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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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Inspired by a childhood dream of Thoreau’s Walden Pond, he wanted to create a small and simple, yet modern studio in which to write, reflect, and enjoy nature. Inspired by a childhood dream of Thoreau’s Walden Pond, he wanted to create a small and simple, yet modern studio in which to write, reflect, and enjoy nature. "To

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GBBN Designs Inspiring Modern and Inclusive Space for the Cincinnati Ballet

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Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? It also opens up internal views, inspiring novice dancers with glimpses of professionals at work and reminding professional dancers of their own path. How have your clients responded to the finished project? © Brad Feinknopf. © Brad Feinknopf. Consultants.

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A Breeze Block Courtyard Is the Only Way to Access This Australian Home’s Bedroom

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Our clients have an interest in the works of Geoffrey Bawa and one was raised in a Paul Couch house, establishing in them an affinity for robust materials, muted palettes, clear geometries, and spaces sculpted by light. And yet, our clients also have a love of yellow, inspired by Luis Barragan’s bold colors.

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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". Rooms feature a blend of earthy and industrial materials.

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

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The designs were inspired by 1970s sky culture The cabin arrangement, while close in proximity, affords each guest privacy and solitude. The panelized structure of the 475-square foot (44-square metre) cabins was prefabricated by Plant Prefab in Los Angeles and then assembled on-site.

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Winter Visual Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall by Steven Hall Architects

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Inspiring Space for Making and Teaching Art The 33,000 sf Winter Visual Arts Center is the center of creative life on campus. Faculty studios and Art History seminar rooms are set on a Mezzanine overlooking the teaching studios, filling the building’s volume while allowing double-height studios of inspiring space.

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Wittman Estes creates "rapid assembly" fire station in southern California

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Other projects by Wittman Estes include a black house inspired by ancient Chinese landscape paintings and an elevated extension to a 1940s beach house that is supported by pin piles and thin steel columns , minimising damage to the landscape.