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How Can Modular Design Be Used to Revolutionize Housing Architecture?

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Modular house proposal. Image Courtesy of Han Kuo Housing is a diverse architectural typology whose configuration is determined not only by those who design it but also by the use of those who live in it.

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Safa House Restoration / Torab Home

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In the historic district of Yazd City, the Safa House, situated in the Amir Chakhmaq neighborhood, was assigned to the Torab Home Company as a. Completed in 2020 in Yazd, Iran. Images by Mina Abouei.

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How Modular Construction Can Provide Architectural Aid: From Rapid-Response to Transitional and Affordable Housing

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The Home not Shelter! For host countries, finding safe, sustainable housing solutions for those in need, both in the short- and the long-term, is an ongoing and dramatically worsening challenge. Initiative’s PLUG-IN modular PLUG-IN structure. Image © PLUG-IN. Read more »

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Designing a Nature-Embracing Modern Home in Palo Alto, USA

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Courtesy of Feldman Architecture and Western Window Systems When it came to designing a nature-embracing modern home in Palo Alto, California, USA, architect Tai Ikegami took his responsibility to protect and venerate the magnificent trees on the lot seriously. Read more »

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AR House Awards shortlists 15 homes demonstrating 'resourcefulness, imagination & optimism'

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Fifteen residential designs from around the world have made the shortlist for the Architectural Review 's latest AR House awards competition.

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Stour House / Facit Homes

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As the site is set within an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, it was clear that the new home would need to be an exemplary piece of contemporary. Completed in 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Images by Martin Gardner.

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Black Pine House and Cabin by SHED Architecture & Design

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Framing existing conditions as opportunities, SHED Architecture & Design created a coherent family compound on the shores of Seattle’s Lake Washington in which an old and new structure speak to one another and the surrounding landscape via a design solution informed by restraint, material relationship, and attention to detail.