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Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects

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This led to its colonnaded southern elevation, which draws on classical architecture but is crafted from concrete and brick, offering a more contemporary look. The challenge was how to craft sensitive contemporary design that responds to and enhances this protected landscape without resorting to historic mimicry," he continued.

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The Canyon tower building, San Francisco, California

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The 23-storey mixed-use building, MVRDV’s first completed project on the west coast of the United States, is part of a masterplan that creates the wholly new neighbourhood “Mission Rock” overlooking San Francisco Bay. MVRDV’s residential complex The Canyon on San Francisco’s waterfront is complete.

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

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The home is U-shaped in plan "The home was thought not only as a shelter, but also as a bridge: from past to present, from one landscape condition to another, and from what a family wanted to what they could have," said Michael Hennessey Architecture , which is based in San Francisco. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal.

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This Rammed Earth Home in Remote New Zealand Has Some Sizzling Fireplace Moments

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Project Details: Location: Ophir, Central Otago, New Zealand Architect: NOTT Architects Builder: Down to Earth Builders and Shamrock Builders Structural Engineer: Paula Hugens Photographer: Biddi Rowley / @ biddirowley From the Architect: " We worked closely with the clients to form a raw house for a raw landscape.

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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Hewitt created a residential tower in Seattle informed by a stack of magazines The 33-storey-high building consists of a glazed tower with four facades of angled planes that rises from a rectangular base clad in brick. Photo is by Tim Rice Photography Mechanical elements were encased in a two-level block on top of the building. "We

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Ballard Food Bank, Seattle Building

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Ballard Food Bank in Seattle Building, Washington Community Facility, Wilcox Construction Inc. Ballard Food Bank, Seattle Building Design. To provide a permanent and secure base for their operations and to address the increased needs within the community, the Food Bank set out to build a new home. Civil Engineer: KPFF.