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Inaba Williams creates mirrored stucco-clad residences in California

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Having far fewer windows, the buildings reduce heat gain and energy use, while allowing residents to enjoy indoor outdoor living," the studio told Dezeen. 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.

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

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The upper levels are for the residential units and were clad in an exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) to protect from sun and street sounds on two sides, while the lower levels hold communal areas. The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light.

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

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Its facade is interspersed with many skinny windows The seven-storey structure has a ground-level podium clad in green-painted concrete interspersed with steel gates. These aspects are set back slightly from the primary envelope, a massing clad in black-painted plaster with many long windows spread across it.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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To contrast the cool tones of the exterior, the team selected warm oak panelling for the interior walls and durable concrete floors that provide a thermal mass for the residence, in addition to embedded radiant heating. The photography is by Jeremy Bittermann.

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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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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.

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Soft light fills Iowa municipal building by Neumann Monson Architects

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Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. The exterior facade is made of concrete panels. The exterior panels were maximised in width as much as possible to reduce the number of joints," the studio said.

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