Dwell

JANUARY 13, 2023

Taking subtle cues from the Capri Theatre, deco-inspired curves appear throughout the dwelling, while dramatic geometric forms—lightly placed— introduce passive thermal control. Firmly embedded within a suburban community boasting cafes, bottle shops, dessert bars, restaurants, local schools, and shops, Gilbert embraces its locality.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

According to the studio, "the project aims to transform the community by becoming a source of inspiration and pride that in turn can create a sense of agency and ownership". Structural engineer: AECOM. Steel canopies shade its spaces. Client: Ameropa Foundation, Kamwokya Christian Caring Community.

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Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Architizer chatted with Xin Yuan, Director at XinY Structural Consultants to learn more about this project. This non-building structure consists of the rigid double curved roof and vertical columns. This non-building structure consists of the rigid double curved roof and vertical columns. © XinY Structural Consultants.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Nestled beside the surrounding woodland, the cabin is wrapped by an external skin or 'monocoque' – similar to an eggshell – that draws on structural systems used within the aerospace and automotive industries. The structure draws aerospace and automative construction techniques Measuring 3.3-metres-wide, metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

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Dwell

MAY 15, 2024

Blue Sky Building Systems makes steel structures to your specifications, whether for a suburban dwelling or Joshua Tree retreat. The main structure of the home was constructed within a four-day period. The family went with BSBS because its steel building system could be customized to create the midcentury-inspired home they envisioned.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued.

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Dwell

MAY 16, 2024

These ideas were inspired by the gently shaped black houses which are vernacular to the island. 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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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

This inspired Kooo Architects ' unusual design, which features large balconies and terraces that are inverted, creating gaps in the facade. Second, the pillars can be made thinner in size compared to conventional rigid-frame structures to fit within the thickness of the wall, so there are no uneven pillars that often appear on walls.

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Dwell

APRIL 30, 2024

Project Details: Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia Architecture and Interior Design: OOF!

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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Dwell

APRIL 20, 2023

ROAR Architects turned a confined site into a light-filled social space with a vaulted ceiling inspired by ship-building techniques. 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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Dwell

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Photo: Rafael Soldi Both practicing structural engineers, Julie and Chris embraced the compact home’s lack of charm and less-than-turnkey state, tapping their friend and colleague, architect Ian Butcher, with whom they had consulted on several projects over the years, to help with initial renovation plans.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Bustler

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Moss Structural Engineers and the Toronto Metropolitan University announce the winners of its now-returned, in-person, annual TimberFever student design-build competition. He added, "I wanted to give students the opportunity to work with tools, learn about wood, and introduce collaboration between engineers and architects."

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Inspired by the “dazzle” camouflage used on ships during World War I, the various areas of color seemingly recede or advance even though they may occupy the same wall plane. Dazzle camouflage disrupted an opponent’s perception of a ship's size, shape, and speed.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Lumi Shala is covered in shiny copper shingles Designed to convey a feeling of lightness and connection to nature, the studio space is enveloped by a layering of bamboo forms, designed in collaboration with Kul Kul Farm , Bamboo Pure and structural engineering firm Atelier One.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a "full-scale sustainable development". Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade.

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Bustler

MARCH 26, 2023

WoodWorks has announced the winners of the 2023 Wood Design Awards, an annual showcase of the industry’s most inspiring applications of mass timber and wood in building designs across the United States. Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Large sliding doors line the living area The integration of the nixtamal was inspired by the client's culinary experience and created a pattern of sunlight and shadow. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing. The bands of orange-coloured millstones are divided by a central column of rounded stones.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass. Boston itself inspired the color: from the historic brick buildings to the institutions for whom red is a signature color – like Harvard and MIT – to the dramatic sunsets and foliage to the Red Sox." The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? The main challenge was to design a structure, which would be strong enough to withstand strong winds, but at the same time would be very light in appearance. Cubicon – structural engineers, Lightstudio – lighting. © Khmaladze Architects.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 13, 2024

Further project partners are LAVA for the architecture, and insglück for the exhibition, supported by Schlaich bergermann partner for the structural engineering, and the Japanese architect of record Tokuoka Sekkei, and the Japanese construction company Mugishima Construction.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. One of the inspirations behind our modular approach started with voxels and pixels that not only can move in three dimensions but, by dint of their shadows," Johnson told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

As the roof timbers are visible from the inside, and to reduce confusion on site, the studio aimed to design a structure that appears simple. We hope that those interested in architecture will be inspired by our fusion of traditional form and modern material choices and construction methods.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

Local studio Daniel Joseph Chenin has placed a sprawling stone residence around an 1850s fort-inspired rotunda outside of Las Vegas , Nevada. Daniel Joseph Chenin settled the 7,800-square foot (725-square-metre) house on an acre rock outcrop near government-protected land in Las Vegas Valley, looking out to Red Rock Canyon.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Inspired by the mountains of the Bob Marshall National Wilderness adjacent to the site, four tented roof peaks climb organically above a shifting floor plan below," the team said. The idea for the reflectors was inspired by the wing-shaped light reflectors found inside Louis Kahn 's Kimbell Art Museum.

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Dwell

JULY 12, 2022

Owing to the sensitive nature of the property being located in a conservation area, the design of the first floor addition (which is visible from the street) draws inspiration from the vernacular of the existing property and the surrounding village scene.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland. It was created to host the owner's visiting family HGX Design is New York City-based studio founded in 2020 by Hal Goldstein with a focus on corporate, commercial and residential projects that "inspire human connection and fulfilment".

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

25:8 Architecture + Urban Design added a cedar-clad extension to an Ottawa home "The project was inspired by a bird in flight. The architecture aspires to challenge the traditional conventions of 'firmness' by creating a dynamic structure that makes the building appear to soar," the 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design team told Dezeen.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The identical 28-square-metre structures were designed by Feste to offer a rest stop where people can enjoy the beauty of their surroundings in warmth and comfort. They also drew up guidelines for how the foundations of the structure should meet the ground, to minimise the impact on the rural terrain.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc has created a prefabricated home in Ontario with an exposed structure and blue-painted element on the interior. The douglas fir plywood and pine wood framing is left exposed on the interior for visual interest and for small storage shelves, inspired by William Turnbull Jr's Hine House at Sea Ranch."

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Dwell

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Project Details: Location: Northcote, Victoria, Australia Architect: Ben Callery Architects Builder: Keenan Built Structural Engineer: Richard Rees From the Architect: "Raw and honest locally sourced materials are used throughout. In-situ concrete was crafted for the benchtop and floating hearth.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 24, 2024

Inspiring Space for Making and Teaching Art The 33,000 sf Winter Visual Arts Center is the center of creative life on campus. Faculty studios and Art History seminar rooms are set on a Mezzanine overlooking the teaching studios, filling the building’s volume while allowing double-height studios of inspiring space.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Inspired by traditional hunting cabins and duck blinds, the architectural design features a large, heavy Cor-Ten steel volume resting atop seemingly slender legs. A smaller Cor-Ten entry volume is recessed underneath, emerging from the expansive rock below, anchoring the structure to the site.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 22, 2022

The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. Image © Atchain.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

CCY Architects took cues from "the breathtaking natural landscape" "Our inspiration for DNA Alpine residence stemmed from the breathtaking natural landscape," CCY Architects principal Todd Kennedy told Dezeen. "We We aimed to defer to the site’s surroundings, offering ample indoor-outdoor spaces for gathering and reflection."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While today the area is mostly known as an upscale retreat for New Yorkers, architecture studio Birdseye drew inspiration from some of the traditional constructions found in the area. Lathhouse is a home inspired and conceptually influenced by the region's local agricultural history," it added. The project is located in the Hamptons.

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