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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments

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© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context. Read more »

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Brick Houses in Spain: Modern Masonry Design for Home Interiors and Exteriors

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© Adria Goula The ample supply, durability, and affordability of brick makes it one of the most widely used and iconic materials in Spanish architecture, especially within the Mudejar tradition.

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Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS): An Essential Solution for Sustainable Construction

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Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS) are versatile, high-performance solutions that meet these requirements for both new builds and renovations. These multi-layered exterior insulation systems significantly enhance thermal performance and offer energy savings of up to 50% while providing flexibility in design.

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Apple's first flagship store in India, designed by Foster + Partners, opens to the public

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Apple’s first flagship store in India, designed by Foster + Partners , is now open. Employing many design elements synonymous with Apple stores around the world , Apple BKC attempts to blur the boundaries between inside and outside: A 26-foot-tall glass façade highlights the double-height volume within and the outdoor areas.

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This mass timber sauna in Finland appears as a natural extension of its rocky surroundings

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Called Kivi Sauna, the structure was designed by Helsinki -based design and architecture studio Sotamaa. Its interior features vast CLT sheets, while its exterior is crafted from milled CLT panels. On an island within the Finnish archipelago, a sleek, pebble-shaped sauna seems to delicately balance atop a small rock formation.

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Henning Larsen releases free catalogs on sustainable design

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Henning Larsen has expanded its Unboxing Carbon initiative with the release of two open-source catalogs detailing the carbon emissions of building materials for architects and designers. The first catalog, focused on exterior materials, was released in 2022. The first catalog, focused on exterior materials, was released in 2022.

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BIG and ICON’s community of 100 3D printed homes begins construction in Texas

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The hundred-home 'Wolf Ranch' development was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and 3D printing technology group ICON and is being constructed in the city of Georgetown, Texas, just north of Austin. Construction has commenced on the largest community of 3D printed residences in the United States.