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Gabion Walls Made of Volcanic Rock Flank a Flat-Roofed Farmhouse in Australia

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We asked ourselves how our clients could live on this land in a modern but thoughtful way, what a modern farm and farmhouse should and could look like, and how we could integrate the building into a site that has been cleared of its bushland. The clients erected and filled the gabion walls themselves.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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It includes two new high-rise office buildings that measure over one million square feet (92,903 square metres), a central utility plant for efficient cooling and a five-storey, below-grade structure with over 3,000 square feet (280 square metres) of parking space. & Elec. (AOR & Elec. (AOR & Elec. Guerra, Inc.

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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane

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The timber cabin is wrapped by an external skin clad with cedar shingles "The idea behind the Monocoque Cabin was inspired by the construction techniques used in the aerospace and automotive industries, which are renowned for their efficient material utilization," Markos told Dezeen. The photography is by Peter Markos and Efe Onikinci.

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Jun Mitsui & Associates convert grocery store into sake brewery in Upstate New York

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

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A Pair of Backyard Cabins Are Worlds Removed From Their Main Residence—But Only Steps Away

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Project Details: Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Footprint: 86 and 235 square feet Builder: Rod Greaves Structural Engineer: C. One is a space to work, and the other is a space not to work. "It There is a quiet communication that occurs between the house, the two studios, and the garden.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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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 the studio said. "By