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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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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. Approaching the building from the public side, a sense of privacy and shelter welcomes visitors," the team said.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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CCY Architects took cues from "the breathtaking natural landscape" "Our inspiration for DNA Alpine residence stemmed from the breathtaking natural landscape," CCY Architects principal Todd Kennedy told Dezeen. "We This DNA sequence, ever-present and unseen, underscores the subtleties of the landscape and the beauty of deferring to it."

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

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The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light. The building is all-electric, and windows have been placed strategically based on positioning to handle the intense Texas sun.

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A Central Courtyard at This Sierra Nevada Retreat Evokes the Feel of a Campsite

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Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls. The materiality of concrete and steel-sash tempered windows form a fire-resistant barrier and secure a native cedar-clad interior. Basalt floors were chosen to echo the surrounding landscape, which is punctuated by basalt boulders.

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Jun Mitsui & Associates convert grocery store into sake brewery in Upstate New York

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and the landscape as an intermediate area, but also gently welcomes visiting guests." A covered walkway leads into a tasting room Floor-to-ceiling windows line the front of the building, which leads into a tasting room for visitors.

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HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine

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The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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By surrendering the manmade environment to the same natural forces that shape the land, the house collaborates with the natural hydrological systems that nurture the landscape." Upstairs, stone flooring transitions to wood and a windowed wall in the staircase looks out to the surrounding forest. the studio said. "By