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HawkinsBrown completes transformation of historic Central Foundation Boys' School

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Founded in 1866, the Central Foundation Boys' School features a selection of historic buildings, such as a chapel that the studio converted into arts-focused teaching spaces. Old and new buildings wrap around a stepped courtyard in this central London school , which has been renovated by architecture studio HawkinsBrown.

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Klein Dytham Architecture wraps Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore with "flowing" steel roof

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Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has designed a bookstore wrapped with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms" in Nagano, Japan. Exposed wooden beams feature throughout the interior spaces Inside Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore, the spaces were organised around the existing rectangular structure.

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Ciguë uses steel foundations to elevate lightweight home in rural France

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French studio Ciguë has elevated this timber-clad home in Saint Julien le Petit, France , above its rural site using slender, removable steel foundations. The structure is clad in blackened timber. A roof has a large overhang and is supported by thin steel supports. A covered terrace wraps around the structure.

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Cross-Laminated Timber "Berm House" in Washington's Methow Valley by CAST architecture

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The house is set into the landscape, with a panoramic view of the farmland down valley, but hidden from the road by a berm that ramps up onto and across the roof. The home is post and beam structure with a cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof prefabricated in northeastern Washington.

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Marc Newson unveils the final Tokyo Toilet project design

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World-renowned Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has revealed his contribution to the Nippon Foundation’s ongoing The Tokyo Toilet public design project. Photo: Satoshi Nagare, courtesy of The Nippon Foundation The design for the public restroom was inspired by elements central to vernacular Japanese architecture.

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How to properly assess structural wind damage

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How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Ten A-frame homes and cabins where pitched roofs form sloping walls

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Defined by their steeply pitched roofs that extend to reach near ground level, A-frame homes became popular in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and are now seeing a resurgence with modern interpretations being designed around the world. The studio placed an open-plan living and dining room at the centre of the home.

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