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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. The six-storey project stacks 87 two-unit boxes. The use of modular construction reduced the project's timeline from the average five to seven years to three.

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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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REX designed a performance centre in Rhode Island According to REX founder Joshua Ramus, the brief for the project was to combine small performance spaces with student facilities and a home for the Brown University Orchestra. "We We had these two diametrically opposed needs, which historically have never been combined," Ramus told Dezeen.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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Named Hayes Park Central and Hayes Park South, the buildings were constructed in 1962 for Heinz to use as both administrative headquarters and research laboratories. They were awarded Grade II-listed status in 1995 but have been left vacant for several years. The images are by Hism.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Five design projects completed by students at Arts University Bournemouth

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Also included is a new design for the exterior of medical vehicles aiming to reach underrepresented participants for medical trials and a series of temporary installations designed to engage visitors in an educational outdoor site. IAD live briefs offer students the opportunity to work on actual projects for real clients or organisations.

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Sumu Yakashima is a co-operative housing project that supports humans and nature

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Architect Tsukasa Ono designed this housing project on Japan 's Yakushima island to have a positive impact on its natural setting, using a "regenerative" approach to improve the soil by promoting the growth of mycelium and bacteria. Tsukasa Ono designed a co-operative housing project in Japan. Ono explained. "I

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Sparano + Mooney positions cedar home over canyon in Utah

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Sparano + Mooney Architecture constructed the three-bedroom, 3.5-bath This projection helped us to minimize the impact on this natural site and reduce excavation.". The house is clad in Western Red Cedar Select that references the landscape and works to reduce construction waste by using 14-foot (4.2-metre)

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