Dwell

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Greenwich, Connecticut Architect: Eric J. To bring his vision to life, the poet called upon architect Eric J. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Architizer

APRIL 2, 2022

Text description provided by the architects. © CLB Architects. © CLB Architects. . © CLB Architects. A careful study of the relationship between the site, river, and mountain views beyond led the architects to elevate the main floor of the 6,257-square-foot house six feet above the natural ground plane.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

Architecture studio CLB Architects took cues from Swiss chalets and vernacular design to create a spacious family retreat near a ski resort in the American West. CLB Architects designed Four Pines for Teton Village. Read: CLB Architects arranges Japan-influenced Wyoming home around courtyard gardens.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Architects John Friedman and Alice Kimm have stacked a concrete mass with sinuous cutouts into a hillside as a home for their family in Los Angeles , complete with a crane in the kitchen and an accessory dwelling unit. Nearby in Los Angeles, Anonymous Architects recently embedded a concrete house into a hillside with a two-storey pool.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 7, 2023

Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 67 low-income apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other thru the social spaces at the center of the complex of buildings. Source by Brooks + Scarpa.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Mick Schaefer, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA MFPRO+ Blog Senior Living Design Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Coronavirus The architectural domain constantly offers challenges. Tackling them with innovation and expertise is the very essence of an architect's job.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 31, 2023

Kevin Daly Architects (kdA) announced the completion of the new headquarters of Houston Endowment, designed by kdA with Mexico City-based collaborator PRODUCTORA. Source by Kevin Daly Architects. The nearly 32,000-square-foot, $21 million building serves as the Foundation’s first purpose-built headquarters.

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Deezen

JUNE 9, 2023

Grimshaw and Architekton designed a research facility in Arizona Designed by global firm Grimshaw Architects and local studio Architekton , the building – formally known as the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health – is the latest addition to a science-and-research district on the desert campus.

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e-architect

JUNE 28, 2023

On the building exterior, a new canopy brings storefront, loading areas, and elevator access bays into a singular form and organization. Taken together, the interior and exterior interventions redefine the space and the building’s identity as a complete whole.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

The 230,000-square foot (21,370-square metre) two-building creative complex was designed by West of West , a studio with offices in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, with American studio Gensler serving as the architect of record. Project credits: Architect: West of West. Architect of record: Gensler - Austin.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

The materials are durable and designed to weather over time Above the smooth concrete base, both interior and exterior walls are clad in a cold-rolled steel panel rain screen and the edge details reveal the thinness of the panels. Project credits: Client: North Carolina Museum of Art Contractor: Frank L.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. The exterior photography is by Halkin Mason Photography and the interior photography is by Connie Zhou.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

photo © Patrick Price Julie Hendricks, Campus Architect and Director of Design & Construction Services at UC Santa Barbara, comments: “This is the first new building of its kind on campus in 50 years. It is the ideal facility for a world-class academic institution, fulfilling the high expectations that come with such prestige.

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Deezen

JULY 26, 2023

On the exterior, the team revamped the front facade – which looks east toward the river – by installing a bird-friendly glass curtain wall and adding a triangular entrance volume, which glows from within at night. The new exterior facade possesses translucent and iridescent qualities," said EDR.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Photo © Nick McGinn As a housing typology new to Nashville, the design celebrates the congregate housing model’s inherent sense of community, seen in the variety of indoor and outdoor gathering spaces and the facade’s artistic exterior expression.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Like many of the traditional courtyard structures before, the main exterior material at Rose Apartments is commonly used exterior cement plaster. It also contributes to much needed affordable housing stock in short supply in Los Angeles. Photo © Brooks + Scarpa. Source by Brooks + Scarpa. Photo © Jeff Durkin.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 20, 2022

CLOU architects is redesigning the twin towers’ podium facade and interior, which is expected to be completed and reopened to the public in 2022. Ltd Signage: Hubei Beacon design Client: Grand Joy & GIC Singapore Size: 150,000 sqm Completion: 2022 Images: Courtesy of CLOU. Image © CLOU. Image © CLOU. Image © CLOU.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Design: Studio Jean Verville architectes. At the entrance to Vieux-Longueuil, situated between its residential and commercial areas, on a piece of land left uncultivated for many years, Studio Jean Verville architects has erected Dental Clinic St-Charles , a 2,600 square meter dental complex based on the concept of biophilia.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 26, 2024

The exterior of the hotel is expressed through board formed concrete, metal panels, large expanses of glass, and glimpses of the wood ceilings inside. Structural elements are evident and highlighted to enhance the sense of enclosure and warmth inside the lodge.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

The building was originally designed by the late architect William M Bray. On the exterior, the team added polycarbonate panels made of 35 per cent recycled plastic to the north and west facades. Project credits: Architect: AUX Architecture. Client: Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. Civil engineer: VCA Engineers.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 19, 2023

NEAC Margraten was originally designed by American landscape architect Michael Rapuano, sculptor Joseph Kiselewski, and architecture firm Coolidge, Sheply, Bulfinch and Abbott, in collaboration with local architect Alphons Boosten of Maastricht. Source by KAAN Architecten.

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e-architect

MAY 17, 2023

The team paid careful attention to the clients’ desires and way of life, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that reflects their cultural heritage. The use of vintage, one-of-a-kind furniture that reflected the clients’ cultural background added a unique touch to the design.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

For the exterior walls, the team used a mix of concrete and cypress boards that were charred using the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban , helping bolster the wood's resistance to insects and rot. Similar to the exterior, the home's interior finishes are meant to work in concert with the landscape.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The home was commissioned for a client with multiple residences who envisioned a retreat providing scenic views of the surrounding mountains, serenity, and a gathering place for family. With offices in New York City and Bridgehampton, HGX Design’s mission is focused on creating spaces that inspire human connection and fulfillment.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 27, 2022

Built in 1985 and formerly occupied by Hewlett Packard, the building has been re-commissioned by the Sand Hill Property Company for two new clients. The client brief for 3000 Hanover was to provide a second entrance lobby at the back of the building and with as much presence as the original front entrance off Hanover Street.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2022

American firm CookFox Architects has completed a pair of tall, connected buildings with gridded facades for a Williamsburg site that once held an iconic sugar factory. Masterplanned by SHoP Architects in 2013, the redeveloped site features five buildings, each designed by a different architect. Client: Two Trees.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The exterior envelope shares a common language with the recently completed lower school, where the vertical wood slats and texture reference the nearby campus woods. Centered Within Community The site of the new Athletic Center anchors campus at the north and provides an additional accessible entry into the nexus of campus. Source by Hacker.

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e-architect

JANUARY 26, 2022

Building on its intrinsic qualities, the interventions on the existing structure consist in reinforcing the relationship between the interior and the exterior, to bring more light and views to the refectory spaces, and to enhance their uses. Client: Versailles’ CROUS. Paris architect office contact details. Sun Dial Apartment.

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e-architect

MAY 31, 2023

These engineering features act to split the building in half and separate the spaces acoustically. “To To describe this, I give the example of two tin cans connected with a string,” said architect and design lead, Shawn Pauly. The performance hall is one can, and the gymnasium is the other can.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

5 architects to learn more about this project. An exterior façade made of weathered steel and sandblasted stainless steel plates gave us a material choice that accommodated all the project needs. Adjacent to the Roll of Honor is an exterior contemplative garden that houses an eternal flame for all Purple Heart recipients.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 10, 2023

The interiors extend towards exterior platforms since the one-piece roof is used as the exterior space of the upper floor. The large platform terrace that extends the living room and kitchen to the garden will serve as a perfect place of rest and relaxation for the family life of our clients. Source by OOIIO Architecture.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 22, 2022

The client asked the design team to develop the substation to improve the reliability and resilience of the electrical grid and foster a tighter knit community. Model Team: Victor Castañeda, Veronica Nazar, Eliana Lopez, Ángela Silva, Patricia Morales Landscape: Creo Landscape Architecture Mechanical/Electrical: MHC Engineers, Inc.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Guided by biophilic design principles, all three pavilions–composed of rose-pigmented concrete– rest on a raised belvedere that provides idyllic views onto Lake Mendsen , increasing connectivity to the park’s wellness offerings and supporting a new network of exterior green community spaces that run between the three structures.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Guided by biophilic design principles, all three pavilions–composed of rose-pigmented concrete– rest on a raised belvedere that provides idyllic views onto Lake Mendsen , increasing connectivity to the park’s wellness offerings and supporting a new network of exterior green community spaces that run between the three structures.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Built in 1963 by the architect Vincent G Raney, the Century 21 theater in San Jose is considered the first of its kind, catalyzing the development of giant domed movie theaters that launched the Century Theaters brand. Civil Engineer: BKF Engineers. Structural Engineer: Ryan Joyce Structural Design.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

With its mass timber wood frame fabricated in Albert Lea, Minnesota and exterior walls built of brick from Adel, Iowa, The Commons extends a long tradition of using local materials to give shape to the life and culture of Decorah. Inside, the oculus resembles Saami tents, known as “Lavvu.” Source by Snøhetta.

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e-architect

JANUARY 5, 2022

“We’re always exploring opportunities to synthesize inventive engineering solutions with architectural design. SOM’s work on the Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters included architecture, mechanical, electrical and plumbing, structural and civil engineering. Client: Rural Commercial Bank. Completed: 2021.

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