Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Balconies painted in the same hue on either side look over the outdoor areas oriented around the oak trees.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

The building soffits and protected exterior walls are clad with cedar siding; a standing seam metal shell is extruded down the outermost walls, reinforcing the simple massing while protecting the recessed cedar from weathering at the west, south, and east building frontages where the building receives the most sun.

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Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

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. The CAMPout House is located on a gently sloping site in Truckee, a mountain town just north of the lake known for its skiing , hiking and water sports.

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Architizer

JANUARY 26, 2023

The exterior is clad in a rain screen of weathered steel that recalls the site’s steel mill history, with an exposed mass timber interior. miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond."

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2023

Photo is by Benjamin Benschneider The site is reached by boat, and a winding path leads from a dock through a wooded area and into a sunlit meadow. When new owners purchased the property in 2016, they engaged us to make additions to the site that respected the natural character of the sparsely populated island," the firm said.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

Daniel Joseph Chenin designed the house in the Las Vegas desert Named Fort 137, "the building pays homage to the old fort structures from the early settlement days of Las Vegas, which relied upon site-sourced materials along with tried-and-true techniques for designing and building in an arid climate," the team told Dezeen.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Photo © Naho Kubota The constraints on the size of the site, coupled with the desired program, encouraged French 2D to create an ethos of abundance within limited resources. Found after years of searching, the site is steps away from both a Boston subway stop and a thriving and diverse downtown. Source by French 2D.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2023

Wood and cement wrap the exterior of a hillside, family home designed by California studio Feldman Architecture to feel like a "space of serenity". L-shaped in plan, the house consists of two bars tucked into a sloped site and wrap an outdoor space in the rear.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Guided by the landscape setting and the monumental atmosphere of the site, the building complements the serenity of this vast memorial. KAAN Architecten chose to place the new building at a respectful distance from the monumental ensemble, maintaining the original plan for the site and preserving its peaceful atmosphere.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo © Jeremy Bittermann By siting the building in such a way, the collection of structures are now united by narrow walkable streets and knit together multiple covered parking areas. The exterior of the hotel is expressed through board formed concrete, metal panels, large expanses of glass, and glimpses of the wood ceilings inside.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Photo is by Aogvision These underground waiting halls havemetal roofs equipped with solar panels that power the station, contrasting the brick exterior of the old station front. A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station. The post MAD unveils sunken Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing appeared first on Dezeen.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 22, 2024

Responding to site topography and climatic influences of sun and prevailing breezes, the steel-framed building houses open-air fermentation spaces that foster cross-ventilation, utilize night cooling, and provide well-lit working environments with ample natural daylight.

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Deezen

APRIL 18, 2022

White siding and a curvy aluminium screen make up the exterior of a residential building in Los Angeles designed by American firm Brooks + Scarpa. Located on the edge of the city's Valley Village neighbourhood, the Magnolia Hill Apartments building occupies a corner site that formerly held a gas station. Civil engineer: Barbara Hall.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 2, 2024

A fourth, spiritually focused structure has yet to be built and will be sited further to the south. 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.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Dogtrot is sited at the center of a quiet 18-acre meadow with panoramic views of the surrounding ranchlands, foot-hills, and mountains, notably Mount Glory, the distinctive southernmost peak of the Teton Range. The exterior is clad in oxidized corrugated and perforated steel and Siberian larch. Project Status: Built. Year: 2018.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The site also houses PCC’s new Opportunity Center and a childcare center—both of which will be resources for residents. Besides structural design that eliminates the need for a more expensive post-tensioned concrete slab; and thoughtful placement of exterior glazing to optimize the overall window-to-wall ratio. Source by Hacker.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

The dwelling, which serves as a retreat for a Chicago family, is sited in a way that maximizes views while retaining privacy. Stretching across a flat site, the house consists of intersecting, gabled volumes and a flat-roofed, pavilion-like volume in the rear. Contractor: OnSite Management (Mark Pollard).

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The renovation and expansion by GBBN Pittsburgh preserved the original house and added a contemporary barn -shaped structure that mitigates the steep site. The addition – known as The Barn – reinvents a gabled house archetype with a playful roofline and angled floor plate that wraps around a courtyard to preserve the site's existing trees.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

In Situ Studio wrapped the visitor centre in dark-coloured steel In Situ Studio's addition to the site is located on the south edge of the park near a tapering brick smokestack – left over from a demolished children's prison – and shelter, grab-and-go concessions, bathroom facilities, and visitor information. Cabinetry: Xylem, Inc.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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." A fourth structure is planned for the site and will have a spiritual function.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 24, 2024

A gradual exterior ramp connects from Old Main’s axis to a second-floor entrance of our new building, just above a ground floor entrance facing the newly formed ’Arts Quad’. SHA used 3D modelling to develop and coordinate the construction documents with the team, allowing contractors to build the complex geometry efficiently and precisely.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The PEMBs consist of the structure and an exterior, which consists of insulated rib metal panels.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2022

The pavilions were designed as square and rectangular buildings with exterior walls that are angled inwards at their base. Materials used were locally sourced, with the precast concrete used across the facade sourced from within 25 miles of the site. Civil engineer and landscape architect: Land Design.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2022

The canopy stretches from the base of the exterior to cover the stands. On the exterior, supporting the canopy is a base of precast trapezoidal concrete panels. More nods to Bowerman are included in a statue and historical plaques from the old stadium located in the plaza at the entrance to the site. Civil engineer: Mazzetti.

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Deezen

JULY 26, 2023

Located in the heart of New Orleans , the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium sits on a site overlooking the Mississippi River. On the exterior, the team revamped the front facade – which looks east toward the river – by installing a bird-friendly glass curtain wall and adding a triangular entrance volume, which glows from within at night.

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Civil Engineering Renovation Glass Engineering 95

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2022

The quarter-hectare site, which stretches along Camarillo Street, was formerly occupied by a small office building. The building has a white exterior that helps enhance natural light and reduce heat gain – the latter being an important consideration given the area's hot climate. The white exterior increases natural light.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The site is in the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District, established to preserve the cultural diversity of the area by highlighting the culture and contributions of the Filipino American community," the studio said. General contractor: Cahill Contractors. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers.

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2022

Canadian architecture studio GH3 has created an expansive bus maintenance and storage facility in Edmonton, Alberta that has sculptural finishes while preserving an existing smokestack on the site. Along the exterior base are a series of gabion walls intended to screen "unsightly equipment" and "clutter". Landscape architect: GH3.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2023

All-white exterior materials include stucco and perforated mesh screens. In addition to the residential portion of the project, the ground level has commercial spaces that create a variety of uses for the site, including 2,000 square feet (1,858 metres) of office spaces for the Venice Community Housing Corporation, which owns the land.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Exterior louvres and faceted canopies are among the elements that US studio Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has added to a 1920s academic facility, helping it achieve net-zero energy consumption, according to the studio. The building has received LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

photo © Tim Griffith Construction has been completed on a new LMN designed classroom building located on a central site along Library Mall. Site Area: 159,000 SFT (14,771.5 The project provides contemporary instructional spaces over four floors in the center of the University’s iconic shoreline campus. Floor Area: 90,000 SFT (8,361.2

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BD+C

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Hill The selected site, located on the south side of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was anything but typical. An initial observation from a contractor even deemed it 'unbuildable,' but we believe in facing challenges head-on and have been taught to turn liabilities into opportunities.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Aside from anchoring the site, the new Vesterheim Commons project threads together Vesterheim’s Heritage Park with Water Street, the city’s main thoroughfare. Here, plantings frame woodland clearings to provide obvious thresholds and edges defining Vesterheim’s grounds.

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Deezen

APRIL 10, 2022

A lush green wall and back-lit fibreglass panels are found on the exterior of an electrical substation extension that was designed by TEF Design to achieve net-zero energy consumption. For the constrained site, local firm TEF Design conceived a two-storey addition that totals 12,200 square feet (1,133 square metres).

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

During the project's inception, designers from Manhattan's Desai Chia Architecture visited the site in different seasons to understand the climate and terrain. Similar to the exterior, the home's interior finishes are meant to work in concert with the landscape. Structural engineer: David Kufferman.

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