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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments

ArchDaily

© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context.

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IOAN’s Joshua Tree residence sets natural materials against a desert backdrop

Archinect

” Photo credit: Ye Rin Mok Photo credit: Ye Rin Mok “The landscape is harsh, and it can take decades for a plant or tree to recover if displaced from its delicate ecosystem,” says Fernando Gerscovich of IAON about the project.

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Omer Arbel balances nature and form in this award-winning Canadian Pacific Northwest house

Archinect

The design scheme won in the 'Future Project House' category at the 2019 World Architecture Festival. The result is an aesthetically pleasing four-volume arrangement recovered by the landscape that blends process and material into a singular modern and bucolic harmony.

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natural hues & organic curves create a desert-like landscape amid mtt garcía’s home in spain

designboom

through a minimal material palette, earthen tones, and a sequence of arches, the project captures the essence of the desert within the confines of a home. The post natural hues & organic curves create a desert-like landscape amid mtt garcía’s home in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Snøhetta unveils newly completed Beijing City Library design

Archinect

Snøhetta has shared new photos of its completed Beijing City Library design in the Chinese capital. Photo: Yumeng Zhu Snøhetta says this is meant to challenge contemporary thinking on libraries and to disabuse designers (and critics) of the notion that the typology has become largely outmoded in the digital age.

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Shigeru Ban designs Infinite Maldives resort around landscaped gardens

Deezen

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed Infinite Maldives, a "resort residence" in the Maldives that will feature gardens and rows of houses on the water made from timber and locally sourced materials. Earlier this year, he spoke to Dezeen about why he always "avoids designing something fashionable".

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Ways to Landscape Your Backyard

Aric Gitomer Architect

Designing an outdoor space takes a lot more than a few trees or flower beds. The visual celebration is a merger of varied materials for pathways, flower beds, and other elements. And that’s how you could landscape your backyard. The visual celebration is a merger of varied materials for pathways, flower beds, and other elements.

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