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It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

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When Mark Derenthal couldn’t find an architect or builder to take on his ambitious concept, he worked directly with an engineer to create the treetop retreat. This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. Have one to share?

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Wisdome Stockholm by Elding Oscarson

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Conventionally, the program would generate a low volume with a protruding dome, but to utilize the unique dome to create a strong interior space as well as a telling exterior form, the dome is given a focal position under a free form timber structure. The gridshell structure is constructed from flat standard LVL panels.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. The design concept evolved out of a solid rectangular volume stretched across the site in a typical one-story rambler style. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Cannon Design draws on "essence of Michigan forests" for university building

Deezen

CannonDesign has created a student centre for a Michigan university "The primary concept of the building was to celebrate place, with a focus on elements and symbols that are universal to all people – and especially important to the Western community," Brett Lawrence, Cannon Design project manager, told Dezeen.

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An Offset Roof Isn't the Only Off-Kilter Thing About This Home in Japan

Dwell

We started planning with this concept in mind. "To 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’. "To Thus a varied dynamic of scale was achieved in the house. "In

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JINS PARK Maebashi by Yuko Nagayama and Associates

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Because this store is located close to a residential neighborhood with many young families, our concept was to create a park-like space where children and parents as well as others in the community can stop by to spend time even if they’re not buying glasses. In stores of this type, the second floor is typically not open to customers.

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House

SW Oregon Architect

The project is effectively a proof of concept demonstrating the applicability of fine-grained environmental data to generate bespoke designs precisely tailored to the specifics of any site and program. Philip Speranza, AIA Tilting one of the exterior walls into place. Moreover, he finds time to maintain his professional practice.

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