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Sustainable Practice: 7 Legendary Designs Using the Landscape as an Architectural Material

Architizer

We’ve looked at a number of highly technical projects, nevertheless materials have usually been natural, or as natural as possible. But what about when the setting, the landscape onto and into which we build, is utilized as an integral part of the structure? They are a continuation of landscapes reimagined as materials.

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Design Out West: 10 Unique Buildings in Dialogue With Utah’s Rugged Landscape

Architizer

Utah is a land of striking contrasts and otherworldly landscapes, and its architectural identity is deeply rooted in the state’s history and culture. This influence can be seen in adobe and sandstone incorporating natural elements such as wood and stone into these structures. Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

Deezen

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Villa in rural Vietnam uses local materials to "harmonise with the environment"

Deezen

This informed its unobtrusive single-storey profile and APDI Architecture's use of local materials such as bricks made from laterite – rusty-red stone formed from the leaching of rocks and soil. The goal was to create a vibrant living space seamlessly blending into the natural landscape," he added. The photography is by Trieu Chien.

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Luxury within the landscape

Habitus Living

There is no doubt that 3 Ash House in Singapore is bespoke on every level, with tropical landscape and luxurious appointments at its heart. In reply, the architect has devised a design strategy that replicates the natural ground space through elevation and includes additional landscaping on the second and attic levels of the structure.

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Atelier Guy uses mass-timber structure for Canadian wood company facility

Deezen

Completed in January 2022, the airy, 2,000-square metre (21,500-square foot) facility reflects the products and services of the client, Quebec wood products manufacturer SmartMill , and has a structure made with glued-laminated ( glulam ) timber columns and floor plates.

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

Deezen

Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg , the Netherlands. Landscape and people are inextricably linked. Hardwearing materials were used for its construction.