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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. The structural system is mostly wood with an occasional steel beam.

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Winter Visual Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall by Steven Hall Architects

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On the historic campus of Franklin & Marshall College, the new Winter Visual Arts Center takes shape as a raised pavilion formed by the site’s 200-year old trees, the oldest elements of the campus. Inspiring Space for Making and Teaching Art The 33,000 sf Winter Visual Arts Center is the center of creative life on campus.

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland. foot ceilings throughout," said the studio.

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland

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High-level windows and sections of overhead glazing offer a constant, relaxing visual connection to the outdoors." Large skylights and glazed doors feature within the classrooms "Thresholds were carefully considered to offer a sense of welcome and create an informal, safe atmosphere from first entry," said the studios.

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RAPA combines thatch and stone at lakeside holiday home in Hungary

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"The design of the building itself responds dynamically and aesthetically to the stunning views of Lake Balaton, translating them into a visually impressive architectural statement." The lower storey is informed by local 1960s flat-roofed architecture and clad in stone that is mined locally in Tihany.

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Kéré Architecture designs community centre in Uganda to be "source of inspiration and pride"

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This platform is used to create subtle changes in level across the site that differentiates between areas, with the playing field slightly sunken and surrounded by tribune-like steps that allow the community to watch games or gather informally. Read: Termite mounds inform Kéré Architecture's design of Kenyan education campus.

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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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It is a nautical reference, as the studio was informed by the vernacular architecture of rural Ontario for the house's design, materiality, and colour selection, which includes a mixture of seasonal and permanent beach houses and farms.

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