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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. Supported by the internal concrete walls, this allows a small light gap to be created between the facade and the roof. The only American cemetery on Dutch soil, the Netherlands American Cemetery (NEAC) was dedicated in 1960 across a 26.5-hectare

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Boano Prišmontas creates art gallery that "is unmistakably a barn"

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As you get closer you will see the sharp edges and geometries that come from a digital fabrication workshop rather than a traditional construction site." It was designed to be a peaceful space The arched roof was digitally fabricated from hundreds of pieces of timber that were CNC cut. The photography is courtesy of Boano Prišmontas.

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Bell Phillips creates The Tree House pavilion at London's Elephant Park

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Bell Phillips was approached to design a community space housing a cafe kiosk, toilets and a bookable multipurpose room for the site, which contains several mature plane trees. The structure nestles amongst large plane trees. The 18-square-metre kiosk is located in a unit at the prominent southern corner of the site.

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Mork-Ulnes creates black San Francisco house to be "laboratory" for creative work

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Located on a sloped site in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighbourhood, the house sits among Victorian and Edwardian homes that line the area's hilly streets. The couple, who are avid collectors, desired a home that showcased their treasured belongings and supported their creative work.

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In Situ Studio overhauls James Taylor's mid-century childhood home

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Read: In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina The original guest house was demolished and a new, two-bedroom dwelling was built on its foundation using a "roof form that is sympathetic to the main house" with deep overhangs. In Situ Studio is the fourth team to work on the Morgan Creek residence.

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International Conference Centre, Tainan, Taiwan

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The colors and scale are also reminiscent of an archeological site, further invoking historical references. The structure makes use of compression and tension members to reduce its steel volume by 20% compared to traditional designs, creating the effect of a roof that floats above the continuous glass wall. 2019 – June.

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Frederick Fisher creates stucco buildings for California school hit by wildfire

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The Ojai Valley School Upper Campus project sits on a 195-acre (79-hectare) site overlooking the Ojai Valley in Ventura County, about two hours north of Los Angeles. The project was designed in the wake of the December 2017 Thomas Fire, which devastated the region and wiped out two buildings on the upper campus of the school.