Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2024

Johnston Architects, in association with James Cutler Architects, designed the new library for the city of Maple Valley. The site for the project is one of the few remaining areas of second growth forest within city limits. Large vine maples frame the entry to the building.

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MAY 10, 2024

It was commissioned during the pandemic as a second home for the client The design team had multiple goals for the project. It was elevated to avoid humidity and provide greater views and more illumination The architects conceived a two-storey house that is partly lifted above the site by steel piers.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. It was important for the design to enhance rather than compete with the existing historical architecture," the studio explained. "It

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Architizer

JUNE 2, 2022

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Despite technical complications involved in construction, inclined sites can invoke inspiring new architectural possibilities that just aren’t possible on flat sites. Better views, unique spatial design, creation of privacy using a variety of levels, and much more.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Construction teams in Chicago have begun work on the foundation for the 72-storey skyscraper designed by SOM. Images courtesy of Related Midwest.

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Archinect

JULY 20, 2022

A recent project designed and built by Swedish architect Konstantin Ikonomidis located within a UNESCO World Heritage site in Greenland celebrates Inuit cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment. This was carefully chosen by the local community, site manager Paninnguaq Fleischer-Lyberth and Ikonomidis.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

London studio Satish Jassal Architects has created a two-bedroom bungalow from handmade-bricks behind shops and restaurants on Turnpike Lane in Haringey, England. This was a very tricky backland site, but the key message is that with careful planning, you can succeed," said Satish Jassal Architects founder Satish Jassal.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. "The Have one to share? Post it here.

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Architecture Lab

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The process of architecture involves several activities rather than just drawing up plans and designing structures. Before starting any architectural project, the first step is to complete the architecture site analysis. Such analysis […].

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English woodland. This is "an old technique", said Thorns, but one that opens up a lot of opportunities to use smaller trees.

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Architizer

APRIL 30, 2024

Architects: Want to have your project featured? They can be material structures that connect two (or more!) Architects are well aware of this dual meaning, and more and more designers are leaning into it for its symbolic potency. Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

American studio Walker Warner Architects has completed Hale Kiawe, a family retreat with simple, gabled forms are set within an undulating landscape dotted with chunky lava rocks. Walker Warner Architects designed the retreat with simple, gabled forms For a 4.7 (1.9-hectare) The photography is by Matthew Millman.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2022

Fletcher Crane Architects has completed a two-bedroom house on a brownfield plot in west London featuring grey-brick walls that are left exposed throughout the living areas and sunken bedrooms. Fletcher Crane Architects has completed a grey-brick house in London. It occupies the site of an old garage. metres below street level.

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Architizer

JUNE 19, 2023

Plug in to the latest design discussions by subscribing. That is, moving away from the more human elements involved in their manufacture resulted in products that were standardized and more universally available, rendering their former manufacturing sites obsolete.

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2024

Architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled designs for a terraced residential building in Uruguay , which is the last project designed by the studio's founder. It is the last project designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, who died last year.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

series, we've collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. Among the experts to share insights on the material was Aurore Baulier, an ACAN Natural Materials Group co-ordinator, who called on architects to embrace stone's natural qualities.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

American firm Lake Flato Architects has completed a family retreat on Long Island that consists of three barn-like structures wrapped in cedar and constructed using prefabricated timber elements. Gabled roofs cover each building Timber was used for the structural framing, and many components were fabricated off-site. "To

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a mirrored cafe pavilion and courtyard at the site of The Old War Office in Whitehall, London. Designed by DaeWha Kang Design, the circular pavilion has a glass facade and mirrored stainless-steel roof panels. JZ agreed, calling it a "fantastic intervention". Do you agree?

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Toronto-based studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected to design the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Canada , which is one of the country's oldest museums. Some of the historic building's interiors may be retained, according to the team.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. NW10 House was designed by Platform 5 Architects. Read: Platform 5 Architects completes shingle-clad home overlooking a private lagoon.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. SPF Architects designed atheletic buildings for the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex.

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Archinect

MAY 11, 2023

Tadao Ando ’s design for the 10th MPavilion in Melbourne has been revealed, showcasing the architect’s ambition towards placemaking and the social cohesion of memory and his related desire to "find a scene of eternity within the oasis" that is the city’s 12-acre Queen Victoria Gardens.

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Archinect

MARCH 29, 2024

The challenge was to propose a type of housing adapted to the Mediterranean climate and customs, while maintaining the industrial character of the site. The metal structure was retained, but the creation of courtyards or "patios" provided the necessary natural light.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

A coastal lagoon’s narrow shape and adjacent topography funnel storm surge and wave action onto a scenic but low-lying site. The design for a home here must respond to these conditions and engage the landscape in a resilient way, while remaining functional and enjoyable to its inhabitants.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

PAU has placed a glass office building with the shell of a historic sugar refinery The structure is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar Refinery site, developed by Two Trees Management with a master plan by SHoP Architects and Field Operations. The site was bought by Two Trees Management in 2012.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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". The residence sits within a native forest in the town of Salsipuedes, which lies about 30 kilometers from the city of Córdoba.

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Architectural Record

JUNE 20, 2023

Dubai-based developer Damac acquired the property, site of one of the deadliest structural failures in U.S. history, in 2022 for $120 million.

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Archinect

MAY 31, 2023

Site strategy, connection to place, site history, vernacular precedent and a willingness to consider program appropriateness are important issues that can be used to satisfy client needs and protect a delicate environment. Its mass is dug into the topography, anchoring the structure to the site.

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Archinect

MARCH 18, 2022

The Asian American Resource Center (AARC) of Austin, Texas is getting an artistic new addition thanks to a design from Trahan Architects. Trahan’s design places the arts space next to the existing AARC facility on a 15-acre site at the nexus of Cameron Road and Clear Creek Drive.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. Alterstudio saw potential and let the constraints guide the home's design.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 The main benefit of structural stone is that it is a plentiful, natural, low carbon and beautiful material," said Carfrae. "It

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2023

A stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects and housing by Adjaye Associates feature in this roundup of upcoming wooden buildings , curated as part of our Timber Revolution series. According to the studio, the 5,000-seat venue will be built almost entirely from wood – including its overhanging roof, structure and cladding.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Designed for Bay Area luminaries in Atherton, California this residence reflects a well-orchestrated response to a host of requirements, technologies, and amenities. Anchored by the primary palette of Sapele wood and Jerusalem Limestone, the structure radiates warmth and elegance.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. Read: Omar Gandhi models fire-resistant residence in Canada on a mountain beetle In the end, the house was designed to bridge a gap between two massive rocky conditions.

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2024

French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. To minimise disruption to the busy site during construction, each structure was prefabricated in a local workshop before being transported to the street.

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MAY 6, 2024

Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a "unique shape", with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. The nine-storey building occupies a site measuring just 83.5 square metres, which has buildings on either side.

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