Architectural Awards Launched
Entries are now invited for the 2013 European Copper in Architecture Awards 16 - a showcase for architects designing with copper and its alloys to promote their work to an international audience. The final deadline for receipt of entries is 31st May 2013.
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Platform of Arts and Creativity, Guimarães, Portugal
The buildings that make up the Municipal Market and the space defined by them, commonly referred to as "the square", a name inherited from market square are, as a unit, characteristic elements of the urban landscape of the city of Guimarães. The...
Holland Park School, London, UK
One of London's best-known public sector schools has been completely redeveloped with a single, state of the art building replacing a previous sprawling campus. The competition-winning design takes an innovative, highly architectural approach to...
Copper House, Vaskmaja, Estonia
This copper-clad house is located on a limestone plateau near Tallinn, close to the sea in a small rapidly developing residential area which was formerly occupied by a Soviet army base. The site is open to the winds blowing in from the sea, and...
Maidstone Museum East Wing, UK
In the summer of 2006 Maidstone Borough Council launched an exciting and ambitious scheme to open up Maidstone Museum’s collections and transform its services and facilities for visitors. The East Wing project forms the second phase of the Museum’s re...
Vitarium Luxlait, Bissen, Luxembourg
Couture de Luxe for Luxlait
If it's going to be noticed, it has to look good. So the Luxembourg milk production co-operative Luxlait has set a striking tone with the building for its new production plant. In Bissen, not far from the Grand...
Residence Z, Germany
A villa of the 1920‘s with a hipped roof had to be extended to become a residence for a family of five. The entrance area had to be upgraded and furnished with storage for bicycles etc. On the other side a generous living room, a bedroom,...
![[BOX:09] Office building at Graz, Austria](http://copperconcept.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/common-f-xl/image/reference/2012/at7770.jpg "[BOX:09] Office building at Graz, Austria")
[BOX:09] Office building at Graz, Austria
Modular space concepts for the future
The new headquarters of Viereck Architects Ltd. were recently realized using the [BOX:09]. The project utilizes the world`s first three-dimensional copper facade system as well as the maximum possible glass panel size. These design features offer the appearance of innovative architecture. The use of an open plan office provides an ideal working atmosphere in an urban structure.
HQE multiplex cinema, Saint Raphaël, France
Completed in 2010, the Victor Hugo hub – a 9,615 m2 multiplex – is located in the Saint Raphaël town centre. The impetus for this project was the town’s desire to revitalise the railway district: a gamble that has now paid off! The hub – which houses seven cinema auditoria with 1,350 seats, a bus station and a two-level car park – has shown itself to be a key tool for urban regeneration.
Clarion Hotel Post, Gothenburg, Sweden
After 20 years of redundancy, the central Drottningtorget Post Office building in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been transformed into the 500-bedroom Clarion Hotel Post with modern additions that reflect the aspirations of this vibrant city.
Copper House - Sibiu, Romania
One important aspect of this project was to achieve the essence of a minimalist form. In order to achieve this, we chose to use the same material for both roof and facade. It is easily understandable how the roof material dictated the material vertical elevations. This is how the all-copper solution crystallized. In addition, another advantage of using copper is that it is a material that ages beautifully and diversely.
