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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi. "It

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". HGX Design has created a linear home in the Hudson Valley. HGX Design has created a linear home in the Hudson Valley. This photo and top photo are by Peter Aaron.

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Akira Koyama + KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS Redefine the Sakuragicho Residence Exterior

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Sakuragicho Residence – The development endeavored to re-define exterior wall tiling and balcony construction distinctive to, yet typical of, large apartment blocks. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? What was the greatest design challenge you faced during the project, and how did you navigate it?

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TW Ryan Architecture clads pyramidal Montana house in weathering steel

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California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville. "The

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Kooo Architects creates narrow Tokyo hotel with cut-out balconies and terraces

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Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a "unique shape", with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. This inspired Kooo Architects ' unusual design, which features large balconies and terraces that are inverted, creating gaps in the facade.

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Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane

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Architect Peter Markos has designed the Monocoque Cabin, an off-grid timber cabin defined by an organic, cocoon-like form, on a farm in Shropshire, UK. The structure draws aerospace and automative construction techniques Measuring 3.3-metres-wide, This was then encased by an exterior shell clad with decorative cedar shingles.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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Concrete blocks provide seating at the building's front "Many wars and struggles for freedom are commemorated, all designed and built in a very solid manner with the intention of preserving these sacrifices for eternity," added Panhuysen. This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued.