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This Japanese housing project utilizes regenerative architecture to support its natural surrounding environment

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Japanese regenerative architectural design studio tono Inc. has designed a sustainable residence noted for its positive impact on the surrounding environment. Image: Rui Nishi The project’s design takes a holistic view of the surrounding river basin, mountains, and sea.

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

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The property has a main residence designed by Pennsylvania-based Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in 2012. 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. The guesthouse was built on a 24-acre (9.7-hectare)

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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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Architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled designs for the Williams College Museum of Art in the Berkshires , which will be topped with a tent-like cross-laminated timber roof. The roof was designed to evoke the surrounding mountains Both the building's structure and roof will be built from mass timber.

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Sumu Yakashima is a co-operative housing project that supports humans and nature

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Architect Tsukasa Ono designed this housing project on Japan 's Yakushima island to have a positive impact on its natural setting, using a "regenerative" approach to improve the soil by promoting the growth of mycelium and bacteria. Tsukasa Ono designed a co-operative housing project in Japan.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Omar Gandhi clad the home in naturally weathering cedar boards Naturally weathering cedar boards were interspersed with detail elements of Corten steel to form picture frame hoops around the windows. Approaching the building from the public side, a sense of privacy and shelter welcomes visitors," the team said.

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Grooved Red Tile, Arches, and a Catwalk Tie Together a Backyard House in Belgium

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