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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. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes – that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky – perched on a hillside.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. Named Madrone Ridge, the 4,920 square-foot (460 square-metre) house sits within the watershed of northern California's Russian River. the studio said. "By

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Grooved Red Tile, Arches, and a Catwalk Tie Together a Backyard House in Belgium

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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 house is a succession of rooms divided by two patios. The house is a succession of rooms divided by two patios. The central double-height space contains the vertical circulation of the house.

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Snøhetta unveils chamfered skyscraper on site of former Hong Kong airport

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It also features landscaped spaces Inside, the lower buildings house 60,000 square metres of retail space, while the tower holds 100,000 square metres of office space. The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring. The photography is by Kevin Mak.

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Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing

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UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London , which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. Studio Egret West has received planning permission to create 124 apartments across the two office buildings while preserving their external concrete frames.

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