Portland Architecture

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I’ve decided to try a new series of monthly blog posts in which I talk about the different articles I’m writing, places I’ve visited, others’ work I might have read, and any other relevant info or stories I can come up with. Recently I completed two articles featuring the work of Portland firm Outside Architecture. So here goes!

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Santa Cruz Architect

APRIL 13, 2024

This technical breakthrough, spurred by the housing boom in the 1950s, paved the way for southern pine plywood’s widespread adoption by residential builders in the late 1960s. The National Association of Home Inspectors has published an article on this subject at [link]. .

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. It's such a weird feeling" Bennett and her children previously spent 12 years in a one-bedroom flat, bidding unsuccessfully for social housing where they would have more space.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Providing homes for people with disabilities and formerly houseless LGBTQ+ youth, our next Social Housing Revival case study set out to prove that low-cost housing in the US can look as good as upscale apartments. The housing needs to look like it's market-rate housing," Mutlow said. "It

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Continuing our Social Housing Revival series , we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in north London , completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. Originally constructed in 1905 by the London County Council, the Bourne Estate was among the UK's earliest council-housing schemes.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

The first case study in our Social Housing Revival series looks at a housing block in Vienna organised around a central "common heart" that harks back to the city's golden age of municipal construction.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Read on for this year's home interior highlights, then vote here or by using the form at the bottom of the article. The home also has untreated concrete ceilings and pale laminate floors that contrast with the colourful furnishings. Artworks and artisan craft pieces were dotted throughout the house.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Described by Core Design Workshop as "introverted", the house is designed to look inward at its main garden rather than out towards views surrounding the site. Introverse was born out of this social context, where standards and perceptions could be reversed, redefining the garden to a house," he continued.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Handcrafted Hideaway, a 264-square-foot house that Elizabeth and Matt Impola of Handcrafted Movement designed and built is situated on a lush property in Battle Ground, Washington, with towering trees, a large pasture, and abundant wildlife. "We chose soothing colors and textures that create a sense of peace."

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The Spaces

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Wolfhouse, as it became known, was completed in the same year as Johnson’s seminal Glass House in New Canaan started construction, and the two share many of the same architectural expressions, including free-flowing open circulation and floor-to-ceiling glass walls that integrate the scenery with the interior.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MAY 4, 2024

This article discusses the top 20 tallest mass timber buildings globally, exploring their design, engineering feats, and environmental impact. Designed with sustainability in mind, Ascent MKE uses glulam beams and columns, CLT floor panels, and sustainably-sourced wood throughout most of its construction. Photo by György Palkó 3.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 2, 2023

Abrahamic Family House by Adjaye Associates The Abrahamic Family House, commissioned by The Higher Committee for Human Fraternity, is a collection of three religious spaces, a mosque, a synagogue and a church, which sit upon a secular visitor pavilion. Read the full article here. Read the full article here.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Behind the Screens imagines what famous TV apartments, houses, and offices would look like if they were to exist beyond the studio lots and soundstages where they were filmed. The new book, "Behind the Screens," recreates the detailed blueprints of the iconic TV residences you know and love. We love TV.

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2023

Promotion: a 100-year-old structure in downtown Jacksonville, Florida , has undergone a sensitive restoration to house the online furniture brand Industry West's headquarters. Partnership content This article was written by Dezeen for Industry West as part of a partnership. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2023

Our latest lookbook features cross-laminated timber interiors, including a colourful German vacation home and a tenement-style housing development in Edinburgh , and is part of Dezeen's Timber Revolution series. The cabin-cum-house was built using American-made CLT for a client that wanted an "environmentally progressive" and flexible design.

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Architizer

MARCH 7, 2024

This article was written by Edward Mazria, FAIA, the founder and CEO of Architecture 2030 whose mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. High-Rise Housing Blocks 3. The five CIAM planning principles included: 1.

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The Spaces

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s undergone a clever restoration by award-winning practice Proctor & Shaw , which has added a series of timber installations to extend and update the house, earning it the new moniker The Oak House. Three bedrooms and a family bathroom are on the first floor. Across the lawn is an independent studio.

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2024

Architects are often wrongly blamed for past failures in social housing , Mikhail Riches co-founder Annalie Riches says in this Social Housing Revival interview. Riches set out in her career to design great social housing, in a bid to challenge what she saw as a prevailing notion that architects "can't do housing".

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Habitus Living

AUGUST 13, 2023

A handful of key features of this new house stand out straight away – the clean, minimalist lines that are all the more effective for their scale and strong geometry; a restrained selection of timbers and concrete; fluidity between indoors and outdoors; and, perhaps most strikingly, the connection to nature. .

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Building and Interiors

MAY 21, 2022

The single floor house design first gained prominence in the 1950s, and currently, it continues to expand in popularity and demand. One of the many reasons for the popularity of single floor houses is their easy layout and overall accessibility. These are open and flexible in their floor layouts. Area: 850 m².

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The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It can be a challenge to design small houses, but with careful planning and the right ideas, it is possible to create a beautiful and functional living space. In this article, we will explore some of the best home interior design ideas for small houses in India. Multifunctional furniture is an excellent solution to this problem.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. I think it's lost its bad reputation – people think, 'if only houses were available on council estates in the way they used to be'."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Among the projects on show is an apartment in Madrid , Spain, which was designed by Spanish studio Zooco Estudio and features white shelving units that span two floors and provide plenty of space to store reading materials. It showcased homes where designers have created stylish bookshelves – both wall-mounted and built-in.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2022

The project's nickname, Maison Pour Dodo – which loosely translates from French to "house for sleep" – was inspired by Piddock's desire for a tidy, restful home that had little material noise. A tall bookshelf has been erected in the living area. An opening looks through to the kitchen. An opening looks through to the kitchen.

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Habitus Living

JULY 13, 2023

Having spent decades holidaying on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Justin and Zinta set out to create a holiday house to enjoy now, which they could also relocate to, in retirement. “My My wife had grown up with her dad building a house at McCrae, and we spent a lot of time down there when we started going out together,” Justin recalls. “We

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Pedrali pavilion , designed by architecture studio AMDL Circle , and architect and artist Michele De Lucchi houses an exhibition named 'Pedrali60, We Design a Better Future'. Partnership content This article was written by Dezeen for Pedrali as part of a partnership. Here ideas and plans for the future are forged." "The

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This article was written by Burgess Brown. This article is Part II of a three-part series on the hazards of vinyl flooring. Part II , this article, the long history of worker endangerment by the vinyl industry and how this legacy continues in China today. vinyl flooring. Check out their podcast, Trace Material.

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Tate House easily fits into the category of a mid-century icon. While the surroundings may have changed, the Tate House has lovingly remained in the same family since it was built. While the surroundings may have changed, the Tate House has lovingly remained in the same family since it was built.

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Architizer

MAY 24, 2023

Michael Ingui is a partner at Baxt Ingui Architects and the founder of Passive House Accelerator. The Accelerator is a catalyst for zero-carbon building and a collaborative media platform for practitioners, developers, and manufacturers working to create better buildings through Passive House design and construction.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Studio Tack used tubular light shades made from alabaster to softly illuminate a cosy Japanese restaurant in New York (above), while lighting studio Allied Maker used the stone to create ornate totemic floor lamps. As part of our Stone Age 2.0 However, its solubility in water means that it is best suited for indoor use.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2019, they added a second, smaller structure by Tuscon-based studio Dust, according to a WSJ article. Smooth concrete flooring, tall doorways, and full-length metal glazing keep things cool in the smaller building, which houses a primary bedroom suite, a studio, and a living space. Photography: Casey Dunn.

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Habitus Living

MAY 15, 2022

But even from a distance, the DD house announces its presence. Roughcast render on the ground level transitions into a smooth white finish of the upper floor. There is a certain level of artistry in the design – subtle references to historical architecture with circular columns, polished stone floors and sculptural touches. .

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2023

The second case study in our Timber Revolution series is Murray Grove, a London housing tower by Waugh Thistleton that has a superstructure built almost entirely from cross-laminated timber. Below this, the ground floor and foundations are made from reinforced concrete.

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Architizer

JULY 10, 2023

This article was produced using AI tools such as Midjourney and Chat GPT, with additional edits by our editorial team. Below, you’ll find 24 examples of AI-assisted residential floor plans, each created using generative design tool Midjourney. Use varying line weights to define the relationship between public and private areas.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2023

The 18-storey mixed-use building was named world's tallest timber building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) when it was completed in March 2019, comfortably surpassing the 53-metre Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver. Mjøstårnet houses an office, hotel and restaurant. The building is 85.4 metres tall.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

After the pandemic left the wife’s mother feeling isolated, they built her a backyard house by local prefab company Cover. Lockdowns had left Alice feeling isolated, lonely, and weary from the upkeep that her five-bedroom house in Rancho Mirage required.

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Brandon Donnelly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

According to this recent Globe and Mail article , residential building costs increased 55% since 2020. According to the same Globe article , there are 83 residential projects and 28,428 homes that have not launched (sales) over the last two years in the Greater Toronto Area because of market conditions.

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