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Home Improvement: A Residential Architect’s Perspective

Aric Gitomer Architect

Today I am going to talk about a renovation project that requires enlisting a residential architect. And that is something a residential architect should emphasize at every project stage. If you are out and about in the burbs, at a friend’s house, or even surfing the web, create a log of items you enjoy.

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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. MVRDV designed Tencent 5 as a social and green development that provides housing to employees working in the city.

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Tariq Khayyat Design Partners wraps Dubai housing complex around public plaza

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Vertical louvres adorn the facades of The H Residence, a mixed-use housing complex completed by architecture studio Tariq Khayyat Design Partners in Dubai. Located in the Jumeirah district, the curved, 18,000-square-metre complex comprises 37 residential units alongside ground-floor restaurants and bars and a centralised public plaza.

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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

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Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade. Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a "full-scale sustainable development".

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The Essential Principles of a Passive House

Aric Gitomer Architect

A conversation with a residential architect might bring up passive design principles. Passive houses are now considered to be the highest energy efficiency standards. Passive houses require strict design standards. To achieve a passive house certification, a building must have less than 0.6 air changes per hour.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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Cairn uses hand-poured hempcrete for House Made by Many Hands in London

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Architecture studio Cairn has used hand-poured hempcrete to form the rough textured walls at House Made by Many Hands, an extension of a Victorian home in east London. The hempcrete was hand-poured with the help of the client House Made by Many Hands was one of 16 homes shortlisted in the 2024 Don't Move, Improve!

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