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This Landscape Architect Disguised His Backyard Addition in Sydney With a Green Roof

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A new tw0-story structure on the rear lane contains the bike and garden storage, laundry area, bathroom, and a studio space. The roof to the living space is densely planted and its concrete structure provides enough depth for the plants to thrive.

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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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Studio Schicketanz renovates Henry Hill's mid-century house on the California coast

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Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group.

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PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

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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. That led him to Fagnola, who at the time was working with PAT co-founder Andrea Veglia on the renovation.

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A Cork-Clad Extension With Playful Pink Trim Is the Cure-All for Gloomy London Days

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The cheerful spirit of Nimtim Architects’ renovation continues inside by way of bold patterns and more pops of color. The extension is articulated as a simple pitched roof form with a large pivot door framing an uninterrupted view of the garden beyond. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Unknown Works brightens Victorian townhouse with dusty pink extension

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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. Across the other three floors of the home are four bedrooms and three bathrooms that were lightly renovated, alongside a study, additional living spaces and hallways.

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After Weathering 40 Years, a Wooden Family Home in Australia Is Renovated for What’s Next

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The home was thoroughly tested and proven over 30 years of family use, and the clients wanted to retain its easy function and utilitarian materiality while adding further accommodation for the evolution of family life. Have one to share? Post it here. Only two houses remain, including this one, which is located on a prominent corner location.