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Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians

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Lviv studios Sanina Arch Club and Gubar Architects used a "combination of modern and local traditions" for Krasnyk House, a holiday cabin in the Carpathian mountains in Ukraine. Materials and finishes were selected to create a modern interior experience "When you enter the house, you immediately feel comfort and peace.

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Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux

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Eight concrete siloes were retained for the Colboc Sachet Architects development While the majority of the site had been cleared, its eight large concrete silos remained, six of which were used to house the art gallery and the remaining two to create a dramatic skylit entrance to the Renaissance Hotel. The photography is by Ivan Mathie.

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Docks inform design of ERRE Arquitectos' stilted Chilean beach house

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Local studio ERRE Arquitectos has wrapped a seaside house in pine and lifted it on silts in order to optimise views of the coastline in Chile. Located in Matanzas, Chile, the 128-square metre Prat House was completed in 2021 by Raimundo Gutiérrez of ERRE Arquitectos. metre module to optimise the use of the material.

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Linehouse creates greenhouse-informed food market in Shanghai

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Architecture studio Linehouse has wrapped a food market in a Shanghai laneway neighbourhood around a central atrium informed by Victorian greenhouses. The same recycled red bricks sourced from demolished houses in China can also be found on the interior walls, stacked to create three dimensional patterns.

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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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Schwartz and Architecture has completed an accessory dwelling unit in Sonoma The property has a main house and several outbuildings, each of which competes for attention, said San Francisco-based Schwartz and Architecture. Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish. The photography is by Bruce Damonte.

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Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects

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Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. Named Family House Dolní Malá Úpa, the home is located within the mountainous Krkonoše National Park, which required Mar.s Czech studio Mar.s

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Volcanic terrain informs design of Noir Peaks house by The Ranch Mine

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Rising up from a grassy, high-altitude plateau, the Noir Peaks house is located in the northern Arizona town of Flagstaff, known for its mountains, aspen stands and pine forests. Exterior walls are clad in fibre-cement, board-and-batten siding, painted to match the lava rocks that dot the site. The house was built very economically."

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