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

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. The mid-rise housing complex consists of a long volume on a narrow site, flanked by outdoor public spaces with a breezeway and an open-air staircase on the far end.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Rockbound is a seaside home in Nova Scotia, Canada Omar Gandhi Architects (OGA) completed the three-bedroom house in 2023 for a couple, incorporating additional space for an ageing parent. Stepping around the corner, the space opens up, revealing breathtaking vistas of the water." The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Public spaces and bedrooms are oriented towards the dramatic mountain views, creating a feeling of immersion in the landscape," the team said. Many rooms offer expansive vistas. The house also has an energy-recovery ventilation system.

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Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture unveil western Canada’s largest convention centre

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Various meeting spaces were included in the design While set in an urbanized area, the expansion – exhibition space, 38 new meeting rooms, two ballrooms and a central gathering space – was informed by Calgary's surrounding landscape: the Rocky Mountain foothills, the Bow and Elbow rivers, and the prairies.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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The surrounding environment informed the design "By simultaneously folding the house inward on itself and reaching outward to the land, we established a homestead in a transitional space that sustains human activity as well as wildlife." Utility and storage elements are integrated into the room's vertical surfaces.

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Flathead County ImagineIF Bigfork Library by Cushing Terrell

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Occupying a former 6,000-square-foot church recreation hall, the project transforms the existing building into a rich mix of spaces. In addition to completely reworking the interior, the design will also include a new entry sequence, windows, and selected exterior finishes.

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

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The bedrooms open to the courtyard and the family gathering space is a concrete pavilion that connects the courtyard to the distant view beyond. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls.