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Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

Architizer

Atherton pavilions – The two pavilions nestled in this verdant landscape were a response to the clients’ vision for a deeper engagement with their lovely yard. The simplicity of the two structures belies the amount of coordination and engineering needed – from the design team and the builder. Project Status: Built.

Site 98
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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

Deezen

Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We

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Gort Scott reconnects University of Oxford college with riverfront site

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Gort Scott's scheme focused on unifying these buildings and their relationship to the landscape, removing a small residential building at the centre of the site that diverted the riverside route and blocked views from the rest of the college. The project reconnects the college to its riverside site. Client: St Hilda's College, Oxford.

Site 126
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This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

Dwell

Driven by shared values of connectedness, site-specificity, place making and passive design, House for BEES encompasses a refined addition directly connected to the garden. Post it here. Very importantly they sought a design that made the most of its aspect and environs so that they could passively operate the house throughout the year.

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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

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Located on a triangular site in Paris's 19th arrondissement, the project is "the capital's first zero-carbon district", according to TVK. TVK claims the 35,200-square-metre development is the largest load-bearing stone building site since Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of Paris in the mid-19th century.

Building 125
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A Breeze Block Courtyard Is the Only Way to Access This Australian Home’s Bedroom

Dwell

Establishing a spectrum of spatial conditions on a site of just 1,883 square feet was a challenge, and one that defined the DNA of this project. Given the small size of the site, concerns of separation and connection are key. And yet, our clients also have a love of yellow, inspired by Luis Barragan’s bold colors.

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Collaboration: Architects & Engineers

EntreArchitect

Architects and Engineers: How do we best collaborate? We both have extremely important functions in the design process, and it is in our clients’ best interest that we collaborate in the most effective way to deliver the best product possible. As structural engineers, we typically work under an architect.