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Cairn uses hand-poured hempcrete for House Made by Many Hands in London

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As the client is a chef, the renovation centres around a large kitchen at the heart of the ground floor lit by a strip of skylights along one side. Avoiding internal linings wherever possible, this kitchen is wrapped by an exposed hardwood timber frame infilled with hempcrete, which was hand-poured with the help of the clients.

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TW Ryan Architecture clads pyramidal Montana house in weathering steel

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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. "The

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Desai Chia creates “winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York

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US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. Roughly rectangular in plan, the dwelling has cutouts, cantilevers and multiple sloped roofs that combine in a sculptural way. Desai Chia created "winged" roofs for the house.

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Budget Breakdown: In London, a Midcentury-Inspired Kitchen Update Leads to a $229K Home Revamp

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The clients originally wanted teak cabinets, but 4 S Architecture suggested an alternative. "We The client was really pleased with the result." Nicola and Patrick Kendall‘s new kitchen features green kit kat tiles, a terrazzo-effect rubber floor, white cabinetry, and cherry veneer cabinets.

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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. The roofs – composed of two triangular planes each that slope toward the centre – collect rainwater and redirect it to river-rock basins.

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Tariq Khayyat Design Partners wraps Dubai housing complex around public plaza

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Read: Tariq Khayyat Design Partners creates "tulip field" of townhouses in Dubai The first floor of the complex accommodates a further eight apartments fronted by a row of deep balconies, which provide views overlooking the central courtyard and are also finished with vertical louvres. The photography is by Phillip Handforth.

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Photos show Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "surreal and magical" Blue Dream house in the Hamptons

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A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro 's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. It is really surreal and magical in the whole; the whole roof just feels like it's floating."

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