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Winter Visual Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall by Steven Hall Architects

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On the historic campus of Franklin & Marshall College, the new Winter Visual Arts Center takes shape as a raised pavilion formed by the site’s 200-year old trees, the oldest elements of the campus. Inspiring Space for Making and Teaching Art The 33,000 sf Winter Visual Arts Center is the center of creative life on campus.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi. "It Omar Gandhi clad the home in naturally weathering cedar boards Naturally weathering cedar boards were interspersed with detail elements of Corten steel to form picture frame hoops around the windows.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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The upper levels are for the residential units and were clad in an exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) to protect from sun and street sounds on two sides, while the lower levels hold communal areas. The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light.

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Blue-timber gardeners' workshop topped with illuminating lantern

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Blue-stained timber in a folded pattern covers the exterior When the lantern is turned on, it lights up the workshop interior and becomes a signal to the residents that the grounds' gardeners are working. "By The building contains workshops and communal space for locals Gardeners House has a pleated exterior made from blue-stained pine.

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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Floor-to-ceiling windows line the majority of the exterior, with the remainder clad in a vertical cedar siding. The studio also explained the home defies "the traditional expectations of an open plan" with "no barriers to the visual or physical flow of the home". foot ceilings throughout," said the studio.

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Brooks + Scarpa completes All Electric “Net Zero” Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, CA

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Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 48 apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other and the street below. LEED Consultant: Alternate Energy Systems Contractor: United Building Corporation Area: 52,200 sq.

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Brooks + Scarpa creates all-white Magnolia Hill Apartments in Los Angeles

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White siding and a curvy aluminium screen make up the exterior of a residential building in Los Angeles designed by American firm Brooks + Scarpa. Distinct perforated-aluminium screens undulate on the exterior. Balconies, open-air walkways and stretches of glass are found on the exterior. MEP engineer: Henderson Engineering.