Pink hempcrete brightens demountable Floriade pavilion by Overtreders W
Dutch studio Overtreders W has used hempcrete and reclaimed timber to create a demountable pavilion in Almere, the Netherlands, named The Voice of Urban Nature. More
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Smart Circular Bridge built with flax completes in The Netherlands
The Eindhoven University of Technology has led a project building a bridge that is partly made from flax in The Netherlands, aiming to demonstrate the material's potential to replace steel in construction. More
Designs revealed for sunken pavilion on MVRDV's Almere expo site
Dutch studio Doepel Strijkers has unveiled designs for a sunken pavilion with earth walls and a rooftop greenhouse, which will be built in Almere ahead of the Floriade 2022 horticultural expo (+ slideshow). More
René van Zuuk creates a wavy pier with an integrated lightbox over an Almere lake
A huge lightbox is wedged underneath a wave-shaped viewing platform at the end of this pier, designed by Dutch architect René van Zuuk for a lake in the city of Almere (+ slideshow). More
70F Architecture completes a pair of matching homes for a brother and sister
Dutch studio 70F Architecture has created a pair of matching – but not identical – houses in Almere, featuring large windows that bring light into the circulation spaces rather than the living rooms (+ slideshow). More
Zinc-clad chapel by René van Zuuk to be built over Almere's city lake
News: the city of Almere in the Netherlands has selected a small curvy chapel designed by architect René van Zuuk to be constructed over the surface of the Weerwater lake. More
Mirror House by Johan Selbing and Anouk Vogel camouflages with its surroundings
This house in the Dutch city of Almere by Swedish architect Johan Selbing and Swiss landscape architect Anouk Vogel is completely covered in reflective glass to allow it to blend in with its surroundings (+ slideshow). More
Aluminium-clad Rebel House by MONO reflects the colours of its surroundings
Shiny aluminium-clad walls allow this small house in Almere by Dutch studio MONO to reflect the colours of its setting (+ slideshow). More
MVRDV to create Almere peninsula for World Horticultural Expo
News: the Dutch city of Almere has won a bid to host the World Horticultural Expo in 2022 with proposals by MVRDV for a square-shaped peninsula covered in gardens. More
Floriade 2022 by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have proposed extending the city of Almere into a lake by building a square-shaped artificial peninsula covered in gardens (+ slideshow). More
Rubberhouse by Cityförster
Architecture collective Cityförster have completed a wooden house in the Netherlands with a black rubber skin. More
Trail House by Anne Holtrop
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has completed a pavilion in an overgrown field in Almere, Netherlands, with plans that follow existing trails and paths across the site. More
Project X by René van Zuuk
Dutch architect René van Zuuk has designed a house for himself in Almere in the Netherlands. More
Urban Beads by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have unveiled designs for a new urban neighbourhood at Almere near Amsterdam, based on a string of beads. More