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Future Firm's Hem House has all the makings of an award winner at half the price

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The design team worked with real estate developer Jacob Root to create the project with the hopes of diversifying the housing stock available to those interested in the area where new residential construction costs usually begin at $600,000.

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The NYT asks: In a housing crisis, is building ‘bland’ better than the alternative?

Archinect

The new developments look startlingly alike, often in the form of boxy, mid-rise buildings with a ground-floor retail space, sans-serif fonts and vivid slabs of bright paneling. The larger question of whether drabness is a permanent condition of contemporary architecture, however, remains unanswered.

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Two linked skyscrapers proposed for casino complex in New York City

Deezen

Real estate developer Silverstein Properties has enlisted architecture studio CetraRuddy for a proposed entertainment complex near New York City's Hudson Yards neighbourhood. These include a housing crisis, public safety challenges, budget shortfalls, and a commercial real estate market in transition."

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Colony Square Midtown Atlanta Development

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Colony Square Midtown Atlanta Development, North American Properties Georgia Buildings, USA Architecture News. Colony Square Development, Midtown Atlanta. Colony Square Midtown Atlanta Mixed-Use Development. Beyer Blinder Belle Reintroduces Colony Square , A Six-Acre Development Revitalizing Midtown Atlanta.

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Contemporary Colonial, Redwood City, California

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Transitional and contemporary design concepts were introduced, respecting and accentuating the historical Architecture of the home. Playing off of the period painted wall wainscoting , a more contemporary white oak chevron pattern paneling was introduced at the Kitchen and banquette mill work.

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A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or Ă  la Carte

Dwell

Girts Draugs spent 2020 searching for a holiday home, but nothing he saw suited the contemporary minimalism he had in mind. This unique development features 37 plots of land, and we’re thrilled that already nine of them have combinations of MyCabin homes on them. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in touch!

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Bulgari Lighthouse Dubai by ACPV Architects

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Bulgari and Dubai-based developer Meraas have set an all-new standard for luxury living with the launch of Bulgari Lighthouse – the newest exclusive residential tower that reimagines design, architecture and art of living at the bespoke Jumeira Bay Island. This is Bulgari’s third project in partnership with Meraas. Image © ACPV Architects.