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Sam Crawford Architects crafts contemporary residences that respect heritage

Habitus Living

As a practice, Sam Crawford Architects (SCA) creates bespoke projects for its clients. His team of 17 also contribute their special talents, so that each commission becomes a unique example of excellent contemporary residential architecture.

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Omar Gandhi mixes contemporary and vernacular design for Jib House

Deezen

According to Omar Gandhi Architect founder, Omar Gandhi, the clients wanted a home that took advantage of the slender waterfront site while still providing plenty of space for their growing family and for large get-togethers. From here, the landscape steps down with a series of retaining walls to the pool below.

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Reimagining Landscape Architecture: Designing Without Plants

Architizer

When we think of landscape architecture, the first images that usually come to mind are trees, flowers and soil. But landscape architecture is a process of design that encompasses far more than flora. At the heart of landscape architecture is a shared understanding about time, haptic connection and human experience. HEITO 1909.

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

Deezen

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 client's bohemian lifestyle and love of music, literature and the great outdoors were the inspiration behind the interior design," the team said.

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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

Deezen

The integration of this courtyard with its pedestrian walkway, private spaces, and landscaping at the heart of the project allows permeability with the urban fabric, encouraging human appropriation at the center of the site without compromising the program's minimum density objective," said Ædifica. The photography is by David Boyer.

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi

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Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi Buildings, Architect, CEBRA UAE Architecture Photos. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Hosn Masterplan And Landscape in Abu Dhabi. REINTRODUCING THE COASTAL DESERT LANDSCAPE. The central landscape area is defined through an organic pattern known as a ‘Voronoi’.

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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

Deezen

On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe". Other contemporary chapels recently featured on Dezeen include a wedding chapel in China by Syn Architects that is topped by an illuminated "moon" and a minimalist concrete chapel in Mexico by WRKSHP.