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A Singapore Home Forgoes Air Conditioning (and Windows) to Take Living With Nature to an Extreme

Dwell

In their design brief, the couple asked for "a house that breathes naturally," with spaces that are naturally ventilated and varied: cold and warm, light and dark, raw and crafted, private and public, playful and serious, strong and delicate. Neutra Doubles Its Living Space by Looking in the Unused Backyard

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IMK Architects Develops Sustainable Natural Holistic Environment for IIT Bombay Student Housing

Architizer

Additionally, the design brief entailed the buildings to be Carbon-Zero and GRIHA qualified. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Therefore, IMK Architects’ vision for the hostel aims to create a holistic environment which is in harmony with the natural context. © IMK Architects.

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Architonic projects of the year 2023: Commercial | News | Architonic

Architonic

With individual environmental responsibilities higher than they’ve ever been, consumers of experiences have turned their backs on the short-term glitz and glamour of plastic-fantastic surfaces, in favour of more what they categorise as ‘real’ interactions, with more natural and local material ingredients.

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SOM plans city to accommodate Muscat's growing population

Deezen

Nineteen neighbourhoods constructed with local materials will define Sultan Haitham City, a metropolis for 100,000 residents that London studio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is designing in Oman. However, Sultan Haitham City is a smart city with technologies and sustainable strategies that are deployable today."

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Roundtable: the language of biophilia in surface design

Hotel Designs

Surrounded by materials clearly referencing natural surfaces both in colour and texture, Editor Hamish Kilburn sat down with seven leading designers to discuss the path hotel design, in particular, is taking when it comes to injecting natural elements into surface design.

Design 98
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A residence built for now, and into the future

Habitus Living

Tinderbox House, in Tinderbox south of Hobart, by Studio Ilk Architecture and Interiors is a highly efficient passive solar building that has taken into account the natural and man-made constraints of the site. Taking a minimalistic approach to the use of natural materials means there is no need for additional finishes.

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From chaos to cohesion: Taylors Bay Residence remodel by Hare + Klein

Habitus Living

Hare + Klein redefined the floorplan and repurposed unused spaces that were once dimly lit and uninviting, by imbuing a new design language. The reconfiguration interconnects spaces, unifies materials and plays with levels to shape functional areas for the family.