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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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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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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. The studio also explained the home defies "the traditional expectations of an open plan" with "no barriers to the visual or physical flow of the home". foot ceilings throughout," said the studio.

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Brooks + Scarpa completes All Electric “Net Zero” Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, CA

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Strategically placed windows, purposeful exterior circulation and units that wrap the outer-most edges, orient the 48 apartments to social spaces that are spatially apart, yet visually connected to each other and the street below. LEED Consultant: Alternate Energy Systems Contractor: United Building Corporation Area: 52,200 sq.

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Brooks + Scarpa creates all-white Magnolia Hill Apartments in Los Angeles

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White siding and a curvy aluminium screen make up the exterior of a residential building in Los Angeles designed by American firm Brooks + Scarpa. Distinct perforated-aluminium screens undulate on the exterior. Balconies, open-air walkways and stretches of glass are found on the exterior. MEP engineer: Henderson Engineering.

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West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex

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acres and was inspired by the visual language of the neighbouring warehouses such as punched windows and linear massing. The central pathway is marked by small gathering spaces that trail into the building, creating a "living room" that bridges interior and exterior zones. "A Civil engineer: Civilitude.

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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"

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Phipps' visual exploration of modernism in Wales follows six other publications by the London-based artist capturing post-war architecture in Britain, including Brutal North and Brutal London. So much of an eyesore that in 2020 the rear wings to the complex were unceremoniously demolished.

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