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Anacapa Architecture converts historic building into Drift Santa Barbara hotel

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US studio Anacapa Architecture has transformed an early 1900s, stucco -clad building that was formerly closed off to the public into a welcoming hotel filled with compact rooms and handcrafted decor. The building has served various uses over time. The building's terracotta tile roof was retained, as well.

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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

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Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade. Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a "full-scale sustainable development".

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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. "The They are fluted at the base before extending upwards into an expansive "lilypad" shape.

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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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New York architecture studio REX has completed the "most automated" performance building in the world at Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Called The Lindemann Performing Arts Center (The Lindemann) the 101,000 square-foot (9,383-square-metre) structure consists of a shoebox theatre with a long bridge-like walkway.

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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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Alongside the main worship space on the first floor, which is named the Sea Chapel, the building contains two smaller prayer spaces. It is illuminated by a skylight that projects from the southeastern side of the building. This rooftop space can be accessed independently of the building using an external spiral stair made of metal.

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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

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Vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas The team opted to preserve certain elements while adding contemporary interventions. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal.

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Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church

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Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. A new arched-shaped rounded steel staircase rises in front of one of the original stained glass windows," said the studio.

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