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SGA designs a tree-inspired glass facade to connect two historic buildings at Vanderbilt University

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Brought to you by: Architect SGA Architecture Location Nashville, Tennessee Completion Date August, 2020 Architect of Record Centric Architecture Client Vanderbilt University Construction Manager Messer Structural Engineer Structural Design Group [.].

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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-Walled Rear Extension Revives a Cramped London Victorian

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Oliver Leech Architects transforms a West London townhouse using reeded glass that suffuses the family home with natural light while maintaining privacy. This proximity challenged the architects to introduce light into the property and provide smoother access to the small garden, without compromising the clients’ privacy.

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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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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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Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

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The ground floor hosts an expanded living, dining and kitchen space While the layout of the home's front rooms remains largely the same, they now open into the large new living area, creating an axis through to a concrete and brick patio garden accessed through full-height, sliding glass doors. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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