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

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The clients also developed a sensory direction that would make the house feel calming and soft to the touch. The adjacent kitchen flows to the dining zone, and to the back behind a brick wall, a garage offers rear laneway access. Post it here. The new addition sits behind the existing heritage structure, concealed from the street. "A

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Skylab arranges series of A-frame Colorado cabins in snowflake-like pattern

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Read: Ten A-frame homes and cabins where pitched roofs form sloping walls In order to foster a sense of community spirit, the team included "a variety of zones were created for a mix of drinking, eating, socializing, and working".

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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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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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Geodes inform design of Arizona research building by Grimshaw and Architekton

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The screened side is made of glass-fibre-reinforced concrete In some areas, the buildings' lower levels are recessed, forming shaded zones around the perimeter. Aluminium canopies provide additional shade for the building and courtyard. The photography is by Bill Timmerman.

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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.