Extremely durable versatile and sustainable to boot concrete is a smart building material as these homes show.
Modern architecture concrete walls.
Modern architecture in exposed and unfinished concrete.
Concrete is one place we see this axiom in action.
The brutalist movement was the height of concrete celebration.
Designed by architect luciano kruk.
Modern concrete homes are made using a combination of cement water sand and stone aggregates.
Architect luciano kruk has design a house locate just north of the coastal town of pinamar in buenos aires argentina.
Concrete walls are also used in industrial buildings such as factories and converted downtown lofts.
Modern architecture uses concrete where appropriate and then exposes it.
Traditional walls and fencing systems are prone to deterioration and damage.
While there are other materials available for your fencing needs precast concrete products are your best bet in terms of resilience longevity and appearance.
Modern architecture of house made of three stacked forms of rough unfinished concrete with composition of glass and touch wood with overlooking a golf course in argentina.
Usually though concrete homes are made in much the same way that regular houses are made.
Concrete walls are most common in basements and are prone to water and chemical damage causing discoloration cracks and leaks.
Truth to materials is a major tenet of modern architecture.
The curvilinear concrete walls an homage to brazilian modernist architecture of the mid 20th century create an interplay between voluminous shape and empty space visible from a distance.