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Omer Arbel balances nature and form in this award-winning Canadian Pacific Northwest house

Archinect

A demonstration column had to be constructed on the site in order to get the clients' final approval. The result is an aesthetically pleasing four-volume arrangement recovered by the landscape that blends process and material into a singular modern and bucolic harmony.

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MU Architecture’s lakeside Quebec residence is an ‘ode to the beauty of nature’

Archinect

Built on the shores of Lake Revdor, the three-level Break Residence was commissioned to fulfill the client’s wish of building a home on the land of his ancestors and is described by the design team as “a place of welcoming and gathering” for the small surrounding community.

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Magpie House extension is a "personal museum" for client's furniture collection

Deezen

Architecture practice DGN Studio has extended a terraced home in east London with spaces and materials that form a backdrop to the client's mid-century furniture collection. It is designed as a backdrop to the client's furniture collection. DGN Studio has extended the Magpie House in London. The kitchen features wooden joinery.

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Nature Without Ecology

Landscape Architecture Magazine

A kind of manual for designing nature without ecology is found in the series of artful drawings that reveal a strategy for working with plants through quantity, species, spacing, and cultivar. Each tome is a reminder that Oudolf’s prolific publishing career is as profuse as his “nature-like” style. © Piet Oudolf. © Piet Oudolf.

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Eight interiors where burl wood provides natural texture

Deezen

Mixed and matched with other patterns, the material is now used to communicate a kind of organic understated luxury, much like natural stone. My clients asked for a high quality, almost hotel-like space, as they were in need of everyday comfort," founder Agnieszka Owsiany told Dezeen.

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Nature meets nurture

Habitus Living

From preserving the integrity of the organic designs invented by nature, to protecting the physical environment from further pollution, Neolith is a guardian of the natural world — both in practice and in design. Neolith products are made from 100 per cent natural materials and are manufactured in carbon-neutral conditions.

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Neil Dusheiko Architects revamps London terrace to bring owner "closer to nature"

Deezen

Intended to mimic a "spa-like retreat", the Peckham home was remodelled to brighten its dark, closed-off interior and help bring nature in. We wanted to explore how the house could use natural elements to play to the senses," he continued. "We The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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