01604nmm a22002537a 4500 ES-BaAUN 20221227225713.0 221102| ||||go||d|||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 2575-5374 ES-BaAUN eng ES-BaAUN CSK Architects architect. Cork House: Simple Construction Principles UrbanNext, December 1, 2021. 664 words. CSK Architects, Densities, Designing Matter, Energy and sustainability, Formats, Low Density, Project, Topics Acoustics, Architecture, Biodegradable, Building Technology, Carbon-neutral, Designing Matter, Ecological design, Geometry, Housing, Innovation, Natural materials, Optimized construction, Performance, Performative Envelope, Project, Research, Robotics, Stereotomy, Sustainability, Thermal comfort, Tradition On a small island in the Thames, five silver-grey pyramids emerge from the surrounding trees and undergrowth, forming a linear structural rhythm that resonates with the Gothic silhouette of Eton College Chapel in the distance. At close quarters, standing in the outdoor anteroom underneath the first pyramid, the building starts to be understood as a unique construction – the walls are simply large interlocking blocks of solid cork, in which structure, insulation, external surface and internal finish are all one and the same thing. Architecture Cork Windsor, UK United Kingdom https://urbannext.net/cork-house/ Access to info ddc CF 0 1093 1093 0 0 ddc 0 0 9876543210 9876543210 2022-12-27 0 2022-12-27 2022-12-27 CF