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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

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Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. The team cut away portions of the boxy exterior to create balconies, which vary in size.

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In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

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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. The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients.

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RKTB Architects cantilevers Brooklyn housing block over neighbouring building

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The cantilevering volumes are supported by two-storey steel trusses For the empty parcel, the team sought to "maximise the buildable floor area for the small corner site by capitalizing on the air rights of the neighbouring building". The photography is by Albert Vecerka of ESTO (exteriors) and United Management (interiors).

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A monastic cabin to escape bustling city life

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Cabin House was designed as a tranquil retreat, something immediately sensed by the home’s orientation towards the landscape and its compact placement on the southern side of the site. The clients wanted a weekend home, within the humdrum of the city, that invoked feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. Project manager – S.

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Zeller & Moye create earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City

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Local architects Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. La Ribera is a multifamily property in Mexico City. An existing building on site was partially demolished, with only the facade remaining intact.

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

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Ædifica has created a six-storey housing block in Montreal Sitting on a narrow site, the six-storey housing block has two roughly L-shaped structures that frame a significant courtyard. On the courtyard-facing facade, light metals and paints contrast with the greys of the exterior.

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Sparano + Mooney positions cedar home over canyon in Utah

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Local studio Sparano + Mooney Architecture cantilevered two envelopes with blackened-cedar siding over a canyon outside of Salt Lake City , Utah. The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. Photo is by Lucy Call.

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