Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Marking their annual end-of-year tradition, RIBA has today announced the first two shortlist houses to be featured in Episode 1 of the BBC Channel 4’s Grand Designs House of the Year program.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. MVRDV designed Tencent 5 as a social and green development that provides housing to employees working in the city.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2024

Amsterdam studio Woonpioniers has used natural materials and prefabricated elements throughout the Sprout Ruben & Marjolein house , which includes an open, greenhouse-like volume. For this prototype, which is located in Olst, Woonpioniers created a small house comprising a two-storey volume topped with a mono-pitched roof.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

American firm Lake Flato Architects has completed a family retreat on Long Island that consists of three barn-like structures wrapped in cedar and constructed using prefabricated timber elements. Gabled roofs cover each building Timber was used for the structural framing, and many components were fabricated off-site. "To

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Developer Omniyat has revealed plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai , which will be designed by British studio Foster + Partners and feature apartments with skybridge dining rooms. The post Foster + Partners designs pair of residential skyscrapers overlooking Dubai bay appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Located in the Wannsee district of Berlin Steglitz-Zehlendorf, this three-storey residential building with underground parking is situated on the shores of the lake Griebnitzsee. The shape of the building is stepped with sweeping curves, which structure the volume visually. The expressive window curv.

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Architizer

MARCH 19, 2024

Arches are primarily valued for their structural efficiency and ability to span long distances without the need for vertical support. However, in the context of residential architecture, where spaces tend to be more intimate, and the focus is often on comfort rather than grandiosity, the role of arches differs. Arc House By M.E

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Aric Gitomer Architect

AUGUST 22, 2022

How can homeowners and residential architects help to reduce this natural crisis? Sustainable houses are now the talk of the town. Residential architects have also upgraded by adapting their designs to be more sustainable and environment-friendly. Let’s look at some essentials that can make your houses sustainable.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

JANUARY 20, 2023

A conversation with a residential architect might bring up passive design principles. Passive houses are now considered to be the highest energy efficiency standards. An airtight structure will limit heat escape and reduce the associated energy costs, thereby providing comfort as well. air changes per hour.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes – that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky – perched on a hillside.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Architizer

JANUARY 24, 2024

Greening By Design Garden House by Aaron Neubert Architects , California The benefits ‘ greening ‘ offers people cannot be understated. Garden House, in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, takes every opportunity to connect residents with the natural world outside, dedicating the ground floor blueprint to this very purpose.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A contemporary residential house, designed in the background of a pine forest, was a significant pretext for the customers for returning to live in Lithuania after many years spent in New York. According to the authors of the project, the main aspect of this residential building is a scenario. © Leonas Garbacauskas. Jucius, T.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2023

Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. The home is located by a lake in southern Chile Large windows on all sides of the upper level provide views of the surrounding landscape, including the lake, mountains and nearby Mocho Choshuenco volcano.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The landscape of American residential architecture has evolved significantly in recent decades, reflecting a rich tapestry of influences, preferences, and innovations. They sought to create structures that were fresh, modern, and unlike previous revivalist styles. Characteristically, bungalows are horizontal in massing.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Ecuadorian architect Juan Alberto Andrade has completed an extension to a multifamily housing complex with rammed earth walls in Guayaquil. Housing is an activity, a built process." A square wooden window – protected by sliding metal shutters – looks across the street to a community park.

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Deezen

APRIL 30, 2024

Including a skinny house in Japan, a home in Canada that is deliberately unfinished and a lonely cottage in the Outer Hebrides, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for April. To help the home blend in with the dramatic landscape, architecture studio Izat Arundell used a timber-frame structure and thick blocks of local stone.

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Architizer

MARCH 25, 2024

Le Corbusier is a great example of someone who ingeniously utilized natural light in his architectural designs, incorporating large windows, skylights and light wells to flood interiors with daylight. Special at home tip: To enhance natural light at home, strategically place mirrors opposite windows or light sources.

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Architizer

AUGUST 29, 2022

In his 1927 manifesto, Five Points of Architecture, Le Corbusier made horizontal windows a core concept of his architectural philosophy. These long narrow windows which could wrap around the façade’s length like a ribbon, he argued, were the best way to offer evenly light spaces throughout a building without compromising privacy.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JULY 4, 2022

A Modern Brutalist Residential House in Bangalore. Brutalist Residential House: A Brutalist Residential House architecture is a style that emerged in the 20th Century. Use of maximum windows, the space receives more natural light. It serves as a welcoming area for visitors as they enter the house.

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Deezen

JULY 15, 2022

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has released designs for a structure in Miami Beach that will be the studio's first residential tower in the United States. The project, sited on the oceanfront in Miami Beach, is a residential tower by Kuma that will rise 18 storeys above the beach.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2022

Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan , as a "new prototype of urban housing" designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future. Minimum House was designed by Nori Architects. Large windows wrap around the walls of the home.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2023

The crossbar gable – with an arcade of large windows on either side – contains the family spaces with an open plan kitchen, dining and living space under a vaulted ceiling. The original house was later demolished. Wooden gabled houses are not uncommon in the area, as the pitched roof helps shed snow each winter.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio has created a timber-framed house, named Cuddymoss, within a stone ruin in Ayrshire, Scotland. A gabled extension adjoins to the former ruin The 171-square-metre house is formed of two gabled structures situated perpendicular to one another, connected by a glass corridor.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Brazilian practice Studio KUNZ has created a compact gabled house that cantilevers from a sloped site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville.

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Westeck News

JULY 15, 2022

Net Zero News – UBCO Skeena the first student residence in Canada to receive Passive House certification with WESTECK PH Certified Windows! million Skeena Residence officially received Passive House certification, making it the first student residence in Canada to receive that status, says UBCO. UBC Okanagan’s $24.98-million

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2024

German studio Atelier ST has completed Duplex, a generous family house near Leipzig that was designed to look like two semi-detached properties. The starting point for the design came from a "run-down and mould-infested" house that stood on the site previously. This led to the use of arches and circles for doorways and windows.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

For residential architecture, architects who want to include atrium spaces have to scale down the size, but that doesn't mean that homes can't have the loft ceilings and ample light provided by atriums. In these homes, the central space is open, with skylights and glass ceilings bringing light into the heart of the structure.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2023

A single concrete column supports the walls and roof of this house by Japanese studio IGArchitects, creating a flexible interior that can be opened up to the surrounding landscape. The solid structure looks like it is floating." "The solid structure looks like it is floating." The photography is courtesy of IGArchitects.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

D'Arcy Jones added a subterranean garage to the Canadian house Built in 1910, the residence is located on a sloped property. While many houses in the area back up to laneways, this home is sandwiched between two streets. The garage's exterior is meant to blend with the rest of the house.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

HGX Design created the house to host the owner's visiting family and it now stands as the main dwelling on the 35-acre property, which is dotted with agricultural buildings and another residence. The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

The 19th-century villas in the suburbs of Paris informed the arched windows and sloping roofs of this social housing block in France , completed by local studio SOA Architectes. The studio drew from the historic villas found nearby to create a structure that would "stand out" while also respecting its parkland setting.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. Appearing as two distinct buildings, the structure has a front facade along Sullivan Place and a front facade along Washington Avenue.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The house is arranged in a C-shaped plan, opening toward an outdoor dining patio on the western side shaded by large wooden beams. The bedrooms and bathrooms are stacked on the opposite end with windows that look out east and west. The primary suite cantilevers slightly out from the perimeter of the foundation with a glazed corner.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

Sustainably-sourced timber has been used for the structure, cladding and interior of this mews home in Highgate, London , designed by local architect Russell Jones. The site previously held the garage and rear garden of an adjoining house, which informed the design of the new building. "[The] The main bedroom has a large window.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2024

Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. The house's main feature is a spiral staircase that forms a vertical circulation core at the centre of the plan.

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