Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

Daniel Joseph Chenin designed the house in the Las Vegas desert Named Fort 137, "the building pays homage to the old fort structures from the early settlement days of Las Vegas, which relied upon site-sourced materials along with tried-and-true techniques for designing and building in an arid climate," the team told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Its facade is interspersed with many skinny windows The seven-storey structure has a ground-level podium clad in green-painted concrete interspersed with steel gates.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2024

Assuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex metal roof. Homeowner Julie Park ordered the home’s components from the prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, and she hired architect Andrew Goodwin to assist with structural engineering and permits.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

My engineer designed the foundation, stair system, container platform, balcony and lower deck. There was no builder/general contractor on this project because I could not find someone willing to take it on. A site plan and septic permit were required before a building permit was issued. Have one to share? Post it here.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company has used cross-laminated timber to construct an off-grid office building that floats on water. Floating Office Rotterdam is a three-storey building floating in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven. The building is constructed on a pontoon of 15 "concrete barges". Photo is by Sebastian van Damme.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

A right to nature The expansive round structure encourages visitors to create their own journeys both indoors and outdoors, regardless of whether they hold tickets to the exhibition inside. “As a brand Volvo is rooted in a Swedish pride for producing and manufacturing quality for everyone. .

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In order to keep as close to the beach as possible, and to maximize the potential view but avoid a double-story structure in the landscape, we constructed the building on stilts, then re-contoured the land around the building to bring the dunes to the new floor level. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Architizer

AUGUST 26, 2022

The Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB) provides space for integrated, interprofessional medical and healthcare education, training and research. Martin Associates – Structural Engineer – KGM Architectural Lighting – Lighting – CO Architects – Design Architect & Architect of Record.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Named Tencent 5, the residential complex will have four courtyards surrounded by 11 apartment buildings and an adjacent kindergarten , designed to be a neighbourhood that fosters community. The buildings are terraced, supporting communal green spaces that can be accessed by all residents." The images are by Atchain.

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Deezen

AUGUST 24, 2022

Thai firm IDIN Architects has completed an office building in Bangkok , featuring angled metal cladding that reflects sunlight away from a nearby shrine and helps prevent the interior from overheating. The private office building also contains a penthouse for the owner on its top floor. It sits beside the Lao Pueng Thao Kong shrine.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Bedrooms, bathrooms, and storage spaces are nestled into the back of the building and thus the landscape with views into the depths of the forest. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

Loader Monteith and Studio SJM won a competition to design it with their proposal to "embrace the students and the landscape" with a low-slung, L-shaped building that hugs the site's trees. The Harmeny Learning Hub comprises two buildings set atop a paved patio. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Located in the Poet's Corner conservation area of Herne Hill, the studio was tasked with retaining the late 19th-century building's character while opening up its "disconnected and dark" interiors. It is important to connect the house to nature and this is a small way to do this." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

JULY 10, 2022

Before being taken over by the school, the existing building housed the wind tunnel testing facilities of The Martin Centre – a research space belonging to the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. Structural engineer: Simple Works. Main contractor: M.G.Monk. It occupies an existing greenhouse. "The

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e-architect

DECEMBER 23, 2022

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. Ballard Food Bank Seattle, WA.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 13, 2024

Marga Klompé Building, designed by Powerhouse Company, is the first college building in Europe to be entirely constructed from solid wood. The building accommodates a foyer, 1 auditorium, 13 lecture halls, and self-study spaces for approximately 1,000 students.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Snøhetta created an 8,000 square feet (743 square metres) building for the museum, as well as adjoining outdoor spaces that connect the museum's Heritage Park to the street. "As The project includes the addition of a gallery and office building, as well as the further development of the museum's outdoor greenspace.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

The building has a gabled roof In response to strict zoning rules and environmental sensitivities, the studio created a small-footprint building that preserved existing trees and minimised the overall impact on the landscape. Within the building, the four-foot-tall (1.2-metre) The ground floor also has a powder room.

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Dwell

APRIL 23, 2024

The building is elevated on columns, which allows flora and fauna to live and grow uninterrupted. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. The height also prepares the house for rising water.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created a transitional housing block in Austin The building sits on top of a storage podium clad in iron-spot brick and has an entrance directly to the podium, as well as a sloped staircase that gives access to a gated outdoor courtyard at the back of the lot.

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Bustler

MARCH 6, 2024

Event Date: Mar 12, 2024; Event City: New York, NY, US Can we build tall buildings out of wood? Modern Mass Timber is a new system of building materials that also beats steel and concrete in strength by weight, with only a fraction of their "carbon costs."

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. The low-lying building is located just south of Iowa City's downtown district, near a recreational area and a future housing development. Contractor: Merit Construction.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment. All of the buildings feature concrete podiums, which support load-bearing timber walls.

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Deezen

MAY 29, 2023

The studios opened up the 9,995-square-metre building by turning one of its street-facing spaces, which had been used as a wig shop, into a cafe with street access. The Malmö theatre, known locally as Hipp, was designed by Theodor Wåhlin in 1898 and had undergone multiple conversions since its original use as a circus.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Photos © studiohanswilschut CasaNova Rotterdam Tower Building News The Muse and CasaNova In the wake of the economic crisis, Barcode Architects took the initiative in 2013 to develop a tower on the Wijnhaven 69 plot, where The Muse now stands. As light changes, the strong relief in the stone constantly gives the building a new look.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. Alongside the main worship space on the first floor, which is named the Sea Chapel, the building contains two smaller prayer spaces.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Roughly rectangular in plan, the house sits on a gently sloping site and was built atop the footprint of a former building. The home is in Sedona, a high-desert town located about two hours north of Phoenix by car. The scenic area is known for its red-coloured rock formations, outdoor activities and arts scene.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

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. I wanted to study what it would mean to shift a tower plate and what would be the value of that," she explained. "In

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BD+C

JUNE 16, 2023

Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects? Sydney Unnerstall Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners AEC Tech Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Take a moment to picture yourself entering your new building for the first time.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

HGX Design created the house to host the owner's visiting family and it now stands as the main dwelling on the 35-acre property, which is dotted with agricultural buildings and another residence. The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

LA studio Kevin Daly Architecture has created a headquarters for a Houston foundation that has a latticed canopy suspended over a white building that was created using steel and cross-laminated timber. The canopy provides passive cooling for the structure and has been outfitted with photovoltaic panels to provide energy.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

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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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Read: Terroir revamps 1960s Tasmanian office "using no new resources at all" "The arrangement of spaces within the workspace is intentionally informal, creating a contrast with the building's rigid rectilinear column grid," explained Edwards. This means no plasterboard, no laminate and no MDF." The photography is by Peter Bennetts.

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Dwell

APRIL 20, 2023

ROAR Architects turned a confined site into a light-filled social space with a vaulted ceiling inspired by ship-building techniques. By creating two distinct volumes, it was possible to build up and out to the rear, and therefore provide a generous and flexible space for communal gatherings. Have one to share? Post it here.

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