Dwell

MAY 10, 2023

Post it here. Clad in New Zealand-grown Monterey cypress, a timber that omits a fragrant, spicy scent, the entry nook is a cave-like space.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2023

Waechter Architecture has completed an "all-wood" commercial building in Portland , which it says is the first commercial building in Oregon to "use mass timber construction for all components of the building". The three-storey structure comprises six volumes arrayed around a central courtyard.

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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. Bedrooms feature surrounding views Exterior walls are wrapped in weathering steel , which helps protect the home against wildfire. A lacquer finish was added in high-use areas.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For a sandy site that faces the water, the team created a rectilinear, three-storey building that totals 5,842 square feet (542 square metres). Its design was informed by local vernacular architecture The building is divided into several gabled -roof volumes, with a glazed connector at the centre. The photography is by Jennifer Hughes.

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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. Structural engineer: C-insight company.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco , adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

After four years of construction, IQON rises 130 m making it the tallest building in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito – a city with one of the highest elevations in the world. Traditionally a city of dense low-rise buildings, the skyline of Quito was re-imagined following the relocation of the city-center airport over a decade ago.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2022

American firm Frederick Fisher and Partners has completed a trio of hilltop buildings for a California school that was partly destroyed by a wildfire. The project is a trio of hilltop buildings. The buildings are interspersed with walkways and gardens. Interior finishes include concrete flooring.

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Building Civil Engineering Students Consulting 98

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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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Bright white plaster clads the exterior of a 1960s concrete building that has been turned into the self-designed studio of Baldridge Architects, which acted as the designer and contractor. Once loved, these buildings had suffered from years of neglect and ad-hoc adaptive reuse that had masked their potential."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

It rises three levels and is oriented to take advantage of views "The form of the building was in many ways determined by the logic of its construction and sequencing, and the result is an unexpected tower rising above the tree canopy," the studio said. The team cut away portions of the boxy exterior to create balconies, which vary in size.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Read: Wurck designs underwater parking garage for 7,000 bicycles in Amsterdam Visitors can enter the hub on their bicycles via ramps on the eastern and western sides of the building, or via staircases towards the centre. Rounded edges and flowing lines help create continuous sight lines through the building.

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Transportation Structural Engineering Contractor Site 128

Dwell

JULY 27, 2022

Project Details: Location: Aichi, Japan Architect: Nori Architects / @nori_architects Builder: TOKORO Structural Engineer: Seiji Okawa Textile Designer: Yuki Tsutsumi Equipment Advisor: Kozo Takase Lighting Advisor: CHIPS LLC. The exterior skin and mechanical equipment were designed for year-round comfort and energy-efficiency.

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Sustainability Home Structural Engineering Exterior 122

e-architect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

IQON Quito, Ecuador mixed-use building, South American Housing Project, Uribe Schwarzkopf property development. IQON Quito, Ecuador mixed-use residential building. BIG Completes First Building In South America. IQON Quito, mixed-use residential building, Ecuador. IQON Quito, mixed-use residential building, Ecuador.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. The basement level has two bedrooms and a den that opens to the pool deck. The original pine floors were refinished and new paneling was added.

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Home Exterior Renovation Modern 104

Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Piil was designed to blend in with a surrounding forest The studio chose to construct the 19-square-metre building from a metal frame with timber cladding to create an organic feel alongside the nearby woodland. White-washed oak clads the interior Inside, the building was "conceived as a large piece of joinery".

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Dwell

MARCH 24, 2023

The home’s main structure is composed of metal framing to build large spaces without support (especially in the common areas) and the secondary structure is composed of pine. For the exterior cladding, a vertical grid of brushed pine was designed, which functions as a lattice in the roofed parking area."

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

Named the Sydney Plaza & Community Building, the project aims to highlight the site's heritage, which was once the land of the Eora nation – a group of Aboriginal Australians.

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Dwell

JULY 26, 2022

The carbon-sequestering construction is on display throughout the interiors, where Maich Swift Architects added subtle finishes and fixtures for warm, welcoming spaces. The exterior form of the house is generated through internal spatial configurations that work to enhance a specific view or produce an unexpected interior space.

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e-architect

MAY 25, 2023

Comprising a loosely-stacked series of individual homes, the design is open and porous, allowing light and air to permeate the entire building and creating plenty of open and green spaces for residents of all ages to enjoy and share. The design of the building targets LEED-Platinum certification.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2023

The home was informed by Long Island's agricultural buildings In elevation, the light-coloured home has the shape of a low-lying triangle with the corners cut off, but the plan consists of two rectangular forms that shift past each other. "We A rectangular pool sits at the north edge of the property. The photography is by Keith Scott Morton.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The house has two main levels, a basement and a rooftop terrace Roughly V-shaped in plan, the building has an angular form that was driven by the site's orientation and geometry. The 6,557-square-foot (609-square-metre) home has two main levels, a basement and a rooftop terrace. Different treatments were used on the facades.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

This exterior area, in turn, leads back to the main living and dining area, forming a continuous circulation around the tree. The floors throughout the home are polished concrete, which contrasts the stark black colour of the building's exterior. Structural engineer: Poincaré – Paul-Henry Boutros.

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Glass Home Architecture Structural Engineering 145

Dwell

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Due to a limited budget, the house was very simple in terms of finishing. The exterior facade was covered in cypress in a natural tone, while the same wooden plywood used as a part of the wall structure was kept on the interior walls and ceiling. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Glass Structural Engineering Roofing Exterior 132

Deezen

MAY 5, 2023

The building partly cantilevers over the site The guesthouse was designed to serve as a flexible space that could accommodate extended stays by family and friends. The rectangular building holds a main living area and two bedrooms. Many of the building's components were prefabricated.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design – The Kendeda Building was created to foster environmental education, research, and a public forum for community outreach. As the first Living Building of its kind in the Southeast US, the project sets a new standard for sustainability. Budget: 10M – 50M.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Following that, the firm renovated an office building at 1010 West Lynn, a space which garnered multiple design awards. Photo © Casey Dunn To fuel growth and to provide amenities lacking in prior space, new space was needed which led to the purchase of a set of structures on Burnet Road, a principal Austin commercial arterial.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2022

American studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has completed a series of asymmetrical, angular buildings for an Arkansas school backed by the founders of retail giant Walmart. Local firm Marlon Blackwell Architects designed five structures for the school. Local firm Marlon Blackwell Architects designed five structures for the school.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Using primarily three exterior materials—gray brick, black timber, and tubular metalwork—the palette is simple where the rough facing brick and flush lime mortar joints contrast the sharper and darker detailing.

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Home Structural Engineering Contractor Students 105

Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

The studio specialises in Passivhaus -certified designs, a distinction that is awarded to buildings that meet certain sustainability criteria. Deep overhangs provide a buffer between the interior and exterior spaces. The barn's rough finishes offer a contrast to the rest of the home. Builder: North River Design Build.

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Home Architecture Exterior Structural Engineering 98

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Timber also features on the interior "Inclined slabs make up both the roof structure and the internal ceiling, maintaining the oblique lines of the facade in interior spaces," the studio explained. "To To keep the continuous ceiling surface, inverted beams were used throughout the building." The photography is by Ezequiele Panizzi.

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Housing Structural Engineering Roofing Site 127

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Each module's roof eavesflow upward and downward, which results in a variety of undulating surfaces and unexpected sight lines across the exterior and interior of the home," the team said. The slatted roof aligns with slatted exterior walls to create long, vertical striations that begin at the roof ridge and cascade to the ground," it said.

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Project Home Roofing Structural Engineering 128

Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The pronounced topography provides the building with spectacular views of the city, so we incorporated windows that rotated on an imaginary axis at the corner of the building, which allowed each apartment to take advantage of those views," the team told Dezeen. On the interior, finishes are clean and simple The panels – each 3.15

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

To one side of the home's atrium is the communal zone For the main home, the team conceived a two-storey, L-shaped building that gradually rises from the site. Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass. Rectangular in plan, the low-slung building has an asymmetrical, slightly pitched roof.

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Visualization Architect Zoning Roofing 143

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations. They opted to raze the old building and start anew. It sits in a leafy neighbourhood.

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