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Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney

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Lahznimmo Architects have completed storage building for a museum in Sydney "We aimed for 'beautiful utility' – a building with a calmness and cool precision that would functionally serve the activities within and protect the collection," said Lahznimmo Architects director Andrew Nimmo said. The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin

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A discreet utility wing block houses storage, laundry amenities, and a second bathroom." The primary section features an open living area and kitchen on the ground floor, with an elevated primary suite in a loft space above.

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Bureau de Change creates architectural tiles using glass made from mussels

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London architecture studio Bureau de Change has produced a range of patterned tiles using Thames Glass, a biomaterial created by artist Lulu Harrison from mussel shells. Harrison – a student on the Material Futures masters at Central Saint Martin's – creates her bio-glass using the ground-up shells of quagga mussels as a substitute for sand.

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Geddes Ulinskas Architects includes cast-glass staircase in San Francisco home

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Local studio Geddes Ulinskas Architects has completed an expansive home in Cow Hollow, San Francisco with indoor-outdoor spaces, a cast glass staircase and stone detailing. Columns are set in with glass to create a floating effect of the roof and allow for a linear ribbon of bronze windows throughout the home.".

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OFIS Arhitekti marries exposed concrete with black brick for Slovenian home

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Meanwhile, Villa Eternal Way's facades are finished with exposed concrete and black bricks, intended as a nod to the black peat soil found nearby. Below, the home's partially sunken basement level contains utility spaces that lead through to a large, double-height dining room at the rear.

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Wooj Founder Sean Kim Searches for Utility in Unconventional Textures

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He was sent home to finish school. We try to find these interesting patterns and textures and then work backward to find a way to utilize them in a functional way." We want you to get the maximum life out of your Wavy Cups :) "We just released our Wavy Cup in a new finish—vanilla bean. Lockdown had just started.

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How to Utilize Aluminum in Modern Construction Projects

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History of Aluminum Utilizing in Construction. This made the metal extremely popular for finishing domes and roofs, used in wall panels and drains, and for decorative purposes. Polishing is equally essential as it prepares aluminum products for other finishing procedures. Source: whranking.com. Aluminum also offers airtightness.