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

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When new owners purchased the property in 2016, they engaged us to make additions to the site that respected the natural character of the sparsely populated island," the firm said. 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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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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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc. Post it here.

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Google opens New York headquarters built on renovated 1930s train terminal

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CookFox Architects also sliced away part of the old terminal south of Houston Street, which runs parallel to the new entrance, exposing the building's structure. CookFox Architects sliced through the historic building to expose aspects of its structure on the facade "The rail beds within St. said Hochul.

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Skylab reveals design for their new Portland headquarters

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While much of the existing structures will remain intact, Skylab has reworked the layout and is updating the buildings through a strategic set of insertions and modifica-tions. ink Studio Civil engineering: Humber Design Group Inc. Originally built in the mid-1940s for the Titan Metal Products Corp.,

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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. It is an abstraction of the context, an idealisation of nature, a contained universe," the team said.

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Adjaye Associates completes rose-hued culture hub in Florida

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The three structures were constructed using pigmented concrete. Dramatic black-painted spiral staircases sit at the centre of each structure, contrasting against red-painted walls and connecting the upper levels of the buildings. Civil engineer and landscape architect: Land Design. Photo is by Chad Baumer.

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