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SDA completes flood-resilient concrete house in Vietnam

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The home occupies a verdant site in the Thu Duc district that is often flooded by a nearby river, requiring Vietnamese studio SDA to elevate its lowest level above ground by one metre. SDA, or Sanuki Daisuke Architects, is a studio founded by architect Sanuki Daisuke in Ho Chi Minh City in 2011.

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Denizen Works creates house with "a sense of drama" overlooking Scottish loch

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Recycled TV screens cover the walls of the seven-bedroom Hundred Acre Wood house , which architecture studio Denizen Works has created on a site overlooking Loch Awe in Scotland. The form responds to the environmental context, key views and the site's topography.". The client's furniture pieces have been used as focal points.

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Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Architects

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The site presented challenging constraints including a former tenants’ hall and public right of way, existing mature trees and a neighbouring terrace of listed Georgian buildings. The landscape design achieves a net gain in biodiversity and exceeds the required urban greening factor of 0.5.

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Wanda Ely completes Scandinavian-inspired retreat outside of Toronto

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Planting is thoughtfully integrated into the deck, and overtime will help it blend into the site," she added. The home's interiors are restrained, with a palette of pale woods and white walls, and openings that are intended to frame the site's seasonal landscape. The property has two volumes oriented perpendicularly towards each other.

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Achieving an ideal visitor experience with the ADROIT approach

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Arrival Arrival is the first impression of a place or site. Visitors to the Robinson Nature Center are immediately afforded a view of the center and a clear directional understanding as they enter the site and turn into the parking lot. What is the ADROIT Approach?

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Kingswood House, Christchurch, New Zealand

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The demolition revealed the original roof trusses that were rescued and safely stored by the client who was hoping to reuse them. The client requested an open space that celebrates the view to the port and creates privacy from the surrounding. The trusses became an important feature of the new build.

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20 Best Architecture Firms in Los Angeles

Architizer

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. It includes the process of collaboration with clients, specialist consultants and builders. And that’s the way we like it. Nature works in a similar way.