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Mae Architects completes "21st-century almshouse" in Southwark

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It is designed around a courtyard The exterior of Harriet Hardy House is enlivened with areas of textured brickwork at the ground and roof levels, while the balconies are topped by arched concrete lintels. "[The A tower-like volume on the site's southeastern corner is topped with a rooftop terrace. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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The visitor centre houses a display space and auditorium Inside, the wood-lined auditorium and visitor facilities sit at the centre of the space behind poured concrete walls that mirror the appearance of the exterior. Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V.,

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Inaba Williams creates mirrored stucco-clad residences in California

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Residents enter from a small courtyard on the outside street-edge corner of the lot into a rounded entryway that passes directly into the main exterior courtyard. The white of the exterior continues inside A bedroom suite, garage, and a secluded zen garden hold the southern edge of the site.

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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Floor-to-ceiling windows line the majority of the exterior, with the remainder clad in a vertical cedar siding. Project credits: Design/Architecture firm: HGXDESIGN Managing partner: Hal Goldstein Creative director: Hal Goldstein Lead designers/architects: Hal Goldstein/Stefan Kusurelis Contractors: CofH Builders Inc.

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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

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At the ground floor are restaurants, retail, offices and an entrance to the courtyard "The window pattern is based on the maximum allowable percentage of opening along the exterior, broken up into a staggered, offset and repeated pattern around the middle levels of the building," said the studio.

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Bend Science Station by Hennebery Eddy Architects

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The building soffits and protected exterior walls are clad with cedar siding; a standing seam metal shell is extruded down the outermost walls, reinforcing the simple massing while protecting the recessed cedar from weathering at the west, south, and east building frontages where the building receives the most sun.

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Studio Gang designs Brooklyn fire station to train elite firefighters

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On the exterior, various anchor points similarly allow the firefighters to practice using the building itself. The concrete building is fronted with terracotta tiles that recall the red colour typically used for fire engines. Civil engineer: Langan , civil engineer. General contractor: ZHL Group.