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Base Camp by Johnston Architects

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The concept that guided the project refers to pausing at a base camp before ascending a mountain. Basecamp is used as both family get away and as hosting space for their clients from around the world, allowing people who would normally meet in corporate board rooms to build consensus in an inspiring setting.

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Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for "native yet contemporary" home

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Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible. The photography is by Yash R Jain.

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An Old London Victorian Gets a Greenhouse-Inspired Dining Room

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Framed in timber and steel, the glass-wrapped space connects a kitchen renovated with reused materials to a lush garden. Instead, Smith, his team, and the homeowners, one of whom is a building conservationist, iterated on design concepts at length "so that ideas could be considered fully."

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block722 Designs Mediterranean Laid-Back Luxury Inspired CASA COOK SAMOS

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What inspired the initial concept for your design? This concept of archipelagos suggests usually a fragmented condition. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? The perforated screens that gave character to the building façade are inspired by Samians’ tradition in ceramics. © Ana Santl.

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MICROSCAPE Designs A Public Car Park Using Up-Cycled Materials

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Situated on a small wooded plateau, this low-cost project challenges the concept of property boundaries. In our approach, the most important thing is the space, the space between community, client, environment, technologies, memory, desire. What inspired the initial concept for your design? The use of recycled materials.

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Blending In with Nature: The Inspiration Behind COMMOD-Haus GmbH’s Weekend Home

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Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Michaela Maresch: COMMOD “The Little Black One” was definitely inspired by nature. The harsh, wide, mountain landscape at Semmering was inspiration and challenge at once. © Commod-Haus GmbH How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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HDC Design Creates Garden Inspired Interior for ChaiMenHui Restaurant – HUMMINGBIRD

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Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Jiajun TANG and Rene LIU: The inspiration came from the Lingering Garden in Suzhou. The biggest challenge was to present the freedom and wildness of oriental gardens, rather than a lifeless feeling, so we discussed with the client a lot about this.