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MARCH 12, 2024

Photo by Josh Caldwell "We really wanted to bring the outside in and maximize space," explains Bradley Leavitt, founder of AFT Construction. The clients are here throughout fall, winter, and spring and they entertain frequently and spend a lot of time outside." Modern Sunset House is located on 14 acres of hillside.

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Landscape Art Home Roofing 104

Deezen

APRIL 26, 2024

Above, in the lower portion of the U-shaped plan, flats have been positioned off short, semi-outdoor decks overlooking the communal garden, with a generous width to give residents ample space to meet and sit. A tower-like volume on the site's southeastern corner is topped with a rooftop terrace. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to Meghan Billings, owner and general contractor at Twin Falls, Idaho-Based Meg & Co. Your builder or contractor will cut a hole in your exterior wall, put in a header above the window to support the new opening, fit in the window of your choice, and then tidy things up. What’s involved, and how risky is this?

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Windows Exterior Renovation Contractor 82

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. "The Interior planting beds were also installed in the gathering space. Concrete floors run throughout the project.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville.

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Housing Architecture Roofing Site 127

Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A mismatch between the documentation of the site and the built reality allowed Atelier Local to expand the footprint of the building slightly, using the existing stones to rebuild retaining walls and make space for a bathroom and staircase. These were informed by descriptions of an old brutalist house belonging to the client's family.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2024

The 8,612-square foot (800-square metre) studio was completed in 2023 with a reception area, open office plan, private and collaborative meeting spaces and staff lounges. Clients pass through a half-arched portal Light grey flower-like acoustic baffles hang from the ceiling adding to the maximalist design.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

This also acts as a passageway from the street to a semi-paved open space between other buildings in the development. The exterior of the outward-facing angles is clad in metal and features multiple balconies, some of which extrude past the face – while others are sunken into a metal-mesh "second skin" placed on the building.

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Housing Residential Exterior Remodeling 109

Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Read: Gad Line+ Studio perches white cloud-like pavilion to overlook sacred mountain in China Shifting between indoor and outdoor space, the interiors are enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass openings curved at the corners, which open up to terrazzo tiled terraces at each level.

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Architecture Firm Glass Landscape Design Brief 133

Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Atelier Koma and Eunsok raised it above ground level on a concrete terrace that is dug into this slope, sheltering an entrance route that leads directly into the elevated worship spaces. Alongside the main worship space on the first floor, which is named the Sea Chapel, the building contains two smaller prayer spaces.

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Engineering Engineering Glass Windows 127

Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The house balances above a wooden terrace It features a large cantilever that elevates the living spaces 4.25 metres above ground and creates a sheltered outdoor space. Finished in white-washed oak, with vertical timber panelling to also reference treehouses, it has one main space with views out to the forest.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

IJBoulevard delivers new public space, bringing bicycles underground to free up space at street level whilst providing a new living room for the city," said the studio. Three prefabricated hollow elements were transported to the site by river and placed onto 72 concrete piles to form the internal spaces and the boulevard above.

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Transportation Structural Engineering Contractor Site 129

Dwell

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Beyond the cosmetic renovation, Plow made large structural and architectural changes to the interior and exterior of the home. The original low ceiling was opened to the roof structure above.

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Architizer

MARCH 31, 2023

Have you ever wondered why clients are now seeking Passive Houses in larger numbers? Also interesting is that this house requires almost no heat, even in this space. Many of our clients come to us seeking a high level of design and simply the best home they can have. We also include general contractors as early as possible.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The all-black home, surrounded by a boreal forest, is made up of a square surrounding a small courtyard that contains an apple tree that reminded the client of their childhood. This exterior area, in turn, leads back to the main living and dining area, forming a continuous circulation around the tree.

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Glass Home Architecture Structural Engineering 145

aasarchitecture

JUNE 12, 2024

Studio VARA designed the lobbies and common interior spaces at 691 China Basin Blvd in collaboration with Paulett Taggart Architects. Both ends of the lobby are punctuated by natural light and views into the adjacent resident services offices, courtyard, and outdoor spaces beyond.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The writer's studio and guesthouse are tucked into the woods "Working in concert with the landscape, this dynamic quality further through the building's charred Shou Sugi Ban exterior, tugged and carved to create overhangs and openings." Just west of the home's centre point, the building extends over a lowland creek.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

The client's functional needs are strategically distributed inside two independent volumes connected by a walkway forming a breach through the house," said the Montreal -based architects. The building's exterior was inspired by the vernacular constructions of the area, a region of Quebec known as the Eastern Townships.

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Roofing Exterior Structural Engineering Windows 126

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Each module's roof eavesflow upward and downward, which results in a variety of undulating surfaces and unexpected sight lines across the exterior and interior of the home," the team said. The slatted roof aligns with slatted exterior walls to create long, vertical striations that begin at the roof ridge and cascade to the ground," it said.

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Project Home Roofing Structural Engineering 129

Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

SDA has created the Floating House on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City Floating House is distinguished by its exposed concrete frame, designed to balance the client's desire for a feeling of openness to the site's lush gardens with the need for protection from the elements. The photography is by Hiroyuki Oki.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Smaller negative spaces between the structures were to be utilized to form the space of other rooms and a larger gap was allocated for a living room.

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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior 94

Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

US studio CLB Architects has designed a cedar-clad home and barn in Wyoming for clients who love horses and wanted to return their property to its historic roots as a working ranch. Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass. The home's long, low roof is supported by a system made of cross-laminated timber.

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Deezen

AUGUST 6, 2023

The minimalist home replaces a 1960s bungalow close to the beach Missing the beach, the client began a search for a property in Amagansett Dunes with Starling's help, and found a bungalow that was "frozen in the 1960s". "It The second floor was tucked underneath the gable and the ceiling was so low, you had to duck to walk around."

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Housing Contractor Landscape Exterior 98

Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

"The 24-acre property had been neglected for more than a decade, so our work involved refreshing finishes, opening under-lit spaces to the landscape, solving sources of water damage, and shaping a landscape to unify the domestic complex," said In Situ Studio founder Matt Griffin. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. It also has its own exterior entrance, allowing visitors to easily come and go. Contractor: Arrowhead.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The client was very inspired by my cabin at Longbranch and similar houses in forest settings. On the lower level, an open living space combines dining, kitchen and office functions, with a hidden murphy bed for guests. Lightly stained knotty western red cedar exterior siding will weather over time with minimal maintenance.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

The exterior facade is made of concrete panels. The exterior panels were maximised in width as much as possible to reduce the number of joints," the studio said. Polycarbonate panels filter the exterior light. Interior rooms are filled with diffused light owing to polycarbonate walls and exterior windows, including 40 skylights.

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Building Architect Civil Engineering Exterior 105

Deezen

APRIL 17, 2022

The MB concept was born from a series of creative encounters with clients, me and my studio in order to imagine a place to live completely imbued with artistic expression rather than usual domesticity," Jean Verville told Dezeen. A corridor on the other side helps organise circulation and provides access to concealed storage spaces.

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Interior Housing Residential Renovation 129

Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada Architect: Naturehumaine / @_naturehumaine General Contractor: Construction N. La cache is thus nested in the existing volume of the house.

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Renovation Contractor Modern Exterior 112

Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

The home was designed to achieve three main goals – to make the most of the natural setting, provide ample space for visitors, and accommodate the client's impressive art collection, which features work by artists such as Richard Serra, Deborah Butterfield and Roy Lichtenstein. Contractor: OnSite Management (Mark Pollard).

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2023

On the exterior, the team put on a new roof, repainted the front door and refinished the decks. The new design works within the decisive structural gestures of the original, while refreshing harder-wearing spaces and surfaces," the team said. The upper level holds the communal spaces and the main bedroom suite.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. The house rests on a fifty-acre (20-hectare) parcel, the majority of which the clients granted to the Minnesota Land Trust for permanent conservation.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Unknown Works has renovated Pigment House in London "The concept originated from the practical need for a more open day-lit living space that connects fluidly to the garden," studio director Ben Hayes told Dezeen. The open living space extends towards the front of the house, where a bay window frames views of the front garden.

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Renovation Structural Engineering Landscape Housing 118

Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2023

Access to the dwelling is from the north, where a weathered-steel vestibule provides a sheltered entrance space concealing utility and storage areas. It was designed as a rural getaway home. Read: Loader Monteith extends a remote stone cottage in the Scottish Highlands. The home contains three bedrooms.

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The Architecture Designs

JUNE 5, 2023

In order to honor the state’s Spanish past, Spanish Colonial Revival residences have stucco exteriors, red clay tile roofs, and elaborate wrought iron accents. Clean lines, spacious interiors, and big windows that connect the indoor and outdoor spaces are hallmarks of mid-century modern architecture.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 7, 2023

Northview Apartments eschews the typical neighborhood defensive apartment buildings with solid walls and fences in favor of a carved-out central court, a beacon in the neighborhood that celebrates social space by de-emphasizing private space. A two-story trellis above provides shade and dappled light to the LEED Platinum building.

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Civil Engineering Landscape Exterior Engineering 59

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To emphasize the connection with the surrounding wooded landscape, the exterior uses raw and unfinished materials. The materiality changes as you penetrate the space, shifting to softwoods and brass. The placement of columns and their width are architectural representations of self-discovering bodies walking through space.

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