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Young Projects "radically reimagines" traditional barn for home in the Hamptons

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The main residence was designed as a "contemporary counterpart" to the farmhouse – now used as guest quarters – and draws upon the region's vernacular architecture. Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. Five of the volumes were placed around a triangular courtyard.

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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe". Concrete is exposed both inside and out Both inside and out, the exposed concrete of the chapel's structure has been left exposed, as part of a minimalist design approach that is echoed in the blocky wooden furniture.

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

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Vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas The team opted to preserve certain elements while adding contemporary interventions. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said.

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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Naturehumaine splits Quebec ski cottage La Brèche in two

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A narrow passageway divides this cottage with a metal roof by Naturehumaine , marking the entrance to the home and providing privacy to a detached guest suite and atelier. Project credits: General contractor: Constructions Boivin. Structural engineer: Geniex. Naturehumaine constructed a two-part cottage in Quebec.

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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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The fabric-formed concrete elements are treated as if they were found archaeological ruins in the hay field landscape, with the house considered a contemporary construction built around and among them," said the Omer Arbel Office team. Mature trees, which were planted in the hollow interiors of the columns, spring out of the roof line.

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JKMM Architects adds timber art hall to Tammisaari old town

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It has a glued laminated (glulam) timber structure and was clad in black-stained spruce as a nod to the nearby timber buildings. Both spaces are illuminated by a prominent skylight and have exposed timber roofs. "In Project credits: Client: Albert de la Chapelle Foundation Contractor: K. The photography is by Tuomas Uusheimo.

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