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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

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Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

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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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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi. "It 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.

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

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Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it. Since The Jagger began design and construction, another 10 or so projects have sprung up on that same stretch of boulevard."

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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. Occupying a former 6,000-square-foot church recreation hall, the project transforms the existing building into a rich mix of spaces. Communal outdoor areas and reworked parking are also part of the project’s scope.

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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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