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Mae Architects completes "21st-century almshouse" in Southwark

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It is designed around a courtyard The exterior of Harriet Hardy House is enlivened with areas of textured brickwork at the ground and roof levels, while the balconies are topped by arched concrete lintels. "[The A tower-like volume on the site's southeastern corner is topped with a rooftop terrace. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

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Non-combustible materials form the exterior of a cabin near Lake Tahoe that was designed by US studio Faulkner Architects to serve as a "base camp" for an active family. Exterior walls consist of concrete and 16-gauge weathering steel – materials that are known for being non-combustible and could help the building survive a wildfire.

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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The writer's studio and guesthouse are tucked into the woods "Working in concert with the landscape, this dynamic quality further through the building's charred Shou Sugi Ban exterior, tugged and carved to create overhangs and openings." Just west of the home's centre point, the building extends over a lowland creek.

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John Friedman and Alice Kimm include dining room crane in Los Angeles house

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We could do whatever we want, and we did in fact integrate some ideas and elements that other clients turned down for their particular houses." Sliding glass walls dissolve the transition between interior and exterior Disappearing sliding glass walls dissolve the transition between interior and exterior.

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Rau Haus by Feldman Architecture sits on a Silicon Valley hillside

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Wood and cement wrap the exterior of a hillside, family home designed by California studio Feldman Architecture to feel like a "space of serenity". Wood elements were included inside "It was important for the clients that this roof deck was publicly accessible without compromising the privacy of their bedroom," the team said.

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Soft light fills Iowa municipal building by Neumann Monson Architects

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The exterior facade is made of concrete panels. The exterior panels were maximised in width as much as possible to reduce the number of joints," the studio said. Polycarbonate panels filter the exterior light. Interior rooms are filled with diffused light owing to polycarbonate walls and exterior windows, including 40 skylights.

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Northview Apartments by Brooks + Scarpa

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Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 67 low-income apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other thru the social spaces at the center of the complex of buildings. acres) 67 units = 37 units/acre Total Cost: $28.4