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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

Dwell

The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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An Architect’s Guide To: Designing Your First Passive House

Architizer

Have you ever wondered why clients are now seeking Passive Houses in larger numbers? Passive house construction and high-performance windows and doors in this townhouse addition allowed us to create walls of glass with an indoor-outdoor experience to a roof deck clear of all mechanicals. Photos by Peter Peirce, Inc.

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Aligning Incentives with Climate Change Goals

Westeck News

Ensuring utility demand-side measures are effective tools to meeting climate and energy goals. These changes aim to align the province’s utility DSM programs with the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 , emphasizing electrification, affordability and market readiness for future efficiency standards. ’s net-zero targets by 2050.

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Brown & Brown completes black timber-clad home in the Scottish Highlands

Deezen

Located at the base of a small hill, the home is concealed by its green roof on approach from the north but stands out from the south with its bold black cladding and a run of large windows. Access to the dwelling is from the north, where a weathered-steel vestibule provides a sheltered entrance space concealing utility and storage areas.

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Reimagining California Homes and Art of Home Remodeling

The Architecture Designs

Clean lines, spacious interiors, and big windows that connect the indoor and outdoor spaces are hallmarks of mid-century modern architecture. Incorporating features such as solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and sustainable materials not only reduces the carbon footprint but also lowers utility costs.

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An Offset Roof Isn't the Only Off-Kilter Thing About This Home in Japan

Dwell

The boxes themselves work as dividers of shared and private space, yet small windows created in the boxes allow other family members to sense their presence, sometimes seen and sometimes unseen. Smaller negative spaces between the structures were to be utilized to form the space of other rooms and a larger gap was allocated for a living room.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

Deezen

Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We