Dwell

MAY 26, 2023

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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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

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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Deezen

MAY 12, 2023

On the exterior, the individual forms are wrapped in dark charred cypress and a patinated, standing-seam zinc roof that reflects the browns, greens and greys of the forest and lake and are intended to weather over time. The photography is by Paul Warchol.

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Space Housing Structural Engineering Roofing 121

Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2022

Brooklyn studio CO Adaptive Architecture has renovated an industrial building in the New York borough's Gowanus neighbourhood to create bright and spacious theatre rehearsal spaces. The Mercury Store offers residencies, studio and co-working space, community and funding," according to the organisation's website.

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Architizer

AUGUST 23, 2022

Sakuragicho Residence – The development endeavored to re-define exterior wall tiling and balcony construction distinctive to, yet typical of, large apartment blocks. The woodgrain-like paintwork of the balcony interiors provides space with warmth. Year: 2021. Size: 25,000 sqft – 100,000 sqft. KEY OPERATION INC. ARCHITECTS.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 2, 2024

Extension of the National Swedish Museum of Technology, housing a visualization dome, a spherical space where visualization technology achieves an immersive audiovisual experience, along with a café and an exhibition hall. The roof mediates between the tall dome and the low facades of the one-story building, spanning 26x48m across the dome.

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Dwell

APRIL 23, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The kitchen, dining, and living spaces spill into each other and bleed into the outdoor gathering spaces to allow for easy exterior-to-interior gathering and entertaining. Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

This meant designing a building that extended into the empty spaces above the adjacent building. The upper four levels are wrapped in exterior insulation finishing systems (EIFS), often referred to as synthetic stucco. The photography is by Albert Vecerka of ESTO (exteriors) and United Management (interiors).

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The team completely re-clad the exterior of the 4,930-square-foot (458-square-metre) home in a white stucco finish. Our goal was to focus less on the architecture, and allow the beauty of the site dictate the organisation of space, both horizontal and vertical," said the team. Full-height glazing wraps the living space on two sides.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Its space are connected by a central space "These materials are intended to be durable and sustainable," the team said of the exterior cladding. The interior spaces have stark white walls and ceilings The ground level contains a garage, storage space, gym, bathroom and small kitchen.

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Housing Structural Engineering Exterior Interior 125

Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The program for the house is simple: a three-bedroom, two-bath house with space for playing music and drawing for a musician and an architect. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

"Drawing inspiration from the monocoque design of the world war two de Havilland Mosquito fighter planes, which stand out as prime examples of monocoque construction, the Monocoque Cabin seeks to bring this level of ingenuity and efficiency to architecture and domestic spaces." metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Kaan Architecten has created a visitor centre at the Netherlands American Cemetery In 2017, Kaan Architecten was commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Commission to add a visitor centre to the landscaped site, providing a small display space and an auditorium. The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

Ædifica has created a six-storey housing block in Montreal Sitting on a narrow site, the six-storey housing block has two roughly L-shaped structures that frame a significant courtyard. This also acts as a passageway from the street to a semi-paved open space between other buildings in the development.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Instead, the studio "planned a new independent structure outside the existing structure," Unemori Architects team member Keita Komori told Dezeen. Unemori Architects deliberately chose the wood as it matches the existing structure. Large windows let the light in. The photography is by Atelier Vincent Hecht.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

"We imagine this project as an alternative to those, opening up a space for new forms of kinship, new interdependencies, and new forms of support within a network of infrastructures shaping a renewed social movement for aging in place." A roof terrace provides additional gardening and outdoor space for the couple.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Bedrooms feature surrounding views Exterior walls are wrapped in weathering steel , which helps protect the home against wildfire. There is a division between public and private spaces Inside, one finds a division between public and private spaces. It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames."

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Housing Exterior Engineering Engineering 118

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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 Interior planting beds were also installed in the gathering space. Concrete floors run throughout the project.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The two structures are mirrors of each other and are divided by a courtyard with a privacy wall in the middle Set on 40-foot (12-metre) wide lots, the linear homes measure only 20 feet (6 metres) at their widest, leaving plenty of space for outdoor areas on either side of the house for residents to enjoy.

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Civil Engineering Exterior Glass Windows 115

Architizer

AUGUST 7, 2022

It was important for the design team to create exterior spaces for the clients that would highlight and expand access to the landscape, while also considering the need for private refuge and comfort. The post Telegraph Hill Residence Expands Cliffside Space and Maximizes Views appeared first on Journal.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

It was also designed to appear demure yet dynamic upon approach One volume is square-shaped and holds an open-plan communal space. Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish. The structural system is mostly wood with an occasional steel beam.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

The building soffits and protected exterior walls are clad with cedar siding; a standing seam metal shell is extruded down the outermost walls, reinforcing the simple massing while protecting the recessed cedar from weathering at the west, south, and east building frontages where the building receives the most sun.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

US architecture Ross Barney Architects has completed a NASA laboratory for deep-space technology testing in Cleveland , USA, which includes a tower made of pre-cast concrete panels for testing antennas. It has rooms for testing space lasers Outside of the more heavily controlled zones, other functional elements were emphasised.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The unique roof design features exposed rafter tails lined with Douglas fir A newly built porcelain-tiled living space sits adjacent to the kitchen and dining room and is also sheltered by the roof's large overhangs. The photography is by Nick Deardon.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Atelier Koma and Eunsok raised it above ground level on a concrete terrace that is dug into this slope, sheltering an entrance route that leads directly into the elevated worship spaces. Alongside the main worship space on the first floor, which is named the Sea Chapel, the building contains two smaller prayer spaces.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2024

With exterior design elements that evoke the essence of the Michigan forests and interior elements that facilitate the interactions and atmosphere students requested, the new student centre provides a central heart that physically and visually connects the campus."

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Dwell

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. A simple and regular concrete structural grid creates a variety of interior and exterior spaces with views across the Eubean Sea. Have a project to share? Post it here.

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Home Exterior Renovation Structural Engineering 140

Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Located in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city of Kristiansand, Lumber 4 comprises a ground floor with commercial spaces and five floors of office space above. The third and fourth floors have been united with a double-height atrium, which features a wooden staircase and large light fitting at its centre.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

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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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2023

Three open-air courtyards separate these spaces. The courtyards are open-air spaces Inspired by Walter Gropius' 1938 home in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the courtyards and porches are all "rooms," only some have ceilings and some don't, Vendrell told Dezeen. The photography is by Timothy Hursley.

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Housing Exterior Structural Engineering Engineering 111

Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

IJBoulevard delivers new public space, bringing bicycles underground to free up space at street level whilst providing a new living room for the city," said the studio. Three prefabricated hollow elements were transported to the site by river and placed onto 72 concrete piles to form the internal spaces and the boulevard above.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior 89

Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2024

The double-height space is made of cinder blocks, steel, and timber, and has exposed HVAC and electrical conduits. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Finishes Home Structural Engineering Utilities 103

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The residential buildings have a bow-form to preserve trees At the centre is a large lecture hall, surrounded by a triple-space atrium with smooth concrete hallways and elevated walkways that connect to the four protruding spaces. However, cross-laminated ceilings were included and in many places, these elements were left exposed.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

A shaded courtyard features a 75-ton excavated boulder From the rotunda, residents transition to an internal, shaded courtyard featuring a 75-ton excavated boulder and continue through a blurred transition into the home's shared spaces. Two heavy, sand-coloured stone walls run the length of the house, dividing the plan into three volumes.

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