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Exploring Versatility: Residential Renovations at Oscar Niemeyer's Copan Building in São Paulo

ArchDaily

Besides accommodating around five thousand residents, the building serves various purposes, offering different typologies for its residential programs, varying apartment sizes, and prioritizing diversity among its tenants.

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Renzo Piano Building Workshop puts the finishing touches on 600 W. 125th residential tower for Columbia University

Archinect

Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) is progressing towards the completion of its new 600 W. 125th Street off-campus Harlem housing project for Columbia University in collaboration with CetraRuddy.

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Residential business conditions weaken while remodeling remains popular, says AIA Home Design Trends Survey

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The American Institute of Architects has published its latest quarterly report on residential design in the United States. A focus on ‘windows (number and size) was cited by 48% of clients and ‘metal finishes’ by 35%. Home exterior trends from the latest AIA survey.

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The Best Suited Finishes for Wood Floors

Aric Gitomer Architect

It undergoes cleaning and processing and finally, the finished product is what goes onto the structures. Finishes can be grouped into classes based on what they have to offer. There are varnishes, oils, waxes, and much more that are used as finishes on the wood. Oil finishes are highly popular with carpenters and woodworkers.

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Francois Verhoeven Architects uses contrasting finishes for Villa K340

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Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. Francois Verhoeven Architects designed the villa in the residential district of Vroondaal, which sits close to the beaches and dunes on the coast of the Netherlands.

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TenBerke completes hybrid?CLT residential hall design at Brown University

Archinect

TenBerke has finished work on its two-hall dormitory project for Brown University. The Brook Street Residence Halls project is part of the university’s plan to expand its on-campus housing offerings and was completed using a hybrid steel and cross-laminated timber structure.

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SODA offers model for office-to-residential conversions with Roco in Liverpool

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London studio SODA has converted a 1970s office block in Liverpool city centre into a residential building that includes co-working and wellness facilities. Russell Potter, co-founding director at SODA , believes the project can serve as a model for office-to-residential conversions in city-centre locations.