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Specht Architects creates austere glass house in the Berkshires

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Specht Architects has designed a symmetrical glass pavilion in The Berkshires in Massachusetts that was created as a residence and a place to showcase antiques. The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre) Replanted natural grasses will create a dramatic ground plane when fully grown.

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ACFD Architecture wraps glass home around apple tree in Quebec

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The all-black home, surrounded by a boreal forest, is made up of a square surrounding a small courtyard that contains an apple tree that reminded the client of their childhood. The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. ACDF Architecture arranged the structure around an apple tree.

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A Glass Extension Enlivens an Old Georgian-Style Home in Rural England

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The pergola structure provides solar shading to the glazed facade, while triple glazing with solar reflective glass improves the thermal efficiency of the building’s envelope."

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RED Arquitectos integrates corn millstone into facade of Mexican house

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Read: Earth-toned concrete covers Casa Calafia in Mexico by RED Arquitectos "Mixed with the desert, Casa que Da prostrates soberly in the landscape," the team said, noting that the cement form makes the house appear as a "monolithic sculpture" while controlling "the thermal sensation in the face of the intense heat".

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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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On the opposite wall, an organ is built into the exposed concrete, while narrow stained-glass windows are set within deep, faceted reveals on the southeast side. Read: Nicholas Burns nestles concrete chapel within grounds of Portuguese estate "The 12 funnel-shaped, stained-glass windows serve as metaphors of nature," said Eunsok.

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Build an Eichler-Esque Home—or Whatever You Dream Up—With These Customizable Prefab Frames

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Several years ago, Dave McAdam bought a two-and-a-half-acre parcel in Joshua Tree, where boulders are strewn across a desert landscape that stretches as far as the eye can see. Blue Sky Building Systems work on a project-by-project basis, and we only provide the rough framing of a home—including the structural engineering.

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This Rammed Earth Home in Remote New Zealand Has Some Sizzling Fireplace Moments

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Project Details: Location: Ophir, Central Otago, New Zealand Architect: NOTT Architects Builder: Down to Earth Builders and Shamrock Builders Structural Engineer: Paula Hugens Photographer: Biddi Rowley / @ biddirowley From the Architect: " We worked closely with the clients to form a raw house for a raw landscape.

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