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A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin

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Crafted with double-width CMU exterior walls and inserted Douglas fir floor and roof structure, the entire residence was conceived with resilience in mind. Their vision was to create a modern house nestled in the backyard while preserving the charm of their existing 1940s, 850-square-foot Arts and Crafts bungalow.

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

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US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco , adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. 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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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. The slatted roof aligns with slatted exterior walls to create long, vertical striations that begin at the roof ridge and cascade to the ground," it said.

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Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church

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Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. Read: Dash Marshall converts historic Detroit garage into black box theatre Both galleries were finished in a textured plaster.

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Ruth Asawa’s Redwood House in San Francisco Gets a Spirited Renovation

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Designed in 1974 by the artist’s husband, architect Albert Lanier, the Noe Valley residence features fresh finishes and an expanded plan that takes advantage of city views. Mixing the vintage redwood tonalities of the house with a contemporary language of its own, Studio Terpeluk’s intervention is respectful, unique and timeless."

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Giant canopy shelters Sydney Plaza by Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd

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The interior of the building is lined with wood The steel canopy is echoed by circular etchings on the plaza below, and complemented by the industrial-looking exterior of the community building beside it, which is also finished in steel. The photography is by Trevor Mein.

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Alexander Jermyn Architecture clads a gabled California home with charred wood

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Alexander Jermyn Architecture designed the exterior with blackened wood facades. Berkeley-based studio Alexander Jermyn Architecture completed the design – known as Hemlock – in the winter of 2021 as a contemporary twist on alpine precedents. "We One example was the differentiation of exterior and interior.". "One

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