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

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The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light. The building is all-electric, and windows have been placed strategically based on positioning to handle the intense Texas sun. The photography is by Casey Dunn.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Upstairs, stone flooring transitions to wood and a windowed wall in the staircase looks out to the surrounding forest. Field Architecture often uses local, reclaimed wood to outfit its designs like in a nearby synagogue and ranch house further south in Portola Valley.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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DNA Alpine was designed with multiple flexible spaces The public areas sit in the center of the floor plan with the dining and living spaces wrapped in floor-to-ceiling windows that look out to a wrapping porch and the mountains beyond. The photography is by Jeremy Bittermann.

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Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa

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The new building's first floor has floor-to-ceiling windows and is topped with a wooden canopy that extends over the street, while the upper floors were clad in grey brick. The project includes the addition of a gallery and office building, as well as the further development of the museum's outdoor greenspace.

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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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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. With less need for air conditioning and generous access to landscaped areas, they offer a more natural, less tempered experience with the environment."

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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These buildings are five storeys tall and have a central core set back from the wood-clad exterior, with large window boxes on each end that create sheltered patios on the second storey. The recesses between the window and the facade were painted bright yellow, which resonates with the colours used in the Moore and Turnbull designs.