Deezen

JULY 13, 2022

Tokyo-based Nori Architects responded with a compact two-storey home characterised by its exposed timber structure and simple interior and exterior finishes. Within a limited budget, we devised ways to ensure high performance with a combination of thoroughly reduced materials and low-priced equipment," explained the practice.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

Located on a long, narrow backland plot in a conservation area, the 127-square-metre, four-storey home turns inward with a palette of pale, natural materials to create an "escape from the world outside". The site previously held the garage and rear garden of an adjoining house, which informed the design of the new building. "[The]

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible. The photography is by Yash R Jain.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

Design studio Nina+Co has used materials informed by the ingredients used in natural skincare products for Big Beauty's first store in Hackney, London. She worked closely with Nina+Co , which chose to incorporate waste materials and biomaterials like mycelium into the design.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2023

Australian architect Emily Sandstrom has transformed a run-down 1930s bungalow in Sydney by adding an extension that was partly built from demolition materials. The post Emily Sandstrom builds Sydney home extension from recycled materials appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Rohan Venn.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The installations were created to celebrate the third and final collaboration between Loewe and Studio Ghibli , which is a capsule collection informed by the animation house's 2004 feature film Howl's Moving Castle. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The architects used materials that complemented the site. Throughout the project, the architects selected materials and finishes that enhance the atmosphere within the spaces, creating a more intimate and domestic feel. "We Then, in the interior, wood becomes a relevant element as structure and as finishings.".

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Dwell

MAY 26, 2022

At the heart of the transformation is a rich palette of recycled materials and an unusual floor plan with an abundance of nooks and angles that introduce light while maintaining privacy. Photograph by Sharyn Cairns "We changed so much from when we started at the age of 25 to when we finished at the age of 40," says Chris. "By

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2022

The clients also requested that the new spaces include natural materials, which informed the use of douglas fir for the exposed structure, exterior cladding, internal joinery and fittings. The clients requested the use of natural materials in the extension. The clients requested the use of natural materials in the extension.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

The interior boasts a simple and minimal material palette. Interior finishes include slate tiles, quartz countertops and ceilings sheathed in pale-toned basswood. A large, northern window delivers sight lines of the home's courtyard, entry path and driveway, offering a sense of security. The home lacks a traditional foyer.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home , which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. The living areas and bedrooms are organised across three floors, each finished with exposed materials and minimalist fittings.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Curtains made from aluminium foil and furniture made from galvanised-steel gratings are just some of the novel uses of industrial materials featured in this silver-coloured office extension in Munich. The studio used industrial materials throughout. The architects preserved the existing building's materials as far as possible.

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Archinect

JANUARY 3, 2023

Among the hotel’s key influences were the nearby NASA Ames Research Center as well as the artwork of German artist Kurt Schwitters, the latter of which informed the materiality. Guestrooms are clad with floor-to-ceiling windows that illuminate statement wallcoverings, notes of poppy orange, and rich black walnut finishes.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Clerestory windows line the interior. Interior finishes include white walls, concrete flooring and wooden cabinetry. The team also used renewable and recycled materials. The post Wildfire threat informs design of Waterfall Residence in California by AGD appeared first on Dezeen. The home uses passive heating and cooling.

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Deezen

JUNE 11, 2024

Local studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has used simple materials to create the T(uin)Huis Atelier garden studio in Ghent , Belgium. The studio sits at the end of a garden and borders a plant-filled park that helped inform its design. The studio sits at the end of a garden and borders a plant-filled park that helped inform its design.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

Charred wood was used to clad the exterior of Dzen House Shovk lead architect and partner Anton Verhun oversaw the design, which was informed by the owner's travels to Japan and his respect for the aesthetic simplicity and practicality of traditional Japanese interiors. The photography is by Yevhenii Avramenko.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2024

The retrofit exposes the weight and materiality of the robust concrete structure and original detailing, whilst introducing warmth, colour and carefully curated finishes to reinforce its identity," he continued. These informed the use of dark timber joinery for partitions and surfaces throughout the five-storey renovation.

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Architizer

MAY 4, 2023

Often, the expression of this negotiation between form and use plays out in materials, the many assemblies and combinations that define what we experience. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that the material began gaining new architectural applications outside roofing. Terracotta is the building’s most prominent material.

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Deezen

JUNE 2, 2024

For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring tactile interiors with natural materials and coloured, patterned bathrooms. Danish designer Verner Panton's playful shape and strong clashing colour works informed Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design.

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2024

Designer Tabitha Organ combined natural materials with metal details to transform this London townhouse into a home with a "slightly futuristic" feel for a client who loves entertaining. Some of the original details that survived the previous renovation included detailed mouldings and the wooden window shutters in the living areas.

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

Looking to blend the home in with its dramatic surroundings, Izat Arundell finished the simple, timber-frame structure with blocks of local stone called Lewisian Gneiss. The site's remote nature informed the simple material choices, as well as making it more viable to construct the timber frame on-site rather than prefabricating it.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Will Gamble Architects designed the external colonnade to create a new connection to the rear garden The external colonnade, flanked by deep brown ash slats, was conceived to frame a visual link to the rear garden and finished in a textured microcement to reference the rough cast render of the local vernacular.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed the architecture and interiors of this family home in Cork, Ireland , which features 1970s-style shapes and colours informed by the work of designer Verner Panton. Each room leading from the core appears like a framed view or window of colour," explained Lafferty.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 19, 2024

Image credit: Scarlet / Hypnos Every detail is considered, from the locally sourced materials to the captivating vistas from all directions. Visitors are greeted with a floor to ceiling window overlooking the spectacular indoor swimming pool and breathtaking views down to the sea.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

"This lightness and feeling of integration helps us reduce the project to its most basic essence, which in practice are two dominant materials in a volumetric composition where the balance of the elements is the dominant element," he added. Spaceworkers was established by Rui Dinis, Henrique Marques and Carla Duarte in 2007.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades. The buildings sit next to a grove of pine trees The materiality was influenced by the region's forests and the existing brick buildings at Bowdoin College, which was established in 1794, "at the dawn of the American republic".

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The Architect's Guide

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2024

Its design was informed by the surrounding California climate Roughly square in plan, the new house rises two levels and totals 3,223 square feet (299 square metres). Facades are clad in Western red cedar that was lightly finished to preserve the wood's "natural beauty and unique character". The same cedar is found within the dwelling.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Panels can be specified in either transparent or translucent finishes for increased privacy. Find out more about Garden dome › Sunne light by Marjan van Aubel for Sunne Dutch lighting design company Sunne designed a landscape-orientated lamp intended to be hung in windows, which uses photovoltaic technology to create coloured mood lighting.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

The aim of the project was to demonstrate how an affordable, low-energy house could be created using simple yet robust materials. Macdonald Wright Architects wanted to use the opportunity to study the energy performance of the home, which has the same footprint as "the average UK dwelling", to inform its future projects.

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Architizer

MARCH 6, 2024

Buildings often feature large windows to capture natural light and provide stunning landscape views. Additionally, materials are chosen for their durability and ability to withstand long winters and a wide range of temperatures. Heart pine floors with a chalk finish and outlines of nails in recycled wood add character and resilience.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

Design studio Linehouse has used natural, tactile materials for the interiors of the Coast restaurant in Shanghai for China's casual dining brand Gaga. The restaurant is set inside a traditional mid-century Shikumen house – a blend of Western and Chinese architecture – with a renovated interior informed by its Mediterranean menu. "We

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The vision for the first floor was informed by the desire to entertain. The porthole windows and spiral staircase act as the central spine of the three-story home. Finishes Dulux. The expansive kitchen, dining and living areas are on the entry-level and flow through to the terrace balcony with framed views of the harbour.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

The studio added two structures with wave-shaped roofs to the site To the north is Klein Blue Hills, topped by an undulating roof covered with aluminium scales in a vibrant shade of blue, informed by the signature colour of French artist Yves Klein. A large circular window is positioned at the rear. "I

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2023

Earthy tones and natural textures feature in this nature-informed holiday home , which Athens studio Block722 has arranged down a mountainside in Crete. It contains a bedroom, living room, dining room and bathroom, and features large windows that frame generous views of the surrounding nature.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

Shaped cutouts cast playful shadows across the school Spread across Talaricheruvu Rural School's two floors, the new classrooms are smaller and brighter, lit by large windows and playful perforations that feature across the building's new facade. This is formed of a series of jaalis, or perforated lattice screens. "We

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Deezen

JULY 5, 2023

Australian studio Dane Taylor Design has completed Butterfly House, an accessible coastal home in New South Wales that is informed by Japanese aesthetics. Each one is finished with a warm material palette and is informed by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfections and changes that come with the passage of time.

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