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These $83K Australian Prefabs Are Built to Withstand Bushfires

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The clients were a young couple who were looking to build their first home on the property. The clients wanted the house that engaged with the surrounding landscape, and had a reduced environmental footprint. Photo courtesy of FABPREFAB The clients came to us after some challenges with a traditional design and construction process.

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Reimagining California Homes and Art of Home Remodeling

The Architecture Designs

In order to honor the state’s Spanish past, Spanish Colonial Revival residences have stucco exteriors, red clay tile roofs, and elaborate wrought iron accents. On the other hand, craftsman bungalows place a premium on handcrafted woodwork, low-pitched roofs, and sizable porches.

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How to Build Your Own House: A Step-by-Step Guide

Architecture Ideas

Consider the cost of materials, labor, permits, and miscellaneous prices to set the budget. You need a team of contractors and engineers for a safe and sound building. To find the best team, review company profiles and client reviews, and conduct interviews with builders and contractors. Is it practical?

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Zibo OCT Art Center by Studio Zhu Pei

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This porous, eaves-out, and ring-shaped building with a huge roof overhang is related to the local culture and responds to the specific climate. When it’s a rainy day, semi-outdoor activities are permitted in the corridor. The hyperboloid roof sags due to gravity in nature, which also brings good tension to space.

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GRUNER&FRIENDS Develop New SWISS LIFE – KPMG HQ

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The highlights are the building extension with a spacious roof terrace, the inner courtyard and the inviting entrances. Patrice Gruner: A book with a world map inspired me to sketch up the concept for the client. We always try to understand our clients as good as possible to create a concept which represents the clients philosophy.

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Mews House Deep Retrofit London

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As well as enabling the client’s family to remain in their community, the upgrade has radically improved the house’s carbon footprint and enhanced its local conservation area setting. Having previously lived in a draughty and energy-hungry house, the client wanted a low-energy, highly sustainable solution for their new home.

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MBM House, Montreal, Quebec

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Its Tudor style is characterized by an irregular facade and elevation composition featuring slender doors and windows with mullions and leaded stained glass, and a steeply pitched roof clad in terracotta tiles. Additionally, the roofs were accumulating ice, leaking in several places, and revealing severely damaged framing.

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