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A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin

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Rather than add an addition to the original structure, their plan was a complementary new companion house: a ruggedly modern home capable of coexisting in balance with the existing house, offering the potential for dual occupancy or future use of either building. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Mexico City renovation by Taller Héctor Barroso includes dark exterior

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Local firm Taller Héctor Barroso was tasked with updating and expanding a 1980s home by an unknown architect that had been refurbished several times over the years. The team decided to strip the three-storey building down to its structural elements and completely revamp the facades and interior layout. Engineering: Tomás Rodríguez.

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They Spent Almost Two Decades Renovating Their Silver Lake Home. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

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They enclosed a balcony to create a larger living area, finished it in cedar and Douglas fir, and then peppered in beloved furnishings. An underutilized outdoor balcony at the back of the house was brought inside, creating a new social area and dining room for the home. Have one to share? Post it here. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

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Sparano + Mooney positions cedar home over canyon in Utah

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The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. Sparano + Mooney created the cantilevered home near Salt Lake City. It uses a blackened stained finish on its facade. The home is topped with a green roof.

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Studio Circle Growth uses traditional forms and materials for Czech home

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The form of a traditional rural Czech dwelling is contrasted with modern pine-lined interiors at Casa de mi Luna, a home designed by architecture practice Studio Circle Growth. Attempting to use as many local materials as possible, Studio Circle Growth finished the exterior with a base of larch planks and lime render above.

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Warm Wood Finishes Sandwich the White Interiors of a Coastal Home in New Zealand

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Clad in New Zealand-grown Monterey cypress, a timber that omits a fragrant, spicy scent, the entry nook is a cave-like space.

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ACFD Architecture wraps glass home around apple tree in Quebec

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Montreal studio ACDF Architecture has designed a low-slung, modernist -style home with massing shaped to surround an apple tree and provide lines of sight through the living areas. ACDF Architecture arranged the structure around an apple tree. Inside, a minimal palette of materials defines the home.

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