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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House

SW Oregon Architect

Speranza has published widely on this subject through diverse lenses including geospatial information and parametric design, [and] on-site and off-site data acquisition.” Philip Speranza, AIA Tilting one of the exterior walls into place. Pre’s Rock is mere steps away on nearby Skyline Boulevard.

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South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

e-architect

When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed. The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction.

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Mississippi Workshop by Waechter Architecture

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Located on a prominent site in Portland’s vibrant Mississippi Avenue district, the 9,550-square-foot building offers a new model for sustainable and sensitive infill development. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Mississippi is the first commercial project in Oregon to use mass timber construction for all components of the building.

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Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd. Construct Fort 137 Featuring Unobstructed Views of the Surround Desert and Canyons

Architizer

Fort 137 – The clients sought an environmentally conscious home with a direct relationship to its site to function as a base camp for their active lifestyle. In response, the residence is an open structure, organized into three layers, which radiate from a communal nucleus to a periphery of private zones. Project Status: Built.

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Jacobs Creates Dramatic Intrigue through Spatial Overlapping and Use of Light at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center

Architizer

The lobby is the organizing element and serves as both frame and veil, creating connections and dramatic intrigue through spatial overlapping, blending of exterior to interior, variation of opacity, and use of light. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? © Jacobs.

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Devils Glen Cabin, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

e-architect

The design process began with an on-site picnic, where a discussion focused more on the natural elements of the site rather than the building. This shift in the bars, and the siting of the house, also conceals the view of the water upon arrival to the site. That conversation inspired the ethic of the project to come.

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Garfield Center by TEF Design

aasarchitecture

The upgrade of the natatorium removed nonconforming exterior additions, and the south façade’s 1980 diptych mural “Primal Sea” was restored by its creator, Precita Eyes. Diagram Sustainability. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte.