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Site Tour: The Ponds on Alexander

SW Oregon Architect

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. acre site that borders the picturesque Delta Ponds wetlands area. Clubhouse exterior view.

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Takeshi Hirobe Architects designs Japanese house to "dance around" complex site

Deezen

Challenging site constraints informed the angular shape of this concrete house named Villa MKZ, designed by Japanese studio Takeshi Hirobe Architects. The footprint of this vacation home dances around the complex conditions of the site," studio founder Takeshi Hirobe told Dezeen. metres in the centre," said Hirobe. "By

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Malvina Zayat perches House in the Clouds on hilly site in Argentina

Deezen

Argentinian architect Malvina Zayat has completed a white home for herself and her family that is lifted above a sloped site and enters into "an intimate dialogue with the sky and clouds". Accessed via a cobblestone street, the home is perched on a hilly property with extensive views of the landscape.

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Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Deezen

Lviv studios Sanina Arch Club and Gubar Architects used a "combination of modern and local traditions" for Krasnyk House, a holiday cabin in the Carpathian mountains in Ukraine. Here, a panoramic triangular window provides views out across the landscape. We think that this project is still very important to share," they told Dezeen.

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Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects

Deezen

Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. Named Family House Dolní Malá Úpa, the home is located within the mountainous Krkonoše National Park, which required Mar.s Czech studio Mar.s

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Volcanic terrain informs design of Noir Peaks house by The Ranch Mine

Deezen

Rising up from a grassy, high-altitude plateau, the Noir Peaks house is located in the northern Arizona town of Flagstaff, known for its mountains, aspen stands and pine forests. hectare) site, the home comprises a cluster of gabled forms, which sit atop a two-foot-high concrete base. Situated on a two-acre (0.8-hectare)

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Surreal Sites: 8 Rural Retreats Set in New Zealand’s Cinematic Landscape

Architizer

The following rural retreats also seek to make the most of the country’s rich and surreal landscapes. The houses below are the product of architectural experimentation with design forms, local materials and vernacular styles, ultimately seeking to live harmoniously with their surroundings. Easterbrook House. Scrubby Bay House.

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