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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. We wanted the tower to continually change as the sun came out and the clouds came in and there's these pockets of blue sky and dark clouds."

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Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island

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Habitable Form has created a timber-clad house on Kiawah Island in South Carolina The site conditions drove the design by architecture studio Habitable Form , which has an office nearby, on Johns Island. The post Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island appeared first on Dezeen.

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

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Named Karai, the house was created as a weekend retreat for its clients on a coastal site surrounded by fields that lead directly onto a nearby beach in the coastal town of Kuvathur. The post Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for "native yet contemporary" home appeared first on Dezeen.

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Ström Architects adds contemporary extension to traditional English house

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The L-shaped extension frames a swimming pool Ström Architect 's design provides these new spaces in a contemporary single-storey extension that is markedly different from the existing architecture but sits comfortably alongside it. "We Like Ström, they are originally from Sweden, which informed the choice of light-toned building materials.

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La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

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Sited on La Brea Avenue, a prominent north-south artery in a diverse part of the city known for its multicultural shops and restaurants, the building's adventurous facade was informed by surrounding 1930s art deco buildings. "If "One was a design that fits into context, one was respecting environmental issues, and one was social."

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Contemporary Colonial, Redwood City, California

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Transitional and contemporary design concepts were introduced, respecting and accentuating the historical Architecture of the home. The 2nd story balcony Family Area above the main Entry features a fireplace and informal seating area. The existing large steep roof and attic with no Architectural character or detail serves as a canvas.

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Birchgrove Acquires Historic Ayrton House, London

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For over 80 years the historic art deco National Institute for Medical Research, designed by the original Wembley Stadium architect Max Ayrton, was located on the site; the new development pays testament to Ayrton’s original design both in name and by reproducing the original building’s iconic green copper roof.

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