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Designers are increasingly redefining envelopes and boundaries. Stretching the limit of how we understand and perceive space, architects have begun exploring the possibilities of fabric and tensile fa\u00e7ades. Closely linked to layering and light quality, these ephemeral elements provide new ways to think about thresholds, shading and enclosures.<\/p>\n

The following projects showcase how translucent fa\u00e7ades are transforming the line between interior and exterior. With fabrics and materials that are liminal in nature, the projects arrange structure and fenestration around these unique elements. Together they begin to show architects and designers can push the boundary by shaping space and its limits.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Hampus Berndtson<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Hampus Berndtson<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

The Orangery<\/b><\/a> by Lenschow & Pihlmann<\/a> and Mikael Stenstr\u00f6m<\/a>, Holte, Denmark<\/p>\n

Located in Gl. Holtegaard Art gallery in Denmark, The Orangery reinterprets the church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. A clear \u2018shrink wrap\u2019 fa\u00e7ade is wrapped around a steel structure and interior orangery.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 OBRA Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 OBRA Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Oxymoron Pavilion<\/b><\/a> by OBRA Architects<\/a>, Shenzhen, China<\/p>\n

OBRA\u2019s Oxymoron Pavilion was made to explore the interdependence between architecture, the city and the environment. The pavilion is designed over a plywood platform and defined as a stepped plywood spiral with a fabric-screen enclosure.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 FTL DESIGN ENGINEERING STUDIO<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 FTL DESIGN ENGINEERING STUDIO<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

United Nations Porte Cochere<\/b><\/a> by FTL DESIGN ENGINEERING STUDIO<\/a>, Manhattan, N.Y., United States<\/p>\n

Sited next to the temporary General Assembly building of the United Nations campus, the Porte Cochere was created as an entrance pavilion and security screen for general assembly delegates. Exploring lightness, the project was made with a high-tech textile membrane that distributes loads and defuses sunlight.<\/p>\n

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Marc Jacobs Aoyama Flagship Building<\/b><\/a> by Jaklitsch \/ Gardner Architects<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Designed as a flagship building for Marc Jacobs, this project is located in Tokyo\u2019s famous Aoyama shopping district. The design features an elegant kosakubutsu made with perforated aluminum panels and illuminated tensile fabric.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 PETERSEN ARCHITEKTEN<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 PETERSEN ARCHITEKTEN<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

F40 Office Building<\/b><\/a> by PETERSEN ARCHITEKTEN<\/a>, Friedrichvorstadt, Germany<\/p>\n

Carefully intertwined within the cultural development of its surroundings, this office building includes textile fa\u00e7ade elements that provide sun protection. The project was built with vertical glass lamellas, oriels and wood elements that interweave with the city and garden space.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 DJA<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 DJA<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Pavilion and Workshops for Nature Concert Hall<\/b><\/a> by DJA<\/a>, Sigulda, Latvia<\/p>\n

Created as an art object that unifies space, light and music, this project features volumes that reference existing elements in nature. The pavilion was made to lightly touch the surrounding biotope meadow, while vertical fabric bars help define transparency and closeness.<\/p>\n

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