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"Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home

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UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. Overlooking the English Channel near the village of Ringstead, the two-bedroom holiday home occupies a bunker built as part of the Chain Home radar detection system in 1939.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Known as Rockbound, the 4100-square foot (380-square metre) home sits on a rocky, sloped three-acre site overlooking a bay that connects the property to Peggy's Cove, a national historic site that can be seen across the water. Approaching the building from the public side, a sense of privacy and shelter welcomes visitors," the team said.

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Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

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Prioritising natural light, Oliver Leech Architects expanded the ground floor with an open living, dining and kitchen space, which meets the existing building with a large skylight and a window seat overlooking a small courtyard. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc has created a prefabricated home in Ontario with an exposed structure and blue-painted element on the interior. The home has an "unfinished" look The main entrance leads into a small mudroom, with the primary bedroom, a bathroom and a laundry room on either side.

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It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

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When Mark Derenthal couldn’t find an architect or builder to take on his ambitious concept, he worked directly with an engineer to create the treetop retreat. This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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Although the shape and form of the remodeled home remains relatively unchanged from its original design, we closely collaborated with our clients to take advantage of the ocean’s proximity by opening up the walls and providing framed views of the coast line. "We The client described it as living inside a tree.

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Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"

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A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban "sanctuary".