Archives: Brutalisms

Casa Andreis

A Brutalist interpretation of Baroque. Portoghesi did several studies on the work of Michelangelo at the time, which directly influenced this design. The house responds directly to its surroundings and appears like a sculpturar labyrinth with its dynami…

Macquarie University Library (C7A)

The university library is part of a Brutalist ensemble erected in line with the masterplan of architect Walter Abraham. The façade with its striking, repetitive block structure is reminiscent of the Istituto Marchiondi.

Princess Towers

Planned as an experimental, non-profit cooperative student accommodation project the enterprise initially failed. However, renting the units traditionally to students/young professionals was successful.

New Haven Central Fire Station

Like the Temple Street Parking Garage, the fire station is also part of the new urban fabric for New Haven. Alongside its immediate purpose it also served thanks to its monumental scale as an architectural landmark for the district.

Butantã Houses / Casa Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

The project consists of two almost identical twin houses built next to each other for Rocha himself and his sister. Communist da Rocha wished to create a design that flew in the face of the villas of the middle classes and therefore opted for a free lay…

Needler Hall, Hall of Residence, University of Hull

Like the rest of the campus buildings the Hall of Residence is traditionally rendered in brick. However here it is used in a modern way and complemented by exposed concrete elements, resulting in an unmistakingly Brutalist design.

Hayward Gallery

Herron and Chalk were founding members of Archigram (1960). Located directly next to Lasduns National Theater begun in 1967 the gallery is part of the Southbank Centre on the southern bank of the Thames. It houses both the collection but also the tempo…

Nichinan Cultural Center

Here, Kenzo Tange created a crystalline internal space by opting for polygonal wall structures. The powerful concrete volumes are also an hommage to the cliffs on the coasts in the region. Here, concrete seems to be a “second nature”, albeit this is…

Central Post Office

One of several buildings that for a while gave the German Post Offices a kind of architectural corporate identity. Indoors, the rough concrete is combined with Pop elements in brash colors, its harshness thus toned down somewhat. The striking silhouette…

Alexandra and Ainsworth Road Estate

The structure effectively blocks off the noise from the adjoining railroad tracks, with the apartments opening up on the other side to a footpath. The building transforms the traditional British terrace houses and was an alternative to the residential t…

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