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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. The team covered the structure with berms, which rise out of the flat landscape of the surrounding agricultural fields.

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Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona

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Bedrooms feature surrounding views Exterior walls are wrapped in weathering steel , which helps protect the home against wildfire. It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames." To reduce energy usage, the team added exterior shading devices to windows and integrated operable windows to facilitate cross ventilation.

Housing 120
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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters. The windows were also placed to create cross ventilation with square windows on the sides of the house facing neighbours, smaller to increase privacy.

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Historic sanitorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel

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Design details include columns with curved corner reveals and ornate gridded ceilings The renovation was overseen in collaboration with Athens-based Mongon and involved significant building work, including the reconstruction of a derelict rear wing and the installation of a new roof.

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O'Neill McVoy inserts a mass-timber filled children's museum into 1920s Bronx powerhouse

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The Bronx Children's Museum is located on the Harlem River Located on the Harlem River and Mill Pond Park, the 1925 Historic Bronx Terminal Market Powerhouse was decommissioned in 2004 and the building's exterior was restored in 2009, leaving the interior concrete and steel loft space open for a new program. according to the studio.

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Bayside brilliance: Unveiling an architectural marvel in Middle Park

Habitus Living

Its dark exterior raises its status within the streetscape, presenting a dynamic facade composed of anodised aluminium panels, selected for their resistance to corrosion in a coastal setting, and integrated operable screens. The lower edge of the bi-fold screens slope so each panel is a unique size and shape.

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Waechter Architecture completes "all-wood" building with steel jacket in Portland

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The building, called Mississippi has structural elements made from cross-laminated timber ( CLT ) panels and glued-laminated timber ( glulam ) beams. The rest of the structure – walls decking, and beams – were erected and later clad with the weathering steel exterior. Operable windows were also arranged around the building.

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