Clean Angles: Designing Façades with Miter Seam Corners

A metal façade introduces a visually appealing architectural element on top of a built insulation system, such as a vapor barrier, insulation board, and structural supports. Known for their versatility, durability and elegant, clean finishes, metal claddings can be used for both roofing and walls to deliver a long-lasting and eye-catching finished product made from natural materials such as aluminum, copper, zinc and steel. Regardless of which system is used to fix the panels (concealed clip system or exposed fastener system), a façade can be made from a variety of profiles and colors for unlimited design options. 

Merger Between Two of the Largest Co-Living Operators Habyt and Common: The Co-Living Sector is Rebounding

The interest in co-living is on the rise, a direction emphasized by the merger between the largest co-living operator in the US, Commons, and their European equivalent, Habyt. The two companies manage more than 4,000 apartments in the US and 7,000 apartments in Europe and Asia, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The term co-living refers to a modern form of group housing where residents share communal spaces for socializing, cooking, and gathering, and have access to shared amenities such as cleaning services or dog walking.

Wet Beast Office / Studioninedots

On the ground level of Westbeat — Studioninedots' mixed-use building in Amsterdam-West — a new office landscape has been created. With 'Wet Beast', Studioninedots presents a workplace concept in which three mystical objects provide space for experimentation, interaction, and spontaneity within the social sphere of a working environment.

From Bathtubs to Showers: How People Have Bathed Throughout History

Recent surveys have revealed the average frequency of daily baths in some countries. While in Latin America, led by Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, people take 8 to 12 baths a week, in the vast majority of countries affected, the average is around 6 to 8. Bathing, throughout human history, involves health, religious, spiritual and even social aspects.

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