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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.

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Dwell

MAY 15, 2024

Blue Sky Building Systems makes steel structures to your specifications, whether for a suburban dwelling or Joshua Tree retreat. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry.

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Dwell

MAY 22, 2024

From the moment they moved into their semidetached Victorian home in London in 2006, Nicola and Patrick Kendall dreamed of renovating their kitchen—but life and more pressing home improvements got in the way. The clients originally wanted teak cabinets, but 4 S Architecture suggested an alternative. "We

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2023

Local studio DKA Architects has designed a white wood-clad home with three connected gables in Terrebonne, Quebec , just outside of Montreal. The home has an H-shaped layout The 6,835-square-foot (635-square-metre) home is composed of three gabled bars arranged in a short H-shape. The photography is by Josée Marino.

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Habitus Living

APRIL 18, 2022

An array of infamous seating takes precedence in her home. In one corner of the room, Finn Juhl’s 1940 Pelican Chair in a deep charcoal navy rests under a poster designed by King that reads “Earth the new client”. It’s imperative now, that every design job is seen as both the client’s problem and the Earth’s problem in one.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Stillwater homes are built by LEED-certified architects, and the company says it is committed to sustainable practices. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in touch!

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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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Archinect

MAY 21, 2024

Cantilevered planes, modernist lines, and generous volumes animated with changing light distinguish this newly built home, located within walking distance of Pebble Beach golf course in Pebble Beach, California.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2024

Shades of green, red and yellow run throughout this lookbook , which collects nine home interiors enlivened by colourful window frames. The irregularly placed windows help enliven the otherwise neutral finishes to the home while adding a sense of "individuality" to its uniform structure, the studio said.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Wall-to-wall glass and a material palette informed by local vernacular define Zen House, a 33-square-metre micro home on stilts in Austria, completed by Czech studio Jan Tyrpekl. The result is a vaulted single-room structure enveloped in gl a ss and flanked by a terrace, raised four metres above the ground on concrete columns.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

To the west are the garage and guesthouse, along with a swimming pool Manhattan-based Desai Chia Architecture was charged with designing a home that embraces the landscape and accommodates outdoor artwork. Throughout the home, the team aimed to create a fluid and soothing environment.

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Archinect

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Gardenias House is an isolated single-family home, designed on land that housed an unfinished structure, witness to the havoc caused by the Real Estate Bubble crisis of 2006. Instead of opting for demolition, we carry out structural control tests and trials in collaboration with specialized laboratories and engineering.

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Real Estate Housing Structure Clients 215

Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Slender timber columns frame the living spaces in Forest of Pillars, a block of two family homes in Fukushima , Japan, designed by local studio IGArchitects to reference the forest of thin trees at the rear of the site. The project was designed for two families who wanted to live in the same building but have their own independent spaces.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Japanese studio IGArchitects conceived this home in Tokyo as an adaptable space for both living and working, with stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls. Named Building Frame of the House, the home in Saitama was designed by IGArchitects to function as "one big room". The photography is by Ooki Jingu.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Elevated on parallel blockwork walls within a peaceful, wooded area, the home comprises a two-storey structure with a dramatic aperture in the roofline that forms a sheltered outdoor dining space. The architects described the uniform, minimalistic material palette as the ideal backdrop to showcase the home's rural outlook. "[It]

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya 's Manda Island. PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

An undulating skin of concrete weaves around the exterior of Ribbon House, a home in India designed by architecture practice Studio Ardete. Studio Ardete was commissioned to create a home in Punjab with an ambitious form that nods to its client's work in the construction industry.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

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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Dwell

MARCH 27, 2024

Portuguese builder Madeiguincho makes stick-built tiny homes that are tailored down to the finishes and fixtures. Welcome to Tiny Home Profiles , an interview series with people pushing the limits of living small. From space-saving hacks to flexible floor plans, here’s what they say makes for the best tiny homes on the planet.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Architect Odile Decq has completed a house in France with walls of translucent glass, to create the optimal lighting conditions for a client with vision impairment. The Studio Odile Decq founder's solution was to create the entire structure out of translucent glass panels, creating a uniform level of brightness throughout the interior.

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Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

A patio complete with infinity pool, firepit, spectacular mountain views, and a seriously-cool outdoor heater makes this mountainside home a dream for year-round entertaining. The clients are here throughout fall, winter, and spring and they entertain frequently and spend a lot of time outside."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

London studio Coffey Architects has completed Modern Barn, a home in Dorset, UK , that mimics a cluster of timber-clad barns in order to blend in with the surrounding landscape. Located atop a hill overlooking the Jurassic Coast World heritage site, the home replaces an old, dilapidated property with a new three-bedroom home.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2024

Interiors studio YSG has upgraded a home in Sydney 's Mosman suburb to feature "lavish yet tranquil" interiors that are more akin to those of a luxury hotel. YSG expanded the home's covered balcony to accommodate a large table The studio started by reconfiguring the home's first floor to make way for more outdoor entertainment space.

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e-architect

JULY 13, 2023

After discovering a series of these abandoned, subterranean bunkers on their land, the client commissioned the architects to convert one into a functioning holiday letting. The brief was to celebrate the enormous historical significance of the structure whilst ensuring a habitable and commercially viable space for the client.

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Architizer

MAY 28, 2024

London is home to some of the most innovative and beautiful residential architecture in the world. The development provides 59 new affordable homes, a health centre, a shared communal garden and integrated landscaping throughout. Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

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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Finishes Home Clients Client 82

Dwell

JANUARY 19, 2024

The company collaborates with architects on one-off, module-based designs that promise clients a mix of customization and quality. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar?

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Design Thoughts Architects

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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 design buildings that are functional and meet the client’s needs, but we also design them with a theme or an architectural style in mind. Best Architects do so much more than that.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Informed by the greenhouses that once occupied the site, local architecture studio Hayhurst and Co added bamboo planting behind polycarbonate screens to the facade of a family home in London. An atrium at the centre of the home lets natural light into the interior and naturally cools the house by stack ventilation.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Large translucent windows bring a lantern-like quality to Check Patterned House, a concrete home in Saitama, Japan , completed by local studio IGArchitects. Designed for a family of three with a limited budget, the home occupies a 70-square-metre site and is planned around two large concrete blocks. The photography is by Ooki Jingu.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Belgian architecture studios Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Hoeilaart, stripping away previous extensions to celebrate the "spirit and quality" of its original design. Located in a wooded area, the Belgian home was originally designed in 1962 for a group of musicians.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Funnel-shaped concrete skylights illuminate a plant-filled courtyard at the centre of this home in Bangalore , India , which has been designed by local studio A Threshold to "blur boundaries between the inside and outside". It's an attempt to transform the space into a place, making the house into a home that celebrates life."

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. More than 25 years ago, Studio Arthur Casas started building a reputation in São Paulo by serving commercial clients. SysHaus starts with a metal frame and clients can choose finishes.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Four concrete volumes topped with pitched roofs run alongside each other to form Prism House, a multi-generational home designed by Indian studio Matra. Located in the south of Delhi, the six-bedroom home was designed to provide private and communal living spaces for three generations of the client's family.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JANUARY 19, 2023

A house design with an Australian theme with a composite structure Finding a home suitable for a big family that provides all the modern amenities like an Australian new house design can be difficult, especially when you are an NRI couple unfamiliar with the local area. These kinds of homes exhibit indoor-outdoor harmony.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

Architecture studio Wallmakers has repurposed approximately 6,200 discarded toys to construct the walls of Toy Storey, a circular home in Kerala, India. The aptly named residence by Wallmakers uses toys discarded in the area, which are unsuitable for recycling, as structural components and decoration within the external walls.

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Dwell

APRIL 26, 2024

A generous office space to work from home was also part of the clients’ brief. All exposed timber is recycled hardwood, much of it salvaged from the original structure, regretfully demolished due to extensive flood and termite damage. Point Your Home in Two Directions at Once Like This Alabama Cabin

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