Deezen

JULY 13, 2022

Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan , as a "new prototype of urban housing" designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future. Minimum House was designed by Nori Architects. Read: Tomoaki Uno Architects designs house in Japan with Aztec-informed pyramid.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

David Kohn Architects ’ The Red House in rural Dorset took home the prize over six other shortlisted finalists, including the final candidate — Macdonald Wright Architects’ The Library House — that was named in the same episode.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Planning requirements dictated that the extension's form be staggered, which Unknown Works used as an opportunity to incorporate a bright yellow planter for a small herb garden overlooked by the kitchen window. Project credits: Architect: Unknown Works. The rear extension has a staggered form. Client: Annabel Bligh and Luke Leighfield.

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Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2023

Architecture studio Bureau has used a rough concrete finish to disguise this small wooden cabin in France as a boulder, distinguishable only by a porthole-style window. It has a rough concrete finish to disguise it in woodland. All that distinguishes it is a porthole-style window. The photography is by Dylan Perrenoud.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. Several walls are finished with fluted plastering and "reverse buttresses" that create shaded walkways. The photography is by Ekansh Goel.

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Dwell

MARCH 7, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. In addition to building the house, Jeremy harvested most of the wood finishes from the forest around the house." Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove house in east London , adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. The terraced Victorian home in Newington Green required an update due to its dark interior and series of narrow, disjointed rooms, said Emil Eve Architects.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

UK studio Fletcher Crane Architects has completed Kingston Villa in Richmond, London , offering a contemporary "evolution" of the area's typical suburban architecture in pale brick and metal. This sits beneath a gable end that has been finished in pale textured brickwork.

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Westeck News

JULY 7, 2023

Content courtesy of Sash Windows London The Origin of Stained Glass Stained glass windows have been around for generations. During the rise of the Gothic, during the 12th century, the art of the stained-glass window flourished exceptionally. Glazing and Leading Glazing i s important for stained glass windows.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

Sustainably-sourced timber has been used for the structure, cladding and interior of this mews home in Highgate, London , designed by local architect Russell Jones. Below, a basement contains a second guest bedroom, and on the first floor the main ensuite bedroom overlooks the surrounding through large windows.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The American Institute of Architects has published its latest quarterly report on residential design in the United States. The AIA Home Design Trends Survey for Q4 2023 focused on the theme ‘neighborhood and community design,’ and revealed a desire among clients for simpler detailing on home exteriors and more windows.

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 23, 2022

Would you be surprised to learn that most architects aren't taught how to assemble a set of construction drawings in architecture school? Most graduate architects learn this from their first employer during their mandatory internship. Walls, Doors, + Windows. I certainly was. Concept Sketch. Wall Poch é + Material Hatches.

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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. For interior finishes, the team used an abundance of wood, including white-washed pine, ebonised oak, reclaimed heart pine and plywood.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2023

UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. By not applying any finishes to the inside of the structural concrete, we were able to retain the feeling of a bunker," said Plant. The photography is by Will Scott.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Local studio Hill West Architects has completed the sail-shaped Olympia Dumbo residential skyscraper in Brooklyn , which has a design informed by the industrial heritage of the borough. Its facade is clad in precast concrete panels The entirety of the building is clad in precast concrete panels interspersed with slim windows.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

British studio Will Gamble Architects has completed an extension and refurbishment to a family home in Croydon, London , defined by a contemporary colonnade spanning across the rear facade. The resulting open plan layout of the lower level extension was subtly divided by walnut fin screens, mirroring the verticality of the colonnade.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2024

Chilean architecture studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has created a holiday home outside of Santiago with a rotated, wedge-shaped terrace at its front. Floor-to-ceiling windows span its height, while a storage cupboard sits underneath. It faces a nearby beach Large windows on this side of the house look out over a backyard. "To

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

A zigzagging plan was used to bring "spatial depth" to the small site of House in Fujiidera, a family home in Osaka , Japan , designed by local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects. Created for a family of four on a narrow site, the home is formed of a cluster of blocks with contrasting finishes that intersect around a series of small courtyards.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Windows are an integral element of any residential design. Most notably, the large living room window frames the outdoor treeline in such a way that it almost doubles as a piece of art. Inspired by the Land by Arterra Landscape Architects , Healdsburg, CA, United States.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2024

London studio dMFK Architects has renovated a 1970s office in Fitzrovia with an interior designed to match the building's original character and heritage. We introduced new legibility, improved accessibility and high-quality finishes to evolve the structure's 1970s heritage".

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes referenced fossils for the textured stone facade of the Auguste Benedict School, which is designed to appear as though it has "emerged from the earth". Other projects by Amelia Tavella Architectes include a stone and timber school in Corsica and a copper extension to a convent.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2024

Grey brick chimneys contrast the interlocking white-rendered blocks of Hallen, a home in southern Sweden completed by local studio Åsa Hjort Architects. The post Åsa Hjort Architects completes blocky home on Sweden's southern coast appeared first on Dezeen. A constant presence is the surrounding landscape," she added.

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2024

Aiming to improve the connection between the home and its garden, Mamout drew on the form of an existing bow window on the rear facade to create a glazed seating area for the existing kitchen. We imagine the extension as a response to the existing bow window, which is a typical element of Belgian architecture," she added. "We

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Deezen

MAY 11, 2023

An oversized, zinc-clad roof shelters Chestnut Plantation, a brick and timber home alongside a wildflower garden in Hampshire designed by local studio John Pardey Architects. Wrapping the garden is a paved patio and walkway, lined by a low wall and wooden fence that mirrors the wooden slats used to shield the bedroom windows for privacy.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2023

London studio Francesco Pierazzi Architects has extended a suburban house in Croydon, adding two volumes with carefully-positioned openings that follow the path of the sun. Francesco Pierazzi Architects has extended a suburban house in Croydon Along the western edge of the home, a narrow form creates a new entrance.

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Dwell

APRIL 25, 2023

The owners, a pair of architects, used the "least expensive materials possible" to build a rough-and-ready retreat near the mountains. 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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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2022

London studio Will Gamble Architects has added an asymmetric and monochromatic extension to an Edwardian house in Richmond, designed to juxtapose the original architecture. Will Gamble Architects has added an asymmetric extension to an Edwardian house in London. A picture window with a seat frames the garden.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland , informed by the region's grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. House C is organised around four concrete cores along the edges of its square plan, each finished with wave-like sections of concrete wall.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Both designs were taken from the previously announced 20-entry longlist and will compete against 5 others for the title, which this year focuses on “Hard to Build” residential projects.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A green wall and a charred-timber extension define House of the Elements, a Victorian home in London renovated by local studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. While opening up its interior to the outside, Neil Dusheiko Architects added a rear extension clad in charred timber. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2023

Movable curtains of translucent PVC mesh cover the facade of this block of offices and flats in Paris, which has been converted from a 1970s concrete structure by local practice Moussafir Architectes. Moussafir Architectes was founded by Jacques Moussafir and is based in Paris. The photography is by Hervé Abbadie unless stated.

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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 interior was designed by local firm Philpotts Interiors.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has renovated a cottage on a quiet coastal street in Barwon Heads and connected it to a barn-like extension by a glazed link. Named Barwon Heads House, the project was designed by Melbourne studio Adam Kane Architects as a contemporary dwelling that embodied a "relaxed, coastal lifestyle".

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

Tigg + Coll Architects has converted part of an abandoned mission church in west London into a flexible studio , with the rest of the building set to be turned into homes. A first-floor workspace features a restored rose window "We wanted to find a permanent home for our studio that could showcase our ethos and skill sets," Tigg told Dezeen.

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Deezen

MARCH 22, 2024

Australian studio Lahznimmo Architects has completed Powerhouse Castle Hill in northwest Sydney , a shed-like storage facility wrapped in corrugated aluminium and concrete. Its design is intended to echo its industrial surroundings in Castle Hill while providing the museum with "something special", Lahznimmo Architects said.

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Dwell

MAY 10, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. A soaring roof in exposed Monterey cypress and wood floors in a matching hue emphasize a view of the seaside setting. Have one to share? Post it here.

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