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penta arquitectura Designs Contemporary Affordable ‘Naked House’

Architizer

Naked House – The project was intended to be affordable with a contemporary design, also taking in account the orientation and local sourced materials and workforce. Also the house was intended to be affordable without compromising quality. The tensioners both in the front and back of the house. Project Status: Built.

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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

Deezen

The pavilion is unashamedly contemporary in its styling, but has much of the expressiveness and intricacy that we are accustomed to seeing in heritage architecture," DaeWha Kang Design told Dezeen. The pavilion is as much a sculptural piece as it is a building within the courtyard." The photography is by Kyungsub Shin.

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Omar Gandhi mixes contemporary and vernacular design for Jib House

Deezen

Jib House's name was derived from the coastal site's triangular shape, which resembles that of a jib, a slender triangular fore-sail used on a traditional sailing boat. These lenses provide unique views of both the foreground and distant landscape from critical social zones of the house.". The home incorporates multiple types of cedar.

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Spacious 30 by 40 Contemporary House Design & Construction

Design Thoughts Architects

Spacious 30 by 40 Contemporary House Design & Construction. The journey of building a spacious 30 by 40 contemporary house can be overwhelming due to the number of choices you need to make and the process that needs to be followed. There are several decisions that you need to make when building a house.

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Compluvium House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

aasarchitecture

Over time, the compluvium increased in size and complexity, becoming a crucial element for the aesthetics and functionality of the house, optimizing the comfort and well-being of its residents. The house, like the ancient domus, uses a central element that provides privacy from neighboring buildings while organizing the interior space.

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Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into "suburban sanctuary"

Deezen

New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Due to local historic preservation guidelines, the team only renovated 50 per cent of the existing house.

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Flanders House by SAOTA

aasarchitecture

This house on a large, wooded lot in the Flanders region of Belgium offered SAOTA an opportunity to design a distinctive contemporary architectural object in the landscape that would simultaneously serve as a warm, outwardlooking living environment and engage meaningfully with its surroundings.

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