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Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona

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Bedrooms feature surrounding views Exterior walls are wrapped in weathering steel , which helps protect the home against wildfire. 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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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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These buildings are five storeys tall and have a central core set back from the wood-clad exterior, with large window boxes on each end that create sheltered patios on the second storey. The recesses between the window and the facade were painted bright yellow, which resonates with the colours used in the Moore and Turnbull designs.

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A Retreat in the Mountains of Central Mexico Sources 100% of Its Water From the Sky

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The main residence takes the form of a pavilion that allows for outdoor use year-round, with over two-thirds of the building footprint dedicated to covered exterior space.

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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. "The They are fluted at the base before extending upwards into an expansive "lilypad" shape.

Housing 142
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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

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The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said. Built into a hillside, the home is U-shaped in plan, with gabled volumes organised around a central courtyard. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal.

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MAD unveils sunken Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing

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Photo is by Aogvision These underground waiting halls havemetal roofs equipped with solar panels that power the station, contrasting the brick exterior of the old station front. Heritage consultant: Shanghai Shuishi Architectural Design & Planning Corp. A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station.

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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

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The exterior of the outward-facing angles is clad in metal and features multiple balconies, some of which extrude past the face – while others are sunken into a metal-mesh "second skin" placed on the building. On the courtyard-facing facade, light metals and paints contrast with the greys of the exterior.

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