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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. The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes – that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky – perched on a hillside. "The

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London , which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. The images are by Hism.

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designboom

MARCH 5, 2024

monotrum redesigns Kenji Kawai’s corrugated house Corrugated House project by monotrum transforms a structure constructed from a corrugated pipe, a civil engineering material, into an accommodation facility.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Settled on the edge of a meadow surrounded by spruce trees, the massing of the two-bedroom, rectangular house follows the natural grade, never rising more than 15 feet (4.5

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland. This photo and top photo are by Peter Aaron.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Due to local historic preservation guidelines, the team only renovated 50 per cent of the existing house.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 10, 2023

OOIIO Architecture completes a new singular residential project in Toledo, to build a spectacular house in the well-known neighbourhood of Valparaíso. An architectural and urban wonder that completely conditions the life of Toledo and the configuration of the city. Source by OOIIO Architecture.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires , Argentina. The home was first constructed in the mid-1970s by a civil engineer, and La Base Studio demolished part of it for its current iteration.

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Dwell

JANUARY 11, 2023

Photo by Leonardo Finotti Designed by Uruguayan architecture firm Mapa, the house is supported by 30 pilotis. Photo by Leonardo Finotti Erica is the owner and founder of the interior design studio Solsken, and Eduardo is a civil engineer and the vice president of Data IQ.

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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. House on a Bay is a twisted residence overlooking the sea. Elliott Architects created the house with two distinctive bars. Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti.

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Dwell

MAY 3, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area features a vaulted ceiling, timber cladding, and a long skylight that brightens the gauzy space. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2024

London studio Mae Architects has created Harriet Hardy House in Southwark, a block of 119 social homes complete with a community centre and cafe. Commissioned by Southwark Council, the housing forms part of the Aylesbury estate redevelopment and is organised in a U-shape around a central courtyard. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Named the JArzm house – using the first initial of each family member – the home is set into a 60-foot slope in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood. John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) completed the house – and 540-square foot (50-square metre) accessory dwelling unit (ADU) – in November 2021.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

Daniel Joseph Chenin settled the 7,800-square foot (725-square-metre) house on an acre rock outcrop near government-protected land in Las Vegas Valley, looking out to Red Rock Canyon. Fort 137 is characterised by its stone facade The house is heralded by a 28-foot tall (8.5

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e-architect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

VAVA House Seattle, Modern Washington Real Estate, Contemporary Home WA, US Property Photos. VAVA House Seattle, Washington, USA. VAVA House in Seattle. VAVA House, Seattle, WA. The design of the VAVA House emphasizes the creative ways families share space and help each other grow, learn, and play. Design: Fivedot.

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e-architect

JANUARY 3, 2023

Dream House Kifisia, Greece Residential Tower Building, Greek Architecture Images. Dream House in Kifisia, Athens. Dream House, Greece. The Dream House was designed with the primary aim to make its’ owner’s dream come true. Dream House in Athens, Greece – Building Information.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Jenny Peysin Architecture has completed a house in the Hamptons with a poured-in-place concrete envelope and a glazed living space. The concrete bar – which contains circulation and sleeping spaces – was Jenny Peysin Architecture's first time working with cast-in-place concrete as an all-in-one finished facade and structural material.

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ArchiDiaries

JULY 16, 2022

A Calicut-Kerala-based Architectural studio established in 2012, founded by Rohit palakkal.The Architect passed out from Mumbai University in 2009. Nestcraft focuses on the design and execution of Architecture, Interiors, landscape, allied design and Engineering. (“Text as submitted by the Architects”).

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Located at number 1819 Pico Boulevard, one of the most important streets in the Californian city of Santa Monica, is a building of 48 homes designed by the architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa. This totally electric “Net Zero” 100% affordable housing project is certified LEED Platinum and has an astounding pEUI of 6.6,

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In 2019 the Tennessee Housing Development Agency reported that over45% of Nashville, renters are housing cost-burdened: spending more than 30% of their income on housing-related expenses. With rents rising15% in the past year alone and a projected 50,000-unit deficit by 2030, the city’s housing crisis shows no signs of slowing.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Affordable housing and solutions to homelessness have seen a resurgence. The photography is by Casey Dunn.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Contemporary House India by Robert Gregory, with photographs by Edmund Sumner Thames & Hudson , November 2021 Hardcover | 9-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches | 272 pages | 355 illustrations | English | ISBN: 9780500021330 | $75.00 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : India has a long, diverse history of remarkable architecture.

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Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2023

US architecture studio GBBN designed three brick buildings that allow social housing to both "fit in and stand out" in Cincinnati, Ohio. The studio recently expanded a 19th century brick house in Pennsylvania into an education facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. Modules make up the social housing in San Francisco. Read: Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton.

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e-architect

JANUARY 2, 2022

Barrow House Lincolnshire Property, English Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Home, Building Photos. Barrow House in Lincolnshire. Architects: ID Architecture. Barrow House. Barrow House sits in its rural setting surrounded by wildflower meadows and overlooks an extensive private pond. Architect: ID Architecture.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. During the project's inception, designers from Manhattan's Desai Chia Architecture visited the site in different seasons to understand the climate and terrain.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2022

Concrete and darkened cedar make up the facades of a Seattle home that was designed by architecture studio GO'C for a family of eight. The Sound House is located on a sloped property in the city's Magnolia neighbourhood – a site that offers vistas of the downtown district and the Puget Sound. Architectural staff: Ben Kruse, Yuchen Qiu.

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e-architect

AUGUST 12, 2023

Complementing this vertical window system are telescoping glass doors spanning the width of the house, capturing a panoramic horizontal view of the nearby mountains. The middle level comprises porous, semi-autonomous spaces, housing the entry, living room, kitchen, dining room, lounge, and office.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2024

International architecture studio HOK has unveiled the latest designs for an open-air stadium for the New York City Football Club in Queens. Located in the Willets Point neighbourhood, the stadium is part of a 23-acre development that includes a public school, hotel, retail and a 100 per cent affordable housing project.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The brief is one familiar to the practice: balance the heritage constraints of an original house (in this case, Edwardian-era) with the needs of a growing family. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Architect Tsukasa Ono designed this housing project on Japan 's Yakushima island to have a positive impact on its natural setting, using a "regenerative" approach to improve the soil by promoting the growth of mycelium and bacteria. Tsukasa Ono designed a co-operative housing project in Japan.

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Bustler

JANUARY 31, 2023

Registration Deadline: Mar 31, 2023; Submission Deadline Mar 31, 2023 How can modular timber construction be used to respond to the contemporary housing crisis? How to achieve the greatest architectural variety with the fewest building elements possible? The ideas must be based on real needs, with an eye to the future.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

Paris studio K Architectures has created a permanent home for the Domaine de Bayssan Theatre near Béziers, France , which was informed by circus tents. . Top: K Architectures designed the theatre complex near Béziers. Top: K Architectures designed the theatre complex near Béziers. Project credits: Architect: K Architectures.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

California studio AUX Architecture has converted and expanded a synagogue on LA 's Westside to create the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center for a nonprofit focused on children's welfare. AUX Architecture positioned the building on a sloped campus. The architecture was informed by a dance piece. Civil engineer: VCA Engineers.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

UK studio Kirkland Fraser Moor has created a contemporary house named Ashraya in Hertfordshire, England, which is topped by a cross-laminated timber arch. Ashraya stands next to a historic house and walled garden. The house sits under a CLT arch. The distinctive house was built under the Paragraph 80 planning regulation.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2022

Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa has created a North Hollywood apartment building that prioritises social areas over private space and includes units for low-income tenants. By including affordable units, the developer was able to construct a taller and denser building, while also helping address the city's housing crisis.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

California architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a central structure for a sports complex in Florida with a sloped concrete shell designed to "make a spectacle of rainfall". It has offices in California and Florida and its recent work includes a housing block with a curving aluminium screen in Los Angeles.

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