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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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American studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a cedar -clad accessory dwelling unit on a California property that is meant to serve as "a jumping off point for a modern wine country design". Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish. The photography is by Bruce Damonte.

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Anacapa Architecture converts historic building into Drift Santa Barbara hotel

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The project was envisioned as a "modern reincarnation" of the hotel that once operated on the site. The exterior facades, featuring white stucco and arched windows, were kept largely intact. While the exterior has a historic look, the interior is much more modern. The photography is by Erin Feinblatt.

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In Situ Studio overhauls James Taylor's mid-century childhood home

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In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. The team has experience refurbishing mid-century modern homes in North Carolina, having overhauled a 1959 brick ranch-style home in Raleigh in 2017.

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

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The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said. Built into a hillside, the home is U-shaped in plan, with gabled volumes organised around a central courtyard. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. The photography is by Adam Rouse.

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WOODS + DANGARAN Celebrates and Elevates the Tenets of Desert Modernism

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The architecture—emphasizing horizontal lines, natural materials, and visual and physical linkages between indoors and out—celebrates and elevates the tenets of desert modernism. The floors in the house (interior and exterior) are unfilled travertine. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? © WOODS + DANGARAN.

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This Floating Sauna in Stockholm’s Archipelago Lets You Soak Up Steam and Views

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The exterior is a rugged pine to blend in with surrounding nature. To provide a fully immersive experience, a revolving brass case was designed to conceal all modern navigation equipment. Big Branzino was hand built by master carpenter Leif Persson at Kungsör Shipyard in Sweden.

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment. All of the buildings feature concrete podiums, which support load-bearing timber walls.