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

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Inside are a series of hill-like mounds "The terraced hills rising from the Valley are designed to create a sculpted interior landform that serves as the ground, seating, and shelving – an informal zone with opportunities to relax, talk, or read quietly, all while staying connected to the larger space," said Snøhetta.

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GH3 creates sculptural Stormwater Facility for new Toronto neighbourhood

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The Stormwater Facility treats runoff from Quayside and West Don Lands – former industrial zones that have undergone redevelopment in recent years. The clients, Waterfront Toronto and Toronto Water, wanted a landmark building that would help to signal a new and distinctive city precinct," the firm said. Contractor: Graham Construction.

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Beijing Chang’an Huijing Twin Towers Renovation by CLOU

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Day-to-night uses, from co-working gardens to health and wellness facilities and dining establishments, ensure the vibrancy of the five above-ground levels of this central zone beyond office hours, while the basement offers extended daily services in direct connectivity to Yong’anli metro station. Image © CLOU. Image © CLOU.

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Four Pines is a Wyoming home clad in cedar and local stone

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The home was designed to achieve three main goals – to make the most of the natural setting, provide ample space for visitors, and accommodate the client's impressive art collection, which features work by artists such as Richard Serra, Deborah Butterfield and Roy Lichtenstein. Contractor: OnSite Management (Mark Pollard).

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Salem Public Library Renovation by Hacker

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Photo © Lara Swimmer Design for Change To create a more pleasant, cohesive library experience for patrons, the design reimagines how different spaces with different functions relate to one another – staff spaces vs. public spaces, the needs of library sections serving different age groups, quiet zones, noisy zones, high-traffic areas.

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Hacker overhauls "fortress-like" brutalist library in Oregon

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Programmatic zones were shifted around and modified. Design-build contractor: Howard S. Civil engineer: Westech Engineering. Structural engineer: KPFF. Mechanical and plumbing engineer: PAE. Electrical engineer: PAE. Acoustical engineer: Listen Acoustics. Client: City of Salem.

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West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex

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The central pathway is marked by small gathering spaces that trail into the building, creating a "living room" that bridges interior and exterior zones. "A As mandated by the client for economy, the entire building is concrete rather than glass like other local office buildings. Civil engineer: Civilitude.