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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

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Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. Alterstudio saw potential and let the constraints guide the home's design.

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Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan

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A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Torus House sits on a steeply sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Structural engineer: KAWATA Tomonori Structural Engineers Co.,Ltd.

Site 137
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Satish Jassal Architects squeezes brick bungalow onto enclosed London site

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Satish Jassal Architects designed Haringey Brick Bungalow The 110-square-metre site and narrow passageway was "like building through a straw", dictating many design and construction decisions. Two green roofs top the building, characterised by their asymmetrical pyramid shapes topped with rooflights.

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A Mother and Daughter Share an Expanded Weatherboard Cottage That’s Still Just 807 Square Feet

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Every inch of space on this small site—indoors and out—is precious. The resulting house is compact but airy, filled with sun and color, and exploits the best of a narrow site in the heart of industrial Melbourne." Project Details: Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia Architecture and Interior Design: OOF!

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Fletcher Crane Architects creates compact brick house on former garage site

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Named Tree House, the dwelling was designed by London studio Fletcher Crane Architects for a former garage site in a conservation area in Chiswick that is bounded by rear gardens. It occupies the site of an old garage. The brickwork is left exposed both inside and out to highlight the construction method.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. All these monuments are significant constructions, carved in stone and cast in concrete, with the purpose of enduring for many generations. This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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Bay Area studio David Baker Architects has completed 145 units of social housing using modular construction and a weathering steel facade in San Francisco , California. The use of modular construction reduced the project's timeline from the average five to seven years to three. General contractor: Cahill Contractors.