Dwell

MAY 3, 2023

The clients had worked with another architect on a first floor addition and realized for the cost of the building, they were adding potentially unused space for a very high cost. The clients came to me wondering if they could achieve the bare minimum for their family, which would then allow for the quality items within those spaces.

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Dwell

APRIL 2, 2024

Bushy plants camouflage the extension, but the interiors are bright thanks to a series of skylights. The garden between the studio and house is also planted out and the focus on landscape benefits not only the client but also the neighbors immensely." Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Timber flooring and furniture feature on the interior The cabin was constructed as a self-build project undertaken by Markos, along with help from prefabrication specialists at BlokBuild and Price & Myers. Its careful detailing includes a hand-carved ornament and door handle made from walnut that is fixed to the aluminium door frame.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

Read: WE-S Architecten designs Belgian nursery to resemble "a modest garden pavilion" The interiors of The Harmeny Learning Hub, designed by Studio SJM, prioritise both views of and access to the surrounding natural landscape. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

Throughout, dMFK Architects aimed to draw attention to the building's original structure including its iron columns and shallow, barrow-vaulted concrete ceilings enclosed in corrugated iron shuttering. A historic archive is hosted on the third floor. The photography is by Jack Hobhouse.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

Photo © Rasmus Hjortshõj Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Architect: Henning Larsen Wood Structure: Engineering and production by Wiehag GmbH Wood structure: interior claddings, and facade by Lindner Scandinavia AB Structural engineering: Optima Engineering AB and BRA Teknik Landscape contractor: BRA Mark Landscape: Henning Larsen Main contractor: BRA (..)

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Habitus Living

MARCH 10, 2024

The former accommodates the client’s need for a home suitable for hosting and conducive to the contemporary lifestyle of a family of four. WOWOWA collaborated with the clients to weave the stories and narratives that resonate with them into the fabric of their interiors. The latter is perhaps more aesthetically oriented.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office , organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. This plan references classical architectural forms, which are the focus of many of the client's books.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. PARTISANS laid out the home for a fluid interior experience The undulations don't stop at the facade, but reappear in the wavy wooden door. The box-shaped homes are in a Tudor revival style and feature a centre hallway plan.

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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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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2023

Ambassador Crescent is positioned on a sloped site The house – a vacation home for clients who have previously worked with the studio on their Vancouver home and office interiors – slants toward the top of the mountain, diminishing its form and allowing it to disappear into the scenery. "It The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The concrete columns are of varying heights, creating wave-like levels on the exterior and interior of the house A series of rectangular volumes clad in wood form the primary envelope of the house and are interspersed with multiple concrete gateways that contain passageways or windows. Concrete floors run throughout the project.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

"Using steel as the load-bearing truss-like-carcass minimised the building size – important for transporting modules – helped achieve a cantilevered structure, resulted in a system of modules for quick assembly on site, and could be done by the client, a metal manufacturer, in-house," Timofejev explained. "At

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town. The same brick found on the facades is used for interior surfaces. They opted to raze the old building and start anew.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade. Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a "full-scale sustainable development".

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

It was designed to provide an "enhanced" residential experience for occupants The interior floors are defined by the tilted glass facades, which angle upwards or down depending on the unit. "In that giving the occupants a lot more than what you might get in a more conventional design." All the floors are identical," explained Nagele.

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Dwell

MAY 15, 2024

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. To achieve the aesthetic that they wanted on the Ivy Drive project, the architect and the clients chose a slab-on-grade application that didn’t include any floor framing.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The entrances are finished with the same dark grey natural stone as the boulevard, intended to offer a seamless transition between the interior and exterior spaces. South of Amsterdam Central Station, Dutch studio Wurck has also created an underwater parking garage for 7,000 bicycles with glossy white interiors.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Unlike the coloured glass of medieval churches that tried to concretely express the contents of the Bible, here, they fill the interior and exterior with the abstract motif of greenery, enabling visitors to continuously perceive nature," he continued. Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. The interior features dark-toned finishes, which serve as a "welcome respite for the eyes in the desert". Telescope House offers framed views of Sedona The 1,600-square-foot (149-square-metre) cabin is a nature retreat for a couple who ultimately plan to live there full-time.

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Dwell

JUNE 30, 2022

This project is in the Glen Ellen region of Sonoma Valley in California and comprises three prefab structures—a Connect 6L model main house, a detached 400-square-foot, two-module prefab garage/playroom, and a 640-square-foot Connect 2 guest house.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines. This conjunction of materials and shapes gives to Trapezium House the feel of a country house," the studio said. The photography is by Ezequiele Panizzi.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Located in Hampstead, the four-storey residence sits on a steep hillside with a garden that originally sloped up on all sides, which Unknown Works said left the interior dark and damp. A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

US studio CLB Architects has designed a cedar-clad home and barn in Wyoming for clients who love horses and wanted to return their property to its historic roots as a working ranch. Its interior is illuminated by a large skylight Both light- and dark-stained cedar were used on the facades.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Elliott Architects demolished the main house and relocated the other two structures to start the design with a clean slate. The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We

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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.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. Interior design: Oliver Leech Architects & Juliet O'Carroll. Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Balancing a tight budget and brief, the clients tasked Unknown Works with adding space for their young family’s creative pursuits, ensuring the layout could be adapted for hosting parties and intimate family gatherings. Unknown Works chose to use cross-laminated timber (CLT) as a flexible, cost-effective, sustainable building technology.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Partly because the client was a Japanese brewer who mainly makes sake, we also incorporated 'Japanese-ness' into the design." We have created a Japanese-style porch design that not only continues the interior space for tasting drinks, etc. and the landscape as an intermediate area, but also gently welcomes visiting guests."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Each module's roof eavesflow upward and downward, which results in a variety of undulating surfaces and unexpected sight lines across the exterior and interior of the home," the team said. For instance, the primary bedroom looks upon a mature, purple beech tree that is beloved by the client.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Project Details: Location: Brooklyn, New York Designer: TBo / @ tbo_architecture Footprint: 2,260 square feet Architect of Record: Enthink Engineering Builder: Prestigne Renovation Group Inc. Delivering light into the house was a paramount concern for the clients.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The second structure is completely new Along the street edge – set off from the sidewalk by a small entry courtyard – the administrative office building is in a preserved monumental house characterised by pink stonework. The interior has been remodelled to hold four workspaces, a bookstore, a kitchenette and a cafeteria.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Similarly, the interior layout accords with Federation type with a double loaded hall forming access to a series of proportioned rooms of varying formality. Our client purchased the house in 2017, and sought modern amenities, more interior light, and an expanded living area into the garden.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space.

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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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