Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. JKMM Architects designed the Chappe Art House "Chappe is a place for encounters and encountering art," JKMM Architects founding partner Asmo Jaaksi told Dezeen. "In

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

US studio CLB Architects has designed a cedar-clad home and barn in Wyoming for clients who love horses and wanted to return their property to its historic roots as a working ranch. CLB Architects gave the home a long, low roof To design the project, the team drew upon the site's history as a working cattle ranch.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. Elliott Architects demolished the main house and relocated the other two structures to start the design with a clean slate. Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti.

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The Arch Insider

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Planning to build your career as an architect? Let us try to brief out the life of an architect in this article! What does the Career as an Architect involve? However, the role of an architect extends way beyond this! Architects also play a major role in reducing the impact of construction on our environment.

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The Arch Insider

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Planning to build your career as an architect? Let us try to brief out the life of an architect in this article! What does the Career as an Architect involve? However, the role of an architect extends way beyond this! Architects also play a major role in reducing the impact of construction on our environment.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 29, 2023

Ben Adams Architects, in partnership with Great Portland Estates plc (GPE), has received planning permission to reinvent Minerva House, a prominent c. Image © Ben Adams Architects The existing building built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank will undergo a complete redesign of its envelope.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

London-based studio Clementine Blakemore Architects has renovated a series of derelict 19th-century agricultural buildings in Dorset to create the Wraxall Yard holiday homes. Converted from 19th-century stone and brick barns, the holiday homes were designed by Clementine Blakemore Architects to reflect the site's agricultural character.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

Historic preservation guidelines limited the interventions that could be made "We were inspired by the client's desire to rethink cliches of contemporary domesticity and create a home to live with art but not be saturated by it," co-founder Dominic Leong told Dezeen. To reduce water usage, the landscaping is drought tolerant "xeriscape."

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

At the top, the Cloud Terrace comprises a landscaped event plaza surrounded by a 400-seat ballroom, function room, planter islands and reflection pools. Together with the landscaping on the terraces, the building replaces 200% of its site area with greenery. The mirrored ceilings reveal the landscape and activities to the street below.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

Loader Monteith and Studio SJM won a competition to design it with their proposal to "embrace the students and the landscape" with a low-slung, L-shaped building that hugs the site's trees. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Wendell Burnette Architects used Corten steel to clad a cabin in Arizona designed to capture views while disappearing into the landscape like a "dark shadow". When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. The home is in Sedona, a high-desert town located about two hours north of Phoenix by car.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MARCH 19, 2024

One of the most crucial decisions homeowners face is how to structure the contract with their contractor. In this in-depth guide, we’ll delve into the key aspects of each contract type, providing valuable insights and considerations for homeowners and contractors alike.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. The house rests on a fifty-acre (20-hectare) parcel, the majority of which the clients granted to the Minnesota Land Trust for permanent conservation.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 5, 2024

MAD Architects unveiled the design for the Nanhai Art Center in Foshan City, Guangdong, which covers a total site area of 59,445 square meters and includes three major functions: the Grand Theatre, the Museum, and the Sports Center. Image © MAD Architects “The local culture of Southern Guangdong is always about the gathering of people.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Situated on Maluan Mountain, the centre by Line+ Studio was wrapped by glass openings – "maximizing transparency" to offer expansive views of the landscape, nearby seaport and Shenzhen city. The photography is by Arch-Exist Photography and Line+ Studio. Construction drawing collaboration: China Railway Urban Planning and Construction Co.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian house in London. Project credits: Architect: Oliver Leech Architects.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Møller Architects and EFFEKT have designed the 12,500 m2 building in collaboration with Artelia. Photo © Rasmus Hjortshøj Location: Svendborg, Denmark Architect: C.F. Møller Architects in collaboration with EFFEKT Landscape: C.F. In a joint partnership Danish architecture studios C.F. Møllerske Støttefond.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

TW Ryan Architecture topped the home with pyramidal roofs A key goal for the design team was to create a rugged home that could "withstand the ever-changing weather conditions, while reinforcing a refined engagement with the natural landscape of the unique site". Project credits: Design architect and architect of record: T.W.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Other public projects by Snøhetta include plans for a library in Charlotte with a "translucent prow" and a spiralling planetarium in France The photography is by Michael Grimm. Hall Glass & custom frit: Agnora The post Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa appeared first on Dezeen.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

Photo © Rasmus Hjortshõj Surrounded by a thriving landscape that extends onto an accessible roof, the building embraces the regional landscape, in form, materiality, and culture, bringing a native piece of Swedish nature to the middle of Gothenburg.

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2023

American studio CLB Architects has refreshed a Wyoming house it created 20 years ago, making changes that honour the original design and prioritise "durability and a play of textures". In its design of the rectangular house, the studio made use of simple, inexpensive materials and emphasized a connection to the landscape.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 8, 2024

The design and organization of the hotel is different from most since the client requested that more than half of the program be open to the public. Source by Vector Architects. Construction Contractor: Shanghai Greenland Construction (Group) Co. Client: Jingdezhen Towyi Cultural Development Co.,

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 8, 2024

Photo © ACF Haikou City has launched a large-scale international public art project “Haikou, Pavilions by the Seaside” since 2021, inviting many world-renowned architects and artists to jointly design and build 16 seaside pavilions for Haikou that are both public service and artistic appreciation.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 14, 2022

Following the immense success of the El Gouna Film Festival, Orascom DH commissioned Studio Seilern Architects to design the El Gouna Conference and Culture Centre, which aims not to be the largest conference centre in Egypt but the most spectacular and memorable one. Source by Studio Seilern Architects. Photo © Paul Riddle.

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BD+C

AUGUST 28, 2023

Rebekah Schranck, AIA Contractors Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Architects Building Owners Construction Administration presents its fair share of challenges in the architectural industry, from managing clients' change of heart in the midst of construction to dealing with contractors that are reluctant to revise their work.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The environment of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area has a beneficial effect on children’s health, with the favourable climate of the adjacent Císařská jeskyně (Imperial Cave) also being part of the treatment. Source by Adam Rujbr Architects.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 3, 2023

The location of the project is defined by the preservation and the emphasis on the existing landscape heritage. Source by Petitdidierprioux Architectes. At the gateway of the Beaujolais vineyards, the project contributes to the qualification of one of the city’s entrances.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

British firm Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction on three new stations for the Dnipro Metro in Ukraine as part of a four-kilometre line extension. The trio of Zaha Hadid Architects -designed stations — Teatralna, Tsentalna and Muzeina – form part of the metro line extension in the city of Dnipro that first broke ground in 2016.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Fuse Architects shed the home’s dark shingles—including ones inside—and covered its ocean-facing facade with glazing that frames views and draws in light. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 24, 2022

Benthem Crouwel Architects transformed the building into a visible, well-organized and accessible new museum that connects the city with nature and with art. Architect and partner Saartje van der Made: ‘We were immediately captivated by the location. Source by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photo © Jannes Linders.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. Neumann Monson Architects completed a municipal building in Iowa. On the north and south facades, the architects incorporated large swaths of polycarbonate to bring in soft daylight.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The abundance of natural landscapes and public spaces created within the Floating Headquarters provides such opportunity. The second courtyard, the “Tree Courtyard”, is the project’s largest open landscaped space and located in the center of the building cluster. Source by Vector Architects. Photo © Arch-Exist. Photo © Chen Hao.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 15, 2022

Image © CAA architects. Image © CAA architects. In addition, the traditional Chinese courtyard is integrated with the natural landscape, and the architectural form adopts the natural pattern, delineating the curves of overlapping peaks, infiltrating and organically connecting with the surrounding urban landscape.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The bridge is arranged over the front garden During an initial walkthrough with the clients, founding principal Ryan Leidner threw out a "crazy idea" – to redirect access from the street to a new front door with a bridge. The bridge would span the lush front garden and connect to the house between the top and middle stories.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Called Skyglass , the 335-foot-high (102 metre) tower is located just east of the Space Needle, which was recently renovated by Olson Kundig Architects , and contains apartments with shops on its lower floors. We wanted to respond to these bigger broader ideas of an ever-changing maritime climate," she said. "We

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Architizer

AUGUST 18, 2022

Stanford Residence – When our client, a Stanford University professor and pioneer of design thinking, sought to remodel one of the university’s modest faculty homes, it was inevitable that the process and the project would be unlike any other. © Jensen Architects. © Jensen Architects. © Jensen Architects.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 10, 2023

To create a distinctive entrance for this flourishing estate, KAAN Architecten has joined a consortium led by developer Steenoven and contractor Alheembouw, along with DENC-studio, DELVA Landscape Architects and artist Paul de Kort. tons of CO2 annually. Source by KAAN Architecten.

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