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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

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Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. These are the spaces that were designed for outdoor comfort."

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Mexico City renovation by Taller Héctor Barroso includes dark exterior

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Concrete flooring and staircases feature in the interior. The team decided to strip the three-storey building down to its structural elements and completely revamp the facades and interior layout. For the exterior walls, the team used concrete blocks, which were then covered with dark brown stucco that, when dry, appears black.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Rockbound is a seaside home in Nova Scotia, Canada Omar Gandhi Architects (OGA) completed the three-bedroom house in 2023 for a couple, incorporating additional space for an ageing parent. The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi.

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

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Outside, It’s a Foreboding Fortress. But Inside Hides Luminous Living Spaces

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Toward the street, on the façade, small openings were made to give a glimpse of the exterior while providing intimacy. Have one to share? Post it here. Inside, everything is different.

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Apollo Architects & Associates designs Tokyo home that blurs indoor and outdoor spaces

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Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. In the work-from-home era, comfortable living environments and intermediary areas linking interior and exterior [are] increasingly in demand," said the practice.

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Want to Maximize Views? Point Your Home in Two Directions at Once Like This Alabama Cabin

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The interiors are comprised of a muted color palette mixed with warm wood tones and a variety of textures. Have one to share? Post it here.

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