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This Walden Pond–Inspired Writer’s Studio Holds a Trove of More Than 1,700 Poetry Books

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The stone-clad Connecticut retreat is surprisingly advanced with a steel frame, glass sliders, geothermal heating and cooling, and a motorized roof hatch to the deck. A protective wood shutter neatly slides into the stone, revealing a glass panel pocket door. Have one to share? Post it here. Upon arrival only one opening is visible.

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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The writer's studio and guesthouse are tucked into the woods "Working in concert with the landscape, this dynamic quality further through the building's charred Shou Sugi Ban exterior, tugged and carved to create overhangs and openings." Just west of the home's centre point, the building extends over a lowland creek.

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John Friedman and Alice Kimm include dining room crane in Los Angeles house

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We could do whatever we want, and we did in fact integrate some ideas and elements that other clients turned down for their particular houses." A large central staircase with open teak treads, a glass railing and a powder-coated aluminium bookcase wall connects all three levels.

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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. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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Crystalline volume added to Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans

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Bird-friendly glass was used in the renovation The recent renovation and expansion was prompted by a desire to update and expand the museum's offerings, which included moving the insectarium to the aquarium building. The new exterior facade possesses translucent and iridescent qualities," said EDR.

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Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton

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The exterior is hard and protective, while in the interior courtyard, an abundance of light highlights its transparency and glazed openings." Part of the building is elevated on thick pilotis Facades consist of greenish glass and a tan-hued, pleated screen made of glass-fibre-reinforced concrete (GFRC).

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"Shifting volumes" make up Cole Valley Residence in San Francisco by Jensen Architects

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The site's complex geology and the clients' desires inform a composition of shifting volumes that de?ne The upper floors, which step forward and back, are detailed in plaster and glass and "appear to float", the team said. Floor-to-ceiling glass provides views of the city. Structural engineering: Holmes Structures.

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