Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. It is important to connect the house to nature and this is a small way to do this." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. "It On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe".

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

A unique experience center for the famed Swedish brands, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, World of Volvo is designed around Scandinavian values of freedom of movement, access to nature and openness and inclusion. “As a brand Volvo is rooted in a Swedish pride for producing and manufacturing quality for everyone.

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Dwell

MARCH 23, 2023

Available in a natural or black finish, the Real Cedar exterior of the backyard house lends an air of warm Scandinavian minimalism. A focus on natural materials and light-filled spaces permeates the home’s 540 square feet, making it the ideal backdrop as a guesthouse, pool house, office, or gym.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Designed by Henning Larsen , the 155,000-square-metre hub will contain offices, shuttle storage and pallet shuttle, as well as a restaurant and roof garden. The design will aim to create an atmosphere that prioritises employee well-being through the integration of nature into the workplace.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Immersing guests in the natural landscape of the wooded site along the Fraser River, the project touches lightly on the land with elevated cabins and a network of boardwalks that maximise interaction with the mountain site while preserving the trees and natural watershed.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It was envisioned as a series of tectonic structures Both homeowners are also authors, and they desired a second home in rural Wyoming where they could write while immersed in nature. The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood. Each building responds to its immediate setting.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. The roof design accommodates a future green roof. Custom architecture offers the client a total experience of their own behavior – manifested in architectural solutions."

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The stone-clad Connecticut retreat is surprisingly advanced with a steel frame, glass sliders, geothermal heating and cooling, and a motorized roof hatch to the deck. Inspired by a childhood dream of Thoreau’s Walden Pond, he wanted to create a small and simple, yet modern studio in which to write, reflect, and enjoy nature. "To

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

With a focus on rich, sensory experiences rooted in nature, we created a calming oasis within the bustle of an international airport." Inside, the studio adorned the terminal's engineered bamboo structure with hanging plants and greenery, creating bright and airy interiors lit by roof openings.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 29, 2024

At the cutting edge of architecture, landscaping, and engineering, the project by MASSLAB architecture office for the new roof of Bragança’s Water Treatment Plant will allow public use of this infrastructure, which until now only served with a utilitarian purpose. Source by MASSLAB.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Manna offers 32 rooms fitted out with natural materials and neutral tones, plus gym and spa facilities and a restaurant focused on local produce.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

Photo © Koichi Torimura By necessity, the detached building housing a two-car garage and guest room is situated on the east side, where the elevation gap is smallest, but the client requested that the main house weave around the difficult site conditions. Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This project could be regarded as a critical point of the local natural environment and urban domestic life. The logic of the architectural cultural centre concept derived from the idea of natural elements. In other words, the carrier of architectural design concept is derived from nature.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2023

The clients hired Texas-based Specht Architects to build a 2,000-square-foot (186-square metre) minimalist house with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that afforded views of the surrounding meadow and large old-growth trees. The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre)

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The interior features a C-shaped plan An exterior staircase – shaded by a black partition lattice made of local purple rosewood – leads up to a roof terrace with 360-degree views. The house is constructed of concrete block, the most accessible material in the area, and covered on both the exterior and interior with naturally pigmented cement.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 27, 2024

At the cutting edge of architecture, landscaping, and engineering, the project by MASSLAB architecture office for the new roof of Bragança’s Water Treatment Plant will allow public use of this infrastructure, which until now only served with a utilitarian purpose. Source by MASSLAB.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Surman Weston has self-built a "characterful family home" in London The nature of the self-build project meant the duo was not guided by a client brief and instead largely free of parameters, requiring them to set their own. Peckham House was designed for and built by the directors of Surman Weston , Tom Surman and Percy Weston.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 22, 2022

“The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. The integration of nature into the design goes even further than its idyllic green environment, with nature playing an important role in the design’s sustainability strategies.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 15, 2024

Open, clean, and modern, the public and employee programmed volumes of the new campus’ seven buildings are discrete curvilinear shapes, soft in nature, elevated above a glass base in a floating composition over a black granite clad reflecting pool facing the main Xinqing Road. Curtainwall Consultant: Talweg Engineering Studio D.P.C.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The columns were created using a technique in which concrete is poured into fabric formwork "The hay field is treated as if it were a carpet, draped over the volumes of the residence in a series of berms, allowing the entire building roof to be traversed from the exterior and contributing to the archaeological reading," said the team.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 8, 2024

We believe the Haikou Seaside Stop pavilion is a focal point providing an opportunity to its travelers to meander between the city and the nature with places for social happenings. A nature valley form became the stage for a new type of experience and space. General Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co.,

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ArchiDiaries

AUGUST 17, 2022

“The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. The integration of nature into the design goes even further than its idyllic green environment, with nature playing an important role in the design’s sustainability strategies. Year: 2021–

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Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Welcome to Westeck’s Client Spotlight! Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Today, we’re excited to feature Averra Developments in our Client Spotlight with their Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home. youtube.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Built near the village of Aldbury, the home is set within the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With a grass-topped, arched roof it was designed to be both contemporary and integrated into the landscape. Structural engineer: Structure Workshop. Electrical engineer: Aura. The house sits under a CLT arch.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

All homes have their own private balcony overlooking the street, plus there are shared resources that include a 55-space cycle parking area, a communal roof terrace and a shared laundry. Solar panels, natural ventilation, and high-performance glazing and insulation ensure living spaces are comfortable year-round. Fire engineer: Omnii.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Over time, these materials naturally age and grey, enhancing the structure's beauty and blending it further with the landscape, much like the enduring designs found in aerospace and automotive constructions that are designed to last and evolve over time." The photography is by Peter Markos and Efe Onikinci.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Deep overhangs shade pavilions and walkways at a lush nature retreat in Costa Rica by architectural practice Studio Saxe. We designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangular pergolas that can grow or contract, depending on the necessity of the client throughout the project," the firm said. Builder: Cr-Eco.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2023

Local architecture firm Studio North designed a custom garden and garage combination complete with Corten steel planters and a green roof in Calgary , Alberta. The resilient native vegetation thrives on the south-facing roof and serves as a natural attractor for bees.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 22, 2023

Car-free + urban This building makes an important contribution to the future of a living and ecological city and also to the future of retailing – this is an urban IKEA with excellent connections to the public transport system and an inviting roof terrace – a good neighbour. The air temperature will be improved at the pedestrian level, too.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In honoring this conception of the Center as a contemplative retreat to nature, the design team looked to create a liminal space that would provoke curiosity and excitement for the surrounding scenery while simultaneously providing a legible point of arrival and orientation. Image © EskewDumezRipple. Source by EskewDumezRipple.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Named Helvetia, the Victorian terrace house located in the inner-city suburb of Fitzroy was renovated with a focus on retaining and reusing materials while providing new spaces for nature. This allowed a total reorganisation of the layout, plus the addition of a double-height atrium to maximise natural light.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity. "A A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity. The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Reuse was also critical – the slab, walls, bricks, many steel windows and doors and some roof trusses were all recycled. Reuse was also critical – the slab, walls, bricks, many steel windows and doors and some roof trusses were all recycled.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

It is also used to demonstrate the benefits of Passive House construction to prospective clients. Built to the international Passive House standard, sustainability is at the core of the project – embodied between the natural material palette, high performance design and strong biophilic connection," said Symes. Builder: Souter Built .

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