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

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A tower-like volume on the site's southeastern corner is topped with a rooftop terrace. 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. "In 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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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. 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.

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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 studio said the home has achieved net-zero emissions At the northern end of the site lies a small two-storey volume that holds a media room and a private suite.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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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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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs nature-infused Henry Island Guesthouse in Washington

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Photo is by Benjamin Benschneider The site is reached by boat, and a winding path leads from a dock through a wooded area and into a sunlit meadow. When new owners purchased the property in 2016, they engaged us to make additions to the site that respected the natural character of the sparsely populated island," the firm said.

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond."