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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. This was accomplished by utilizes repurposed shipping containers, a galvanized tower crane mast and tower components, metal interior framing, aluminum framed windows/trim and stainless steel ceilings.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2023

Local architect Tomás de Iruarrizaga has designed Casa Granic, a holiday home located on a hillside by Riñihue Lake in Chile that is meant for "year-round living". Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has topped a home extension with a steeply-angled roof clad with red pigmented zinc in East Dulwich, London. Home to a family of seven, Proctor & Shaw designed the project as an extension to an existing Edwardian house, extending the ground-floor kitchen and dining room.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A cantilevered form with thatched surfaces defines Summer House, a holiday home designed by architecture studio RAPA on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary. It aims to capture the essence of those small vacation homes on the southern shore." Summer House has been shortlisted in the rural house category of the Dezeen Awards.

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JULY 26, 2022

The positioning, size, and proportion of the windows, which invite the insider to visually and physically engage with the surroundings in particular ways, give the house a strange scale when viewed from afar. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban "sanctuary".

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APRIL 23, 2024

The windows are impact-rated and aluminum-clad, so they are storm-resistant and contain recyclable content. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. The height also prepares the house for rising water.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

A sawtooth roof, blue ceramic tiles and corrugated steel panels define this home in Madrid , Spain , designed by Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects. A sequence of cascading gardens wrap around the home, providing outdoor seating along with a small pool. A roof terrace provides additional gardening and outdoor space for the couple.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The architects remixed the retreat by using its window coverings as doors, ceiling beams for dining tables, and lots of loud color. The home, built in the ’70s as a summer house, had no insulation of any kind, nor did it establish any kind of direct relationship with the landscape or surroundings. Home for Three Generations of Family

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Project Details: Location: Toronto, Ontario Architects: Rostami Atash Atelier Structural Engineer: Haijun Li Footprint: 2,100 square feet From the Architect: "Shared housing in cities seems inevitable to provide multigenerational homes and affordable models of ownership for millennials.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2023

Based in New York City, Ryall Sheridan Carroll Architects designed the 2,500-square-foot (230-square-metre) home, called the Tree Farmer's House, for a one-acre lot. The exterior walls were clad in cedar wood The three-bedroom home "creates a sense of containment and release in the landscape." The photography is by Keith Scott Morton.

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APRIL 30, 2024

A trapezoid-shaped addition has terrazzo floors, built-ins, and shades of green and pink that match the original home. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Curved ceilings create a cozy feel, but wall-height windows throughout the L-shaped plan keep the home connected to its courtyard. The gardens gradually divide the residence and create harmony for the environment both at home and from the outside. The lower flat roof hangs above the connecting section.

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APRIL 20, 2023

The roof is expressed internally as a dramatic ceiling formed of CNC birch ply ribs, with skylights cut into the structure to bring daylight deep within the plan and help animate the space throughout the day as the sun moves around house. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The project involved the adaptive reuse of a small commercial complex Baldridge Architects, which was founded in 2005 by architect Burton Baldridge, was formerly housed in an Austin office building it had renovated on West Lynn Street. That space won multiple design awards, but it no longer met the firm's needs. "As

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. Sparano + Mooney created the cantilevered home near Salt Lake City. The home is topped with a green roof. Builder: Living Home Construction. Photo is by Lucy Call.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2022

Klopf Architecture has reconfigured a San Francisco home to create an open-concept living space that faces onto the backyard. The Modern Inversion project involved the renovation of a San Francisco home. The front of the home is closed off to the street. The former bay windows have been replaced with a solid white facade.

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MAY 16, 2024

The rugged holiday home in Outer Hebrides was created with rocks sourced from its small isle, and plenty of grit. This is the private home of Eilidh Izat and Jack Arundell who run the award-winning architecture practice Izat Arundell together with their Edinburgh-based holiday let Porteous Studio and Scottish cider company Linn. "The

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JUNE 15, 2022

Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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The Spaces

JULY 17, 2023

More than 75 years later, a former radar station bunker near Ringstead Bay finds new life as an unusual holiday home. The Grade II-listed military building is one of the best-preserved examples of a Chain Home station in southwest England – a ring of early warning radar stations built around 1941.

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JULY 15, 2022

The southern facade is free of windows to prevent the gaze of neighbors as they approach from the access way. The result is a relaxing and stylish home away from home for this jet-setting family."

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Design firm Neiheiser Argyros stripped a grid-like ’70s home to its essence in service of the Mediterranean setting. At other moments it contains full height wood-framed windows to orient views out into the garden and sea. Have a project to share? Post it here. At times the grid is infilled with brick to create enclosure and privacy.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

CLB Architects designed a Japanese-influenced home in Wyoming. Locally based CLB Architects noted that the design — influenced by both Japanese architecture and California modernism – is a departure from the mountain modernism typical of vacation homes built in the region. The facade of the home is simple and linear.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

Wood, stone and lime plaster pervade the minimal interior of this energy-saving home in Muswell Hill that Architecture for London has created for its founder, Ben Ridley. The interiors of the home are finished with natural materials. The interiors of the home are finished with natural materials. "It

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. The team has experience refurbishing mid-century modern homes in North Carolina, having overhauled a 1959 brick ranch-style home in Raleigh in 2017.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Project Details: Location: London, United Kingdom Architect: Hayhurst & Co. / @ hayhurstandco Footprint: 2,000 square feet Builder: ReBuild London Structural Engineer: Ian Wright Associates Energy Consultant: Mesh Energy CLT Engineer & Installer: Eurban Ltd. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Located in a remote part of central Montana , the Four Roof House was designed for a couple who wanted a low-maintenance home where they could age in place. One side of the home is set at an angle, adding a dynamic quality to the plan. A radiant system provides heat, and fresh air flows in through operable windows.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Nicknamed Danish Mews House for its minimalist Scandinavian furnishings, the home is tucked away in a quiet mews lane in the Lancaster Gate area. Dusheiko 's primary concerns when converting the property into a home were bringing in more light, as well as making sure that the interior could support its inhabitants as they grow older.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

Architectural studio Worrell Yeung has completed a two-storey, black-coloured home extension called Springs Artist Studio that is meant to offer the "experience of being perched in the trees". Their home is located in Springs, a hamlet in East Hampton that is popular with artists. The ground floor also has a powder room.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2023

Ménard Dworkind renovated the Frank McGrath-designed house This created a contemporary dormer that holds the primary suite's generous bathroom Behind the grey brick house, the backyard was excavated, creating a walkout basement with floor-to-ceiling windows that maximize daylight below ground level. The photography is by David Dworkind.

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MARCH 28, 2023

Mannerist tendencies are also employed in the play of scale within the interiors; the geometry of the new living room folds toward a monumental order ‘sash’ window and high-backed window seats magnify a sense of scale that is belied by the relatively demure exterior massing. Have one to share? Post it here.

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JULY 29, 2022

The skylight contours the original brick home, creating a natural connection with the terra-cotta–clad extension. A window demarcates the original building fabric and our new addition and allows for light and shadow play to alter the interior spaces of the building throughout the day at both ground and first floor levels.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Point Western Washington family home, WA Residence by Kor Architects, US Residential Property Photos. The Point Western Washington family home, USA. The Point Western Washington home, WA. The Point Western Washington family home – Building Information. Civil Engineer: Coterra Engineering.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The studio headed by designer Piet Hein Eek and architect Iggie Dekkers designed House R for a family who wanted a simple home containing large social areas along with opportunities to spend time alone. The house is situated next to woodland in a neighbourhood where the majority of the homes are designed as basic white volumes.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Studio Terpeluk was selected to expand the 1976 house from 2,260 square feet (210 square metres) to 3,218 square feet (299 square metres) with a new guest room suite, home office, wet bar and media room. The renovation expanded the home. Padded seating wraps the corner under a large window looking out to the San Francisco skyline.

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Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. This is a great way to learn how together we’re creating homes that move the world forward. Structural Engineer | Chiu Hippmann Engineering Inc. Interior Design | Laura Vroom.

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JULY 27, 2022

Project Details: Location: Aichi, Japan Architect: Nori Architects / @nori_architects Builder: TOKORO Structural Engineer: Seiji Okawa Textile Designer: Yuki Tsutsumi Equipment Advisor: Kozo Takase Lighting Advisor: CHIPS LLC.

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