Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Partly because the client was a Japanese brewer who mainly makes sake, we also incorporated 'Japanese-ness' into the design." and the landscape as an intermediate area, but also gently welcomes visiting guests." We have created a Japanese-style porch design that not only continues the interior space for tasting drinks, etc.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 10, 2024

The former accommodates the client’s need for a home suitable for hosting and conducive to the contemporary lifestyle of a family of four. WOWOWA collaborated with the clients to weave the stories and narratives that resonate with them into the fabric of their interiors. The latter is perhaps more aesthetically oriented.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. By surrendering the manmade environment to the same natural forces that shape the land, the house collaborates with the natural hydrological systems that nurture the landscape." the studio said. "By

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Located on a farm in Canada, the house was covered with berms that rise out of the landscape The technique allows the concrete to continuously cure during the installation process, reducing the risk of pressure at the base and weaknesses at the column's joints. Interior planting beds were also installed in the gathering space.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. Two stone towers juxtapose the site's horizontal elements The architects also needed to consider how the landscape evolves throughout the year.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. The roof planes vary, however, contributing to the home's sculptural look. Photo is by Alan Tansey Roofs and outer walls are clad in a grey rainscreen made of charred accoya wood.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Over time, these materials naturally age and grey, enhancing the structure's beauty and blending it further with the landscape, much like the enduring designs found in aerospace and automotive constructions that are designed to last and evolve over time." The photography is by Peter Markos and Efe Onikinci.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The project consists of a main house, guest house and writer's studio The main house was "conceived as a geologic remnant in the landscape, located on the edge between field and forest". The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood. Each building responds to its immediate setting.

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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. CLB Architects gave the home a long, low roof To design the project, the team drew upon the site's history as a working cattle ranch.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

Photo © Koichi Torimura By necessity, the detached building housing a two-car garage and guest room is situated on the east side, where the elevation gap is smallest, but the client requested that the main house weave around the difficult site conditions. Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects. Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. The roof design accommodates a future green roof. Custom architecture offers the client a total experience of their own behavior – manifested in architectural solutions."

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe". Project credits: Architect: Lee Eunseok and Atelier Koma Project team: Atelier Koma Stained Glass Artist: Chung Kyungmi Orgelbau Meister: Hong Seonghun Structural engineer: Edun Struc.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The spruce-clad building is surrounded by older buildings "The formal starting point for Chappe is the area's vernacular pitched roof townhouse architecture that we have interpreted in a contemporary way," said Jaaksi. Both spaces are illuminated by a prominent skylight and have exposed timber roofs. "In

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

The facades create "compressed" and "expanding" interior corners According to the studio, the design created interior spaces similar to an attic or an apartment in a mansard roof. "On Other projects recently completed in downtown Seattle include a metal-wrapped university building by Miller Hull and a pediatric clinic by NBBJ.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Project Details: Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Footprint: 86 and 235 square feet Builder: Rod Greaves Structural Engineer: C. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could The Green Roof ‘Planter’ Softens This Cor-Ten Steel Backyard House in Seattle

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Architizer

MAY 11, 2022

Atherton pavilions – The two pavilions nestled in this verdant landscape were a response to the clients’ vision for a deeper engagement with their lovely yard. The design sensitively accommodating the need for more space and program for a young family without detriment to the surrounding landscape. © Feldman Architecture.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2023

The clients hired Texas-based Specht Architects to build a 2,000-square-foot (186-square metre) minimalist house with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that afforded views of the surrounding meadow and large old-growth trees. The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre)

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangular pergolas that can grow or contract, depending on the necessity of the client throughout the project," the firm said. The pavilions are raised above the ground and are covered with hipped roofs. Client: The Stroh Family. Electromechanical engineer: CIEM.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Rectangular in plan, the 4,068-square-foot (378-square-metre) house has a flat roof and low profile. Rectangular in plan, the dwelling includes a flat roof The design was influenced by a mid-century modern home owned by the client, said San Francisco's Klopf Architecture. The photography is by Mariko Reed.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As such, the design of the center will unfold from the landscape—a welcome center not so much sitting on the land but embedded in it. A series of glass walls on the far side of the entryway will provide unobstructed views out—a mediating surface between building and landscape. Image © EskewDumezRipple. Source by EskewDumezRipple.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works. The transformation of the landscape was essential to unlocking this." The photography is by Lorenzo Zandri.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

The existing house was three feet higher than garden level, so in order to connect the family with their garden, a stepped internal landscape was created that defined different uses within a larger family space through changes in floor level.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2023

Eola Hills Residence has sweeping views of the landscape The property is set in a location with sweeping views of the landscape – to the west are the city and mountains, and to the east is wine country. The clients use this space to decompress and enjoy the views with music and wine," the team said.

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Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Welcome to Westeck’s Client Spotlight! Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Today, we’re excited to feature Averra Developments in our Client Spotlight with their Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home. youtube.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement. Concrete was used to replace the old sills, while the new timber roof was installed over rendered brickwork.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

We could do whatever we want, and we did in fact integrate some ideas and elements that other clients turned down for their particular houses." The ground floor includes a multipurpose family room that leads out to the pool deck, which is set at the same height as the roof of the pink accessory dwelling unit (ADU).

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

It is also used to demonstrate the benefits of Passive House construction to prospective clients. As the existing home functioned well for the clients already, preference was given to create a new self-contained addition and use the budget to create moments of delight across the site," the architect added. Builder: Souter Built .

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With a grass-topped, arched roof it was designed to be both contemporary and integrated into the landscape. The primary concept was driven by a desire to integrate building and landscape seamlessly in order to ensure that the new dwelling 'emerges' from the land and context," said David Kirkland, co-founder of Kirkland Fraser Moor. "The

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

A narrow passageway divides this cottage with a metal roof by Naturehumaine , marking the entrance to the home and providing privacy to a detached guest suite and atelier. Mostly, this passage offers a dramatic perspective framing the landscape behind the house," the team added. Structural engineer: Geniex.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Called Pink House, the project transforms the five-bedroom dwelling into a "private city oasis", informed by memories of the client's favourite holidays in Provence, Morocco and New York. Read: Oliver Leech Architects tops Surrey house extension with a stepped roof. Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The building’s subdued appearance in the space is achieved by the low floating roof, under which the surrounding landscape is allowed to flow across the pool. At the same time, the roof of the structure is the volume housing all the programme which does not require a direct contact with the water surfaces.

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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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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The restaurant and public amenities connect with the river and its extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage-listed landscape setting. Reuse was also critical – the slab, walls, bricks, many steel windows and doors and some roof trusses were all recycled.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

David Chipperfield Architects Berlin draws on the essence of Lange’s original design – a romantic philhellenic idea of an urban landscape, articulated through lush open areas within the dense city grid – taking the monumental building as a starting point and framing it with nature.

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Dwell

JANUARY 13, 2023

We began designing the home for our clients who were expecting their first child and looking to build their family home. In order to gain as much natural light and solar heat gain as possible, a pair of pitched roofs captures the natural light and frames the sky. The block runs in a north south direction.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

bathroom house pays homage to the clients' Brazilian heritage and serves as a showroom for vintage furniture and artwork that the couple collected through extensive travel. "We The second storey is wrapped with vertical ipe wood fins that jut out from a densely landscaped planter. Civil engineer: Jorge G. Francisco Cuello, Jr.

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