designboom spotlights the top 10 innovative material applications in 2024's design projects submitted by our readers.

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studio heech explores the potential of earth as a sustainable material that does not generate industrial waste in modern interiors.

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a sequence of curved roofs reflect the village's architecture while providing essential shading and thermal comfort in the hot, arid climate.

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the school is designed to combat the lack of educational access among the remote ethnic minority communities in the north indian mountains.

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one of the most distinctive features of the home is its rough earthen walls, a traditional construction method in mallorca.

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the silo's metal grid is filled with earth, peat, shells, seeds, and leaves, envisioned to transform over time and provide new nutrients.

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instead of a solid barrier, the walls feature a complex pattern of interwoven layers for increased ventilation and natural light.

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'3D printed earth forest campus' is built using earth excavated from the site, mixed with organic fibers and natural enzymes.

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the traditional bahareque hut was reinterpreted with innovative construction expressions in an initiative to foster community tourism.

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the 530 square-meter residential complex centers around a courtyard which welcomes and blurs the boundary between indoor and outdoor.

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