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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. We wanted the tower to continually change as the sun came out and the clouds came in and there's these pockets of blue sky and dark clouds."

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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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Canyon House, Mt. Washington, LA

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The site for what is now the Canyon House presented a series of challenges due to the cabin being sited precariously above a dramatic topography, as well as soil instability and rigorous foundation requirements. The project presented an opportunity to design a home on a rustic mountaintop site 3 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

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Studio V clads Long Island City apartments in British racing green terracotta

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Architecture practice Studio V has unveiled The Green House apartment block in Long Island City , USA, which was informed by the neighbourhood's history of terracotta production. We're not interested in generic design: architecture must reinvent a site's history and context," said Studio V founder Jay Valgora.

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6Acres Residence, Redmond, Washington State

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An enclosed entry courtyard creates a sense of mystery and a meditative interstitial space, while further in, a repetition of vistas reveal the topography of the site and its abundance of earth and sky. An architectonic water feature on one level spills into an organic feature below, calling back to the natural beauty of the site.

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Boano Prišmontas creates art gallery that "is unmistakably a barn"

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"As you get closer you will see the sharp edges and geometries that come from a digital fabrication workshop rather than a traditional construction site." An art gallery occupies the arched space While its shape is informed by rural barns, it is also designed to create an interior that is an impressive space for displaying art.

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BattersbyHowat balances metal-clad cabin on a mountainside

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Ambassador Crescent is positioned on a sloped site The house – a vacation home for clients who have previously worked with the studio on their Vancouver home and office interiors – slants toward the top of the mountain, diminishing its form and allowing it to disappear into the scenery. The photography is by Ema Peter.