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

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International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China , a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. Outside, real ginkgo trees have been planted at the entry points, framed by the glass walls that aim to "further enhance the connection with nature".

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

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A glass volume that spans the two upper floors was inserted off-centre, facing the street. Hall Glass & custom frit: Agnora The post Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa appeared first on Dezeen. The studio created the canopy's soaring form based on traditional Norwegian boat design.

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

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The writer's studio rises two stories while the guest house is rectilinear in form The ground floor includes public spaces, the primary bedroom suite, a garage and a gym, along with "an expansive mudroom for the client's Irish wolfhounds". Each window frames a view of the prairie and Teton Range beyond," the team said.

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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

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The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He The lower bar is board-formed concrete that is carved away with glass and steel, while the upper bar is clad in phenolic wall panels.

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Burden Welcome Center by EskewDumezRipple

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A series of glass walls on the far side of the entryway will provide unobstructed views out—a mediating surface between building and landscape. Landscape: Carbo Landscape Architects Contractor: Buquet & LeBlanc Inc Client: Burden Museum and Gardens GFA: 28,625-square-foot Year: 2022 Images: Courtesy of EskewDumezRipple.

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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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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates California winery with "humble yet refined atmosphere"

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Retractable glass walls link the inside and outside of the winery. The tasting room – which totals 5,500 square feet (511 square metres) – is a glass pavilion looking out at the landscape. All four sides have retractable glass walls and operable transom windows, enabling the building to open to the surroundings.