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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

Deezen

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

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Leveraging Building Services as a Framework for the Evolution of Building Envelopes

ArchDaily

Facade of a modern building with ventilation pipes. The building background. Image © Stanislav71/ Shutterstock Rising demands for energy efficiency, technical functionality, and interior comfort in buildings necessitate the development of more efficient building envelope constructions. Read more »

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Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

Image Courtesy of Vitrocsa When we talk about the building envelope , we often make the analogy of a skin that protects and wraps the structure, creating a transition in the physical environment. These windows excel with their functionality and visual lightness, standing out in the architectural landscape. Read more »

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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

Deezen

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. It serves as a protective guard for the courtyard staircase, helps maintain the facade, and creates privacy for the interior courtyard.

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Mexico City renovation by Taller Héctor Barroso includes dark exterior

Deezen

Concrete flooring and staircases feature in the interior. The team decided to strip the three-storey building down to its structural elements and completely revamp the facades and interior layout. For the exterior walls, the team used concrete blocks, which were then covered with dark brown stucco that, when dry, appears black.

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Ways to Landscape Your Backyard

Aric Gitomer Architect

And that’s how you could landscape your backyard. Several homeowners participate in landscaping their backyards as a means of hobbies and family time. Landscape architects or Landscape Designer could essay a critical role in developing your backyard to give your home the complete look. Review the Design.

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Timeless lines framing the landscape

Habitus Living

Their brief was simple: to provide a contemporary and timeless four-bedroom home which champions the landscape, one that is as equally well suited to entertaining as their day-to-day rituals,” says Ed Davis, principal at Davis Architects. Meanwhile, the interior features spotted gum timber flooring for softness and warmth.