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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Two stone bases serve as the foundation for the pavilions that house the living areas. Two pavilions create the main form of the house A 500-year-old cedar wedge provides a bench for reflection in the entry garden. The home's circulation follows the metaphorical flow of water, with copper-clad pavilions connected by glazed corridors.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. Strategic window sizes were used to help make the building energy-efficient Beyond helping to finance the project, Foundation Communities has pledged to pay the energy bills for the building.

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

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The fully-equipped apartment homes, calm and private case management offices, and spacious communal areas provide an excellent foundation for residents to build towards their personal goals.". General contractor: Cahill Contractors. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers. MEP engineer: FARD Engineers.

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

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The functional and workaday are the foundation for achieving artfulness and architectural innovation," said the studio. Sliding glass walls dissolve the transition between interior and exterior Disappearing sliding glass walls dissolve the transition between interior and exterior.

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GO'C places arts centre on former Seattle gas station site to "heal an urban problem"

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Remediation systems were added to the foundation to "clean the residual contaminants". The structure was built on the site of a former gas station Using references from the era, the structure features classic signage, an overhanging roof and divided metal windows.

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New Vesterheim Commons by Snøhetta

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The timber frames with concrete footings harken back to the stone foundations of the Norwegian “stabbur,” traditional storehouses. The textured concrete was inspired by the work of Erling Viksja, the architect of the Norwegian national government building, known as the Y-block.

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Kevin Daly designs canopied building to be "welcoming as the shadow beneath a tree"

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LA studio Kevin Daly Architecture has created a headquarters for a Houston foundation that has a latticed canopy suspended over a white building that was created using steel and cross-laminated timber. MEP engineer: CMTA. Structural engineer: ARUP. Civil engineer: BGE. General contractor: WS Bellows.

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