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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The apartment shave full-height glazing Its form also creates views of the surrounding natural landscape of Seattle, which she describes as an important influence. "We

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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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"Their original, steeply sloped roofs are now drooping into low-slung structures, peeling apart, allowing in unexpected puddles of natural light, and revealing fragments of their interior framing to the outside elements," the team said. Inside, one finds bright rooms, a neutral colour palette and earthy materials.

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Oliver Leech Architects extends Pink House with materials that "age gracefully"

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Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. A pale pink material palette was developed with Juliet O'Caroll. "[We] Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers.

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Niall McLaughlin Architects creates glasshouse-informed steel pavilion on the Isle of Wight

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The house was designed to "float" above the coastal landscape of the site, which is designated as a site of Special Scientific Interest due to its distinct mudflats, marsh, low-water pools and sand dunes. It overlooks the remnants of an old tidal mill pond with a sandy duver and the harbour beyond." The photography is by Nick Kane.

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NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte contrasts red concrete pool house with green landscape

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The architects used red concrete both to contrast with the green landscaping and to reference the nearby brick house. Cutouts in the solid concrete walls were located to frame views of the landscape. The red colour of the concrete was informed by the bricks used in the existing house. "We Structural engineer: Util.

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Japanese architecture informs design of Minnesota house by Salmela Architect

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In contrast to Paul's upbringing, Yuko was raised in the dense Japanese city of Fukuoka, and initially, she felt uncertain about living in a wide-open landscape. The home has views out to the surrounding landscape. The interior boasts a simple and minimal material palette. Structural engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson.

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HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine

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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". Gibbons Hall holds a collection of Arctic objects The surrounding landscape was informed by Arctic topography.

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