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"Oozy mortar" gives textured finish to brick home in Australia by Studio Roam

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Oozing mortar joints create a "crusty crown" for The Brick House, a family home in Perth , Australia that has recently been completed by local practice Studio Roam. Located in the suburb of Highgate, the home replaces an existing cottage on the site that had been occupied by the clients for several years.

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Magpie House extension is a "personal museum" for client's furniture collection

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Architecture practice DGN Studio has extended a terraced home in east London with spaces and materials that form a backdrop to the client's mid-century furniture collection. DGN Studio has extended the Magpie House in London. It is designed as a backdrop to the client's furniture collection. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Cairn uses hand-poured hempcrete for House Made by Many Hands in London

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Architecture studio Cairn has used hand-poured hempcrete to form the rough textured walls at House Made by Many Hands, an extension of a Victorian home in east London. As the client is a chef, the renovation centres around a large kitchen at the heart of the ground floor lit by a strip of skylights along one side.

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26.3.2024 Tuesday - finishing an idea

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Last week, we presented a housing scheme to our client. Both were quite received, although that the client slightly preferred mine, for its simplicity in planning (and perhaps the symmetry as well). when I cycle to the club, and he sends it to the client. I'll call the client tomorrow.

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Cast Corbel House by Grafted features handcrafted red-concrete details

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A red-hued extension built from brick and pigmented concrete has been added to a Victorian house in the suburbs of Norwich by local architecture studio Grafted. The new extension was a way to celebrate the best details of the house through reinterpretation," she continued. The previous extension was low-key but poorly built.

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Smith Young Architects embraces "imperfection" at Vestige house in Cheshire

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Liverpool studio Smith Young Architects has completed Vestige, a house in northwest England with a brick base built from the remnants of a previous structure on the site. It replaces an old house on the site that was in poor condition. Wooden finishes complement the tactile brickwork.

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New House Story of 2 Different Clients From Bangalore

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Two Contrasting Successful Stories After Completion Of Their New House. I recently had the opportunity to explain to one of our new house desired clients what it is that we do as an architectural firm. We have found that the best projects result when we take the time to really figure out what the client is looking for.

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