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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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Its design was informed by surrounding farm structures "How might we use the qualities of these decaying yet compelling utilitarian buildings as the jumping off point for a modern wine country design?" Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish.

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Stacks of timber inform "inspirational" industrial units by dRMM

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It is left exposed throughout to eliminate the need for additional finishes. Photo by Alex de Rijke "[It is] an engineered mass timber structure with limited steel, polycarbonate, glass and rubber introduced only where function or regulation demanded," said dRMM. The building has a CLT structure.

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Farmland informs design of Thaden School building in Arkansas by Eskew Dumez Ripple

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The school's 26-acre (10-hectare) campus was master-planned by Eskew Dumez Ripple – a studio based in New Orleans, Louisiana – in collaboration with local firm Marlon Blackwell Architects , landscape architects Andropogon and engineering firm CMTA. Eskew Dumez Ripple used basic finishes within the facility. Photo is by Dero Sanford.

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How to Specify Engineered Wood Products

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How to Specify Engineered Wood Products 1 kcichowicz Thu, 06/22/2023 - 10:58 APA – The Engineered Wood Association offers guidance on the properties and applications of engineered wood products and how to correctly specify them in accordance with the IBC. Building codes require wood structural panels for application in the U.S.

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Tonkin Liu creates nature-informed tower for Manchester's Civic Quarter

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The 40-metre-tall Tower of Light encloses flues that funnel hot air away from a combined heat and power engine and two gas boilers. The high-gloss finish on the tiles reflects light and movement in the urban environment throughout the day and is animated with programmed lighting at night. A total of 1,373 tiles line the wall.

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Japanese architecture informs design of Minnesota house by Salmela Architect

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Interior finishes include slate tiles, quartz countertops and ceilings sheathed in pale-toned basswood. Structural engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson. The post Japanese architecture informs design of Minnesota house by Salmela Architect appeared first on Dezeen. Paved walkways surround the home. Contractor: Cates Fine Homes.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We