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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi. "It Omar Gandhi clad the home in naturally weathering cedar boards Naturally weathering cedar boards were interspersed with detail elements of Corten steel to form picture frame hoops around the windows.

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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.

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TW Ryan Architecture clads pyramidal Montana house in weathering steel

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California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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The upper levels are for the residential units and were clad in an exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) to protect from sun and street sounds on two sides, while the lower levels hold communal areas. The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light.

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Splyce Design centres Vancouver house around "weightless" staircase

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Splyce Design added a cantilevered staircase to Yield House The front of the house – functioning like stacked viewing platforms with wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows – looks to the city, mountains and ocean, while the restrained rear side frames views of Douglas firs and western red cedars in the coastal rainforest.

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Studio KUNZ splits gabled Brazilian house into two trapezoidal forms

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The house is formed by two juxtaposed trapezoidal sections Maurício Kunz, who leads Studio KUNZ , used the "oblique angles of trapezoidal forms [to] accentuate the perspective and provide visual dynamism to the facade". In the dining area, a glass door opens to a wooden pergola that supports climbing plants. "The

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

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The douglas fir plywood and pine wood framing is left exposed on the interior for visual interest and for small storage shelves, inspired by William Turnbull Jr's Hine House at Sea Ranch." Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters.

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