Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2023

US architecture studio GBBN designed three brick buildings that allow social housing to both "fit in and stand out" in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team selected red brick for all of the facades to draw on Cincinnati's masonry vernacular and to highlight both the commonalities and differences between the structures.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2023

The main house sits within this meadow, overlooking a shallow bay. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson clad the house in Douglas fir and cedar. Photo is by Benjamin Benschneider The building is located uphill from the primary house – close enough to feel connected but far enough away to offer privacy.

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e-architect

AUGUST 12, 2023

Gracefully cascading down the steep terrain from the south, the home creates an inviting entry courtyard through the strategic separation from the adjacent slope, featuring descending terraced gardens that lead visitors to the glass-enclosed foyer.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Composed of three distinct buildings – a main house, guesthouse and writer's studio – the project was designed for a California-based couple who manage an independent record label. Stretching horizontally from east to west, the main house is rectangular in plan yet more sculptural in form.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

US architecture studio GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century home in Erie, Pennsylvania into an educational facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure. GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century house into an educational facility. A glass bridge is included in the design.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Three simple, bow-shaped structures were placed to its southeast to house students. The centre's flared form was clad in a metal curtain wall, rendered in a light colour to reflect the mid-century buildings, while the faces of each protrusion feature floor-to-ceiling glass trimmed with timber.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

Three additional bedrooms are located upstairs, including one housed in a volume that cantilevers 15 feet (4.6 Running alongside the house is a carport with a large roof "attic", which contains storage space for sports and gardening equipment. In the living and dining area, the ceiling's structural system was left exposed.

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Deezen

JUNE 28, 2022

American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners has built a concrete structure at the Glenstone Museum in Maryland to house an artwork by sculptor Richard Serra. The building houses a collection of four cylindrical steel sculptures called Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, which was created in 2017.

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Deezen

JUNE 9, 2023

Encompassing 281,000 square feet (26,106 square metres), the building houses a range of research institutes focused on topics such as food, water, energy and climate change. Part of the building is elevated on thick pilotis Facades consist of greenish glass and a tan-hued, pleated screen made of glass-fibre-reinforced concrete (GFRC).

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Fougeron Architecture reconfigured the residence with floor-to-ceiling glass that enhances views of the stream and a backyard waterfall. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The elevated one-bed retreat’s suspended feeling is enhance by wall of glass and a netted loft. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Local architecture studio SPF Architects expanded the existing 29-acre park with new structures that houses basketball and swimming facilities. Large glass windows open up to the exterior athletic fields. Structural, plumbing and mechanical engineering: Buro Happold. Civil engineer: Tetra-Tech.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a result, we delivered a house that serves the lifestyle of our client and creates a super exciting perch to look out over the hills to the city of Austin beyond," the architect added. Within the living area, a large glass wall offers views of downtown Austin. Civil engineer: Blyel Engineering.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Rising five levels, the house was designed for a couple who wanted a home with a peaceful atmosphere and views of San Francisco. Local studio Jensen Architects designed the house to both embrace and defy its difficult site conditions – a hilly parcel in the Cole Valley neighbourhood, near the city's famed Sutro Tower.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Its facade is interspersed with many skinny windows The seven-storey structure has a ground-level podium clad in green-painted concrete interspersed with steel gates. Along this, gates lead into the complex and into glass-fronted retail and restaurant components. The photography is by Here and Now Agency (HANA), Paul Vu.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. A glass vestibule cantilevers over the main public entry. Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Read: In Situ Studio creates low-lying Trull Residence for wooded site in North Carolina The white ceiling and wood-clad back-of-house spaces provide relief and warmth from the dark and reflective surfaces. The photography is by Estudio Palma. Project credits: Client: North Carolina Museum of Art Contractor: Frank L.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

Stretching across a flat site, the house consists of intersecting, gabled volumes and a flat-roofed, pavilion-like volume in the rear. In some areas, stretches of glass are covered with wooden screens. The western wall is a vast expanse of glass that provides views of the ski resort and surrounding mountains.

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Architizer

APRIL 20, 2022

The compound of buildings represents the evolution of the family’s developing design aesthetic from the first structure, a traditional log home, to the most recent, a steel and glass pavilion. The footprint of Queen’s Lane was determined by a guest house that had previously occupied the site. © CLB Architects. © CLB Architects.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Building elements are organized into attached/detached pavilions based on program, hierarchy of structure and levels of privacy. The pavilions are dislocated around a unifying north/south glass spine/bridge that allows for an abundance of natural light, compelling vistas through the building to the surrounding landscape, lake, and beyond.

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Deezen

APRIL 18, 2022

Magnolia Apartments is a new model of mixed-use housing that includes both workforce and market-rate housing," the team said, noting that many of the tenants use public transit and don't own a car. Balconies, open-air walkways and stretches of glass are found on the exterior. Structural engineer: John Martin Associates.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Colourful furnishings and large stretches of glass feature in a 1970s library building that has been updated by US studio Hacker Architects. Staff and back-of-house areas are mostly found on the bottom level, allowing for "greater efficiency and functionality", the team said. Civil engineer: Westech Engineering.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Expansive glass panelling immediately draws attention into the home, while simultaneously framing the mountainous horizon beyond. The siding harmoniously blends with 13-foot glass panels that provide the home with breathtaking transparency, and the materials interact with the sun to capture the colors of the surrounding earth and sky.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2022

The synagogue was turned into a 300-seat theatre, while an L-shaped, two-storey addition was added to the front of the building and houses a series of flexible spaces. Structural engineer: Nous Engineering. Civil engineer: VCA Engineers. MEP: South Coast Engineering. Benefactor: Glorya Kaufman.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

Ground-floor containers house restaurants and vendors, while the upper levels have enclosed spaces for gatherings and private events, as well as offices and to serve as viewing decks. A canopy formed from a mass-timber structure with a ballasted roof stands on eight-inch (20-centimetre) steel tubes. Civil engineer: LandDev Consulting.

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Deezen

AUGUST 21, 2023

The 110-acre (44-hectare) site is now being converted into a multi-use complex with housing, research facilities, embassies and other buildings. The largest structure, called Building 54, houses the Children's National Research Institute and totals 332,000 square feet (30,844 square metres). The photography is by Halkin Mason.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 16, 2022

The main volume of the 3,632-square-foot house is oriented along an east-west axis, which allows the living spaces to take full advantage of southern light, while its asymmetrically gabled roof orients the interiors toward the primary views. The interior maintains this simple palette with steel, glass, and concrete. Photo © Audrey Hal.

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Deezen

APRIL 10, 2022

Street-facing walls are wrapped in three types of glass-fibre-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) panels: sloped, perforated and ribbed. Inside the building – which houses electrical switchgear – there are ceiling heights of 25 feet (7.6 Civil engineering: BFK Engineers. Structural engineering: Rutherford + Chekene.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 23, 2023

Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC), located adjacent to the Western Sydney Parklands, was designed by Sam Crawford Architects (SCA), and is the largest building of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, housing up to 380 dogs and cats. Cats are housed in multicoloured rooms, with playful sleeping boxes and climbing gyms.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Montreal Insectarium is part of Space for Life, a science museum district within Montreal's Olympic Park that also houses a planetarium and botanical garden. The main component is a two-storey glass building with a rectangular plan and sawtooth roof. The Montreal Insectarium consists of three key elements.

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e-architect

JUNE 19, 2023

Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC), located adjacent to the Western Sydney Parklands, was designed by Sam Crawford Architects (SCA), and is the largest building of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, housing up to 380 dogs and cats. Cats are housed in multicoloured rooms, with playful sleeping boxes and climbing gyms.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 22, 2023

The Student Performing Arts Center will house a 300-seat proscenium theater with full fly tower and orchestra pit, a 125-seat studio theater with flexible performance and rehearsal capabilities, five rehearsal studios, as well as performance support spaces and a loading dock.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The building’s canted western façade, obscured over time, was restored with a glass curtainwall featuring a colorful mural, by Bay Area artist Favianna Rodriguez, that celebrates the Latinx diaspora of immigrants in the Mission. Photo © Bruce Damonte.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The design is defined by a sense of expansion as one moves from the front of the house, which is one level along the street, to the back of the house, which carves down to two levels and faces a steep, lush valley. The lounge also features glass floor-to-ceiling sliding doors that open onto the lower deck. Source by SAW.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2022

The office facility brings together 10 city departments and over 1,200 employees who were formerly housed in various buildings across the city. Facades are wrapped in glass and an aluminium grid with angled fins. Structural engineer and security consultant: Buro Happold. Mechanical and electrical engineers: Buro Happold.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Snøhetta and Vesterheim have completed a new building and landscape for the storied Vesterheim campus in Decorah, Iowa, housing the largest collection of Norwegian-American cultural artifacts in the world, in A new 8,000 square-foot building, known as The Commons.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 29, 2022

By raising a platform on pillars and caissons, the architects lifted the house towards the view and established a series of intersecting and overlapping horizontal planes that project outwards from the cliff edge. In a sense, the back of the house can be understood as a giant viewing platform. Photo © Mike Kelley & Simon Berlyn.

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