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MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

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Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. All units are identical in size and layout, with each providing a balcony or bay window to its occupant." "The

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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The upper levels are for the residential units and were clad in an exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) to protect from sun and street sounds on two sides, while the lower levels hold communal areas. The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light.

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"Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home

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UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. Corstorphine & Wright worked with structural engineer Symmetrys to maintain a sense of history by retaining almost all of the existing structure. "It

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Baldridge Architects converts Austin commercial units into its own studio

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Bright white plaster clads the exterior of a 1960s concrete building that has been turned into the self-designed studio of Baldridge Architects, which acted as the designer and contractor. Within the architectural studio, the team created a series of "residential nests". The photography is by Casey Dunn.

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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The residential buildings were clad in timber The Kresge College Academic Center sits on an uneven site next to a steep ravine. The academic centre has a three-storey atrium The smaller residential buildings are all bow-shaped, a move the studio said was implemented to preserve as much of the redwood tree groves on the site as possible.

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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters. The windows were also placed to create cross ventilation with square windows on the sides of the house facing neighbours, smaller to increase privacy.

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Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona

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It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames." To reduce energy usage, the team added exterior shading devices to windows and integrated operable windows to facilitate cross ventilation. There is a division between public and private spaces Inside, one finds a division between public and private spaces.

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