projects where it is investigated in the world of clocks and its manufacture with different ingredients, water and aggregates or an exuberant range of colors. Although this seems really attractive to us because it expresses the hardness and strength of this material.
A robust and powerful visual, where the armor steel it also has its leading role. A watch whose front is inspired by the moon … "Concrete Clock" by designer Riccardo Randi.
To play with concrete
This is literally showing how strong a toy can be. Following the model of a concrete trucks and one roller have created two games with a minimalist look combining thefine concrete and purifying the aggregates, with a material as noble as wood. Let's play!… Designed by Studio Paulsberg.
Continuing with the theme of toys, now it's up to these cute little monsters from the «united monsters» Korean art collection made up of cast concrete water and very fine.
Concrete furniture
At furniture design evidence of using this product - in some cases, the use of concrete blocks - It has become a very valid option outside the scope of the building or structure itself, furniture for exteriors or interiors of homes are appearing with absolute creativity. Quality products that we can see in the market and that many of the coolest companies already offer in their catalog as star products for interior design. The most famous designers have created more than concrete furnitureThey are works of pure art far removed from the pavements or the simple walls. And some of the examples more impressive are … Chairs and sofas that surprise!
Not only exist solutions or ideas with furniture made with concrete whose industrial and factory reproduction price is cheaper or more expensive. With the motto "less is more" and lots of creativity and imagination and the power of recycling, you can create a Bank built with recycled elements from construction sites, let's get the leftovers!… As interesting as the project of this company HRS…
Or give a different use to precast concrete blocks, a new approach that with a personal touch and other constructive perspectives can appear so interesting things for the home decor like… Charming ideas!
Concrete and lighting
Possibly one of the greatest uses of this material outside the context of the work or construction It is in the field of lighting combined with different types of led light bulbs, both for exteriors and interiors of homes, where spectacular effects are really obtained with light.
Because they are original, anything goes, and the Slash lamp designed by designer Dragos Motica, breaks with the unusual to conceive a truly unusual and attractive product. The concrete lamp comes with one rock so you can crack the armed screen that surrounds the led light …
So we no longer have an excuse to investigate new ways to adapt the precast or stamped concrete to other external areas of traditional architecture, walls, structures and urban spaces.
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Links of interest:
- Furniture with pallets
- Boring urbanism
- Architecture for children
- Modern architecture.
- A museum of different architecture
- Architecture and sustainable development
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Cover photo: Felix Meyer
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