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

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The mid-rise housing complex consists of a long volume on a narrow site, flanked by outdoor public spaces with a breezeway and an open-air staircase on the far end. When entering the building, residents walk into an atrium space with an oculus framed by blue-painted metal at its centre of circulation.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Rockbound is a seaside home in Nova Scotia, Canada Omar Gandhi Architects (OGA) completed the three-bedroom house in 2023 for a couple, incorporating additional space for an ageing parent. The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The program for the house is simple: a three-bedroom, two-bath house with space for playing music and drawing for a musician and an architect. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Cannon Design draws on "essence of Michigan forests" for university building

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With exterior design elements that evoke the essence of the Michigan forests and interior elements that facilitate the interactions and atmosphere students requested, the new student centre provides a central heart that physically and visually connects the campus."

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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Utility spaces, such as a powder room, laundry room and storage, were placed directly adjacent to the entry, while a long hallway leads to the entrances of three guest bedrooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the majority of the exterior, with the remainder clad in a vertical cedar siding. foot ceilings throughout," said the studio.

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

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The building partly cantilevers over the site The guesthouse was designed to serve as a flexible space that could accommodate extended stays by family and friends. A cast-in-place concrete ledge marks the entrance of the guesthouse "We used these materials to visually link new and existing buildings," the team said.

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La Base Studio wraps glass Buenos Aires house with shading screen

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The home was first constructed in the mid-1970s by a civil engineer, and La Base Studio demolished part of it for its current iteration. The existing service space was also demolished and rebuilt underground – within a 430-square-foot (40-square metre) subterranean library and study.

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