BD+C

JUNE 16, 2023

Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects? 0 dbarista Fri, 06/16/2023 - 14:36 Virtual Reality With the aid of virtual reality and 3D visualization technologies, designers, consultants, and their clients can envision a place as though the project were in a later stage. Most clients don’t have that ability.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

At the very core of the project is a desire to provide a safe place in which the children can explore, discover and reflect on their experiences in order to heal and develop skills that will support them into and throughout their adult life." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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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." A covered walkway leads into a tasting room Floor-to-ceiling windows line the front of the building, which leads into a tasting room for visitors.

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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. Indaco’ and ‘Baia’ Windows. Combed stucco render.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames." To reduce energy usage, the team added exterior shading devices to windows and integrated operable windows to facilitate cross ventilation. Sustainability was a guiding concern for the team.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 4, 2022

MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has completed its first built project “UNIC” in Europe. True to its name, the curvilinear structure is a unique landmark visible from many parts of the northwest corner of the city. Baiziwan Social Housing project is an extension of MAD’s vision of ideal living. Source by MAD.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Composed of three distinct buildings – a main house, guesthouse and writer's studio – the project was designed for a California-based couple who manage an independent record label. The interiors were informed by the client's love of layers and texture Throughout the home, large stretches of glass offer sweeping views of the majestic terrain.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The project's name comes from the old Alemannic German word for house, hüüs. 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. Project credits: Architect: In Situ Studio.

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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

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. The northern projecting volume includes the primary suite, two smaller bedrooms and a bathroom. The photography is by Ezequiele Panizzi.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Project Details: Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Footprint: 86 and 235 square feet Builder: Rod Greaves Structural Engineer: C. It was a unique project as it didn’t conform to traditional ideas of ‘extending’ a home. Post it here.

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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

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. The rectangular home is well-insulated with triple-glazed windows for efficiency and incorporates hydronic heating and cooling to protect the art. The box-shaped homes are in a Tudor revival style and feature a centre hallway plan.

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2022

The Farleigh Road project involved remodelling a four-storey house that had previously been subdivided into two separate properties, to create a spacious home for a family. The project involved renovating a four-storey Victorian terrace. As is the case for many, much of our clients' family life centres around the kitchen," said Kitson.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. The boxes themselves work as dividers of shared and private space, yet small windows created in the boxes allow other family members to sense their presence, sometimes seen and sometimes unseen. "In

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2022

The clients were able to see beyond the dated materials and finishes," said the studio, and from there they decided to update the entire house. The Modern Inversion project involved the renovation of a San Francisco home. The former bay windows have been replaced with a solid white facade. Structural engineer: ZFA.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

The client's functional needs are strategically distributed inside two independent volumes connected by a walkway forming a breach through the house," said the Montreal -based architects. "The A modern window is cut into the rustic facade. The corner window of the main living space looks out into the foilage.

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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. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

A slot window on the rear elevation aligns with the glazed roof light over the side extension to bring in daylight and views of the sky. The simple roof form rationalizes a more complex array of ceiling heights and boxed structure that deals with existing elements internally while reflecting the geometry of the existing house externally.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The new building's first floor has floor-to-ceiling windows and is topped with a wooden canopy that extends over the street, while the upper floors were clad in grey brick. The project includes the addition of a gallery and office building, as well as the further development of the museum's outdoor greenspace.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Modu has created a "self-cooling" exterior for an office building in Houston The Promenade building is a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 square metre) centre which will host wellness and health clients throughout several offices. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

CIFI Chengdu Wansheng TOD is 10 Design’s second onsite project for CIFI Group after CIFI Kunming Plaza, a retail mixed-use destination in Yunnan, China. 10 Design (part of Egis Group), revealed plans for a 117,700sqm retail destination located within Wenjiang District Sub-center, an important node in the western part of Chengdu, China.

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Habitus Living

OCTOBER 15, 2023

My driver pulls over while I look through the taxi’s windows, trying to pair the reference images I’d been sent for Cabin House with the actual Cabin House. This was a key factor in Taliesyn’s initial brief from the nature-loving clients, whose primary residence is situated in close proximity to Bangalore’s famous Cubbon Park.

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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 the studio said. The photography is by Joe Fletcher.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Down one side, a series of steps finished in the same pigment offer outdoor seating and leads to open spaces at the top of the garden, where softer landscaping accommodates safer play for the client's children. The open living space extends towards the front of the house, where a bay window frames views of the front garden.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. Additional daylight is provided by a rhythmic series of tall, projecting windows with integrated colour-changing LEDs. The project met a number of sustainability goals. "The

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2023

The new Phillips Los Angeles combines several different structures, including a historic doorway that was preserved Formation Association preserved many of the existing architectural elements of the eclectic collection of buildings, ensuring that each section retained its identity. "We We wanted to keep that sensibility.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

SDA has created the Floating House on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City Floating House is distinguished by its exposed concrete frame, designed to balance the client's desire for a feeling of openness to the site's lush gardens with the need for protection from the elements. The photography is by Hiroyuki Oki.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 9, 2024

Set at 8,900 feet, the short construction window necessitated an innovative approach. Photo © Boone Speed Employing modular and prefabricated construction, enabled the construction timeline to be compressed into a brief five-month window. Source by Skylab.

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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

AUGUST 28, 2022

The homes are designed to offer qualities that typically wouldn't be affordable in inner-city apartments, such as high ceilings, large windows and access to outdoor space. High ceilings and large windows create a sense of spaciousness. Terrace House is longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022 in the housing project category.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

"One of the challenges of the project had to do with the building's old and new functions – more specifically, how to transform this venerable courtyard which has stood for nearly 300 years as a private residence into a commercial space that is neighbourly, communal, and all-inclusive," it continued.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz updated the two-bedroom, three-bathroom house in 2021, preserving the local landmark, adapting the design to the client's needs, bringing the building to current performance standards and inserting new programmatic elements. Project Credits: Architect: Studio Schicketanz. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

It is also used to demonstrate the benefits of Passive House construction to prospective clients. Built to the international Passive House standard, sustainability is at the core of the project – embodied between the natural material palette, high performance design and strong biophilic connection," said Symes. Builder: Souter Built .

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. The project, called Fifty-Acre Wood, is located in Stillwater – a historic town located along the St Croix River, just beyond Minneapolis.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Project Status: Built. The structure was created simply by installing a roof over the RC foundation deeply rooted underground. Structural calculations dictate the roof slope of a 60-degree-angle to withstand the snow load. The interior is filled with natural light from a big triangle window. Year: 2020. Team Members.

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