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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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Flathead County ImagineIF Bigfork Library by Cushing Terrell

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The project is funded by the ImagineIF Library Foundation, which is also based in Bigfork. Image © Cushing Terrell The foundation is dedicated to ensuring that libraries have what they need to fulfill their mission. Image © Cushing Terrell The design will feature architectural forms to metaphorically reference the bridge conception.

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

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. 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.

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John Friedman and Alice Kimm include dining room crane in Los Angeles house

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Sliding glass walls dissolve the transition between interior and exterior Disappearing sliding glass walls dissolve the transition between interior and exterior. The functional and workaday are the foundation for achieving artfulness and architectural innovation," said the studio.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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Simons noted the team's interaction with the local community group SOMA Pilipinas group "had a direct and strong influence on the patterns, textures and colors of the project, especially the exterior and the public spaces.". Structural engineer: DCI Engineers. MEP engineer: FARD Engineers.

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Desai Chia creates “winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York

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The home's foundation was designed to avoid disturbing the trees' roots and causing them any harm. For the exterior walls, the team used a mix of concrete and cypress boards that were charred using the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban , helping bolster the wood's resistance to insects and rot.

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Kevin Daly designs canopied building to be "welcoming as the shadow beneath a tree"

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LA studio Kevin Daly Architecture has created a headquarters for a Houston foundation that has a latticed canopy suspended over a white building that was created using steel and cross-laminated timber. The exterior photography is by Iwan Baan. MEP engineer: CMTA. Structural engineer: ARUP. Civil engineer: BGE.