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Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island

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Habitable Form has created a timber-clad house on Kiawah Island in South Carolina The site conditions drove the design by architecture studio Habitable Form , which has an office nearby, on Johns Island. The post Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island appeared first on Dezeen.

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

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On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. The site offers unique access to the sky and light for this heavily wooded part of the Kitsap Peninsula. Cedar milled on site was used to create the entry door, entry benches, and east privacy fence.

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Shanghai West Bund AI Tower & Plaza by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD

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Nikken Sekkei was selected in an international design competition in 2009 to lead a new urban development on the site of the former local Longhua Airport. The shape and exterior of the buildings, the public spaces in the commercial zone, the landscaping, and the interior designs reflect wind-generated streamlining.

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Curves feature throughout House of Ayoob by 3dor Concepts

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Architecture studio 3dor Concepts has completed a house in Kerala, India , where walls, windows and furniture all have curved edges. The interior is planned around a large family room with different zones, including a dining area, kitchen, various lounge spaces and a veranda. Project credits: Architect: 3dor Concepts.

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High-Tech, High Pace: This Groundbreaking Humanitarian Build Reimagines Reconstruction in Crisis Zones

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. “You never know where and when the missiles will come,” says Maria Povstyana, clarifying, as if it were needed, how challenging logistics can be in the world’s most visible war zone. “Our concept for the building took two months. Povstyana has spent 15 years in architecture and design.

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How Ice Cubes by Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte is Changing the Skyline of Northern China

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Architizer chatted with Mathieu Forest, Founder of Mathieu Forest Architecte, and Qiang Zou, Design Principal at Zone of Utopia, to learn more about this project. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? We are starting from a virgin site with only fields and sky as the landscape.

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A Mirrored Addition Melds With Its Rocky Site in British Columbia

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The original architecture explored a garden-court concept: three detached structures around a generous enclosed garden inspired by Latin American courtyards. The courtyard controls privacy and views, in contrast to the typical suburban house, which is at the mercy of its neighbors.

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