Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus. Post it here.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a single-family residence in Oregon with a dark exterior and interconnected spaces without corridors that was built using American-made cross-laminated timber. An exterior courtyard is included in the design. Its simple forms and monochromatic envelope defer to the natural setting.".

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It features slatted wooden ceilings and white floors VenhoevenCS Architecture + Urbanism's design incorporates features that aim to mimic natural habitats to promote biodiversity and support aquatic life. Both lead down from the pedestrian boulevard above.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. "It Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. "The They are fluted at the base before extending upwards into an expansive "lilypad" shape.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The apple tree was symbolic of his earliest encounters with nature as a child, and of the continuity of that connection years later while picking apples with his own children," ACDF added. ACDF Architecture arranged the structure around an apple tree. General contractor: Marion Gauthier. Three bedrooms feature inside.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish. The photography is by Bruce Damonte.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

"At the same time, the aim of the project is to celebrate an escape into nature, so wood was a natural choice — that's why all the steel elements are painted black, to fade into the background and make the wood the main character." The photography and video is by Yifan Liu.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It can travel at a speed of five knots and is built to provide guests with a sauna experience in the beautiful nature of the Stockholm archipelago. The exterior is a rugged pine to blend in with surrounding nature. The bow shape is the central theme throughout.

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Deezen

JUNE 29, 2023

Texas studio Tobin Smith Architect has completed a home for an irregular site facing a nature preserve that was envisioned as a "series of shields" clad in limestone and stucco. The exterior was envisioned as a "series of shields that provide privacy and mitigate solar exposure," the team said. The photography is by Dror Baldinger.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With less need for air conditioning and generous access to landscaped areas, they offer a more natural, less tempered experience with the environment." Residents enter from a small courtyard on the outside street-edge corner of the lot into a rounded entryway that passes directly into the main exterior courtyard.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

The residence is located in Mill Valley, a town just north of San Francisco that is known for its natural terrain and cultural offerings. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The project was delivered using a design-build model, in which designers, contractors and others work together under a single contract. The general contractor was Seattle-based Lease Crutcher Lewis. The structural frame is a mix of concrete, steel and cross-laminated timber – the latter used for roof and floor decking.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The owner’s request was to increase the volume of the house while maintaining its original DNA as defined by angular geometries, redwood interiors, and exterior courtyards. Redwood surfaces and structural elements complete the warm interior landscape, from the sloping roof beams to partition walls and built-in shelves." "The

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Dwell

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Using primarily three exterior materials—gray brick, black timber, and tubular metalwork—the palette is simple where the rough facing brick and flush lime mortar joints contrast the sharper and darker detailing. Two bedrooms and associated bathrooms are submerged within the semi-sunken floors.

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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

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

MARCH 15, 2024

CCY Architects took cues from "the breathtaking natural landscape" "Our inspiration for DNA Alpine residence stemmed from the breathtaking natural landscape," CCY Architects principal Todd Kennedy told Dezeen. "We meters) above ground level. The photography is by Jeremy Bittermann.

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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. The exhaust vents, broadcasting system, and underpass light strips were embedded into the walls to create a minimalist interior.

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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. 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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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

The building's exterior was inspired by the vernacular constructions of the area, a region of Quebec known as the Eastern Townships. The overall impression gives the illusion that a natural phenomenon has split an initial entity into two distinct parts," said Naturehumaine. The interiors are minimal, in contrast to the exterior.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The building is oriented to take advantage of the "natural views offered up and down the length of the ravine". The team cut away portions of the boxy exterior to create balconies, which vary in size. Facades are clad in grey-hued, interlocking metal panels. Garapa wood was used for soffits and for door and window surrounds.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Large stretches of glass break up the cladding and bring in natural light. The interior spaces are generous and airy Within the home, one finds generous, airy rooms that engage with the natural environment. The rear and side elevations consist of concrete, stucco, stone and powder-coated aluminium panels.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Manna offers 32 rooms fitted out with natural materials and neutral tones, plus gym and spa facilities and a restaurant focused on local produce.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 19, 2022

While this home is surrounded by water rather than trees and overlooks a high-traffic waterway, it shares much with the cabin, such as the low-key use of natural materials, the attention to detail, and the intimate sense of scale and proportion.” –Jim Jim Olson, FAIA, Design Principal. © Olson Kundig. © Olson Kundig. © Olson Kundig.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Thin wooden slats cover the entire home, drawing cues from historical structures that are meant to provide shelter and natural ventilation at once. The wooden slats that make up the exterior were repurposed from old fences. Project credits: General contractor: Wright & Co. Structural engineer: Engineering Ventures.

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Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2023

The house has an upward-pitched roof The Z-shaped footprint makes the most of the 8,000-square foot (740-square metre) trapezoidal lot, creating a "park-like front yard, and a private garden at the rear, maximizing daylight and natural ventilation to all spaces of the house," according to O'Neill McVoy.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

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. The natural light helps reduce energy usage. Contractor: Merit Construction. MEP engineer: Modus.

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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2023

The arrangement of the courtyards and glazing affords views across the public core of the house The courtyards provide the residents with exterior space that is protected, shaded and private in the compact neighbourhood where the houses have only 10 feet between the houses. The photography is by Timothy Hursley.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Injecting a dose of mid-century California modernism to the Rocky Mountain West, Tengoku Residence embraces the natural terrain of Jackson Hole in an unexpectedly modern way. Each resulting zone of the house feels like a small pavilion, with access to natural daylight and ventilation on multiple sides to encourage passive ventilation.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 2, 2024

The homeowners, authors who also own and manage an independent record label out of Mill Valley, California, were looking for a nature-oriented outpost in Wyoming in which to pursue their writing practice. The architecture is open, with sweeping views to mountain vistas of the Grand Tetons, natural fauna, forests, and meadows.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2022

"This creates a visual rhythm along the nearly 500 feet of street frontage analogous to more traditionally scaled structures, while maintaining the continuity of the program in a single building," the team said. The exterior has a layered appearance. Structural engineer: Buro Happold. Drywall contractor: Central Ceilings.

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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’. All studios receive natural light through the translucent façade and have an operable viewing window and skylights. Source by Steven Hall Architects.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2023

On the exterior, the individual forms are wrapped in dark charred cypress and a patinated, standing-seam zinc roof that reflects the browns, greens and greys of the forest and lake and are intended to weather over time. "At The photography is by Paul Warchol.

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