Structural Stone Makes a Comeback | Architectural Record
A growing movement is reviving load-bearing masonry construction, using innovative techniques to overcome stone's limitations and reduce embodied carbon.
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A growing movement is reviving load-bearing masonry construction, using innovative techniques to overcome stone's limitations and reduce embodied carbon.
Completed in 2023 in Nancy, France. Images by Olivier Mathiotte. Jean Lamour Gymnasium is a large wooden prism lying on a concrete bed. Its wooden framework inspired by the agricultural vernacular structures can...
Market halls stand as a testament to the enduring synergy between architecture, economic activity and the social fabric of society.
Completed in 2022 in Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy, France. Images by Olivier Mathiotte, Christophe Aubertin. This 126m² house is located in the Straiture Valley, a place marked by its topography and forest vegetation. The simple archetypal volume in the...
Completed in 2023 in Saint-Dizier, France. Images by SNBR, Christophe Aubertin, Eric Colin, Olivier Mathiotte. The city of Saint-Dizier is one of 222 cities committed to the “Action Cœur de Ville” national plan that seeks to improve the life condition of the...