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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 tower rises from a brick-clad base "I looked at the profile and stopped seeing a lot of floorplates twisting but just saw a basic shift," said Nagele. "I

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MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

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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. Pedestrian paths through the complex will provide added outdoor space populated with sports and leisure activities.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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White oak features on the interior Upstairs, the primary suite faces the sea with a large balcony – which cantilevers over the ground floor, passively shading the large amounts of glazing – while the bathrooms are tucked on the western side. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

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Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. It serves as a protective guard for the courtyard staircase, helps maintain the facade, and creates privacy for the interior courtyard.

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Oasis Residential Complex, Tiergarten District, Berlin

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The new residential complex Oasis was created in the spirit of the original design idea of the quarter and consists of a high-rise building (Tower) with an adjoining three-storey apartment building as well as three urban villas (Garden Houses), which were built on a plot near the river Spree of around 5400 sqm designed by landscape architects.

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HIL – Hilligenwöhren Residential Quarter, Germany

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Fit into the corners of a trapezoid-shaped site, the three independent built volumes with plain façades establish a distinctive identity, informed by a flexible residential typology so as to be also able to respond to changing requirements in the future.

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Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

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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. 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".

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