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45 Patterned Architectural Structures

From Textural Ribbon Displays to Square Motif Structures

— August 14, 2013 — Art & Design
While the shape of a building can have a significant impact on its overall appearance, adding texture and artistic designs to the exterior walls can serve to make a bold visual impact, and these patterned architectural structures are some great examples of visually unique designs.

Checkered designs and shapes of hearts or pop culture references are often the types of things people would associate with clothing items or home decor. These unique architectural structures however, have all incorporated some sort of creative design aesthetic, utilizing a wide array of patterns and textural techniques to make these buildings pop with a visually eclectic exterior appearance.

From buildings that feature unique square cut-outs to those that showcase eccentric coral reef designs, these patterned architectural structures will definitely make a bold visual impression with its use of quirky and offbeat artistic designs.
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Pixelated Scaffolding Installations
Pixelated Scaffolding Installations
Marcos Zotes' PIXEL CLOUD Visualizes an Unstable Economy
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Life-Size 8-Bit Recreations
Life-Size 8-Bit Recreations
Enjoy Massive Retro Pixelated Images in HESAV S'Anime Time-Lapse Video
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Quirky Cop Quarters
Quirky Cop Quarters
The Koban Police Station by Klein Dytham Architecture is Whimsically Designed
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Modern Solitude-Seeking Towers
Modern Solitude-Seeking Towers
The Interactive Segmented Cocoon Promotes Fun and Solitude
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Electric-Hued Education Centers
Electric-Hued Education Centers
The L’École Polyvale Claude Bernard Makes Learning Fun
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40
Tree Fungus Terraces
Tree Fungus Terraces
The Quai de la Graille Provides Balconies That Appear to Have Mushroomed Out
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Restored City Streams
Restored City Streams
Buro Sent En Co's Roombeek 'The Brook' Uncovers a Natural Waterway
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38
Victorian Perfume Retailers
Victorian Perfume Retailers
The Diptyque London Store by Christopher Jenner Reinvents Luxury
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Piled Domino Building Designs
Piled Domino Building Designs
Main Point Karlin Office Building Features Artsy Exterior
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Vintage Tiled Restaurants
Vintage Tiled Restaurants
Gundry & Ducker Does Retro NYC Tile Work for Voodoo Ray's UK Restaraunt
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35
Bold Outdoor Wallpaper
Bold Outdoor Wallpaper
Wall & Deco Helps Turn Your Home into a Personalized Oasis
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Patterned Storefront Displays
Patterned Storefront Displays
The New Tokyo Coach Store Showcases Shelves in an Artistic Manner
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Fabric-Covered Flats
Fabric-Covered Flats
Hertl Architekten Reskins an Apartment with Draped Drapes
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Prickly Hot-Spots
Prickly Hot-Spots
The Bluetube Bar by Dose is Made From Recycled Materials
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Geometric Architectural Captures
Geometric Architectural Captures
Reves D'Urbanisme by Mathieu Coquerelle Captures Patterns
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Tortoiseshell Bicycle Shelters
Tortoiseshell Bicycle Shelters
Bankside Bikeshed Creates a Coherent Cyclist Community
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Speckled Superstructures
Speckled Superstructures
The Polka-Dotted Lightmos Thonglor by Architectkidd
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Unique Modular Patterns
Unique Modular Patterns
These Ditto Modular Panels Give Designers New Possibilities
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Chromatic Geometric Interiors
Chromatic Geometric Interiors
The St. Mary's School is Inspired by a Blooming Tree Theme
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Dizzyingly Patterned Architecture
Dizzyingly Patterned Architecture
The Ravensbourne College Holds Digital Media & Design Faculties
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Light Mimicking Structures
Light Mimicking Structures
The Sun Shadow Pavilion by Michael Jantzen is Solar-Powered
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Shimmering Sacred Sanctuaries
Shimmering Sacred Sanctuaries
The Iceland Hallgrímskirkja Church Flickers as a Beacon
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Latticed Rotundas
Latticed Rotundas
David Trubridge Presents the Dream Space Dome, a Quiet Place to Relax in Nature
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Geometric Architecture Captures
Geometric Architecture Captures
The Nick Frank Mira Series is Modern and Breathtaking
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Obtrusive Orb Museums
Obtrusive Orb Museums
The Ordos Museum by MAD Architects is a Spectacle On the Outside as Well
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Fashion Designer Dwellings
Fashion Designer Dwellings
The Milano Residences Will Be Designed by Versace Home
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Metallic Couture Wallpaper
Metallic Couture Wallpaper
Module H by Shigeru Ban Joins Forces With Hermès to Create Home De
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Optical Illusion Architecture
Optical Illusion Architecture
This Solar Powered Home Attempts to Trick the Eye
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Captivating Luminous Cathedrals
Captivating Luminous Cathedrals
The Luminarie De Cagna is Blindingly Beautiful
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Honeycomb Abodes
Honeycomb Abodes
Karim Rashid Unveils His Latest Design in Cairo
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Warped Hexagon Facades
Warped Hexagon Facades
Exterior of the Pushkinsky Cinema Features an Open Air Lattice Pattern
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14
Epic Pixelated Buildings
Epic Pixelated Buildings
The Frog Queen Headquarters in a Low Resolution Design
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Fishnet Structures
Fishnet Structures
The Mobile Performance Venue Wins at the World Architecture Festival
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Chevron-Patterned Buildings
Chevron-Patterned Buildings
520 West 28th Street is Zaha Hadid's First NYC High Line Commission
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11
Abstract Expressionist Architecture
Abstract Expressionist Architecture
Wintergarden Shopping Center Facade Resembles a Pollock Piece
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Metal Nest Exteriors
Metal Nest Exteriors
The Manny Building is Covered in Aluminum Bars
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Folded Origami Facades
Folded Origami Facades
The Origami Office by Manuelle Gautrand is Enticing
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Slit-Like Sculptural Partitions
Slit-Like Sculptural Partitions
The Expandable Surface Wall Design is Ornate and Modular
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Texturized Modern Castles
Texturized Modern Castles
The Kanayama Community Center by Kengo Kuma
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Lace-Patterned Concrete
Lace-Patterned Concrete
The 'Nottingham Contemporary' is a Modernized Warehouse for Art
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Modernized Monumental Eateries
Modernized Monumental Eateries
The NYU Restaurant by IM Lab is Built Atop Ancient Ruins
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Square Motif Structures
Square Motif Structures
Sako Architects' Cube Tube is Futuristically Minimalist
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Textural Ribbon Displays
Textural Ribbon Displays
The Picnic by Raw Edges is Displayed at Stockholm Design Week
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Liquified Exteriors
Liquified Exteriors
The H2O Building by Axis Mundi Architects Imitates Rippling Water
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Coral Reef Restaurants
Coral Reef Restaurants
Entering Urban Interiorites is Like Setting Foot in a Whale's Mouth
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