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PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

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The new rooms were raised up from the ground The house reminded the client of a trio of modernist villas in Sardinia, which he had admired since childhood stays at his family's vacation home on the Mediterranean island. The white house, built in the Swahili style of nearby city Lamu, was the starting point for the design.

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Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca

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Also, per local regulations, all of the trees had to remain in place. They faced several interesting conditions while designing the house. The property has a highly irregular shape and a 28-metre difference between its highest and lowest points.

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Kirkland Fraser Moor tops chalk-walled house with CLT arch

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The distinctive two-storey house is positioned next to a historic walled garden and house that, along with the client's desire for large amounts of light, informed the home's design. The distinctive house was built under the Paragraph 80 planning regulation. Structural engineer: Structure Workshop.

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Telegraph Hill Residence Expands Cliffside Space and Maximizes Views

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It was important for the design team to create exterior spaces for the clients that would highlight and expand access to the landscape, while also considering the need for private refuge and comfort. How have your clients responded to the finished project? How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati

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GBBN created the project to "fit in and stand out" In working to close Cincinnati's affordable housing gap – roughly 20,000-30,000 more units – GBBN said it recognizes the need for cross-discipline advocacy, policy changes, and financing structure navigation. "It The photography is by Ryan Kurtz.

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MAD surrounds Passivhaus housing block in white curved balconies

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"This required the use of high-performance window glazing, passive heating and cooling design strategies and a range of high-density materials that would further aid in its overall temperature regulation.". Client: Emerige. Structure engineers: BECIP – BET Structure. The podium includes a Metro entrance.

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South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

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When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed. The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction.

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