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How Can Clients Ruin Their Own Construction Projects?

The Architecture Designs

Construction is complicated work. Project managers, architects, civil engineers, contractors, laborers, and other professionals work together to achieve the goals. Are clients any good in terms of construction projects? It is thanks to them that construction companies get work to do and money to earn.

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Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

Deezen

Meanwhile, the roof has integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) construction elements to generate renewable energy. Located in Beijing's Tongzhou district, the library was designed by Snøhetta to "reinstate the library's relevance in the 21st century" and aims to offer a "new vision" for the typology. A winding walkway runs through its centre.

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This Unassuming Edwardian-Era Home in Australia Conceals a Crisp, Airy Extension

Dwell

The clients also developed a sensory direction that would make the house feel calming and soft to the touch. Perimeter walls are constructed with crisp brick to provide a sense of security and permanence, while the interior is bathed in warm hues and natural light. Have one to share? Post it here.

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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

Deezen

It is located on a triangular site next to a railway TVK designed Îlot Fertile to have a minimal carbon footprint in its construction and operation. Located on a triangular site in Paris's 19th arrondissement, the project is "the capital's first zero-carbon district", according to TVK. The photography is by Julien Hourcade.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

Deezen

The project was created to "cultivate a stronger sense of community" Currently under construction, Phase 2 utilizes Page's master plans with final architectural designs by HOK. . – for the three-phase master plan, which was outlined in 2016.

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Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa

Deezen

Called the Vesterheim Commons, the building spans three floors and contains flexible event space, galleries, offices, a photography production studio and an outdoor terrace. The new building's first floor has floor-to-ceiling windows and is topped with a wooden canopy that extends over the street, while the upper floors were clad in grey brick.

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Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into "suburban sanctuary"

Deezen

Historic preservation guidelines limited the interventions that could be made "We were inspired by the client's desire to rethink cliches of contemporary domesticity and create a home to live with art but not be saturated by it," co-founder Dominic Leong told Dezeen.

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