Deezen

MAY 29, 2023

Chinese practice Wang Chong Studio used rustic stone walls and a sloping roof to help this art museum blend into its rocky site in China's Henan Province. Taihang Xinyu Art Museum was designed by Wang Chong Studio The architects also topped the museum with a sculptural tiled roof designed to appear to grow out of the landscape.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Hasselt-based practice designed House Be to provide a distinctive but harmonious counterpoint to its extensively landscaped surroundings, with internal courtyards and a covered kitchen terrace that allow the garden to "extend into the building.". House Be is an experiment in dwelling in and amongst nature," explained the practice. "A

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Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2023

The relationship between built and organic landscapes can sometimes be a fraught one. Too often, urbanization is undertaken at the expense of the natural environment rather than in support of it. These exceptional winning landscape projects from the 10 th Annual A+Awards achieve precisely that. Merging Old and New Landscapes.

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Architizer

MAY 23, 2022

Following centuries of unrest, the Basque region is known today for its fierté that lies in its distinct customs, culture, language, cuisine and breathtaking landscapes. The traditional baserri Basque-style home coats the landscape. Characteristics of this dwelling are sloping roofs, a three-storied layout and internal wooden walls.

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BD+C

MAY 10, 2024

Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development 0 qpurcell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:05 Sustainable Development NBBJ leaders Jonathan Ward and Margaret Montgomery explore five inspirational ideas they are actively integrating into projects to ensure more healthy, natural cities.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

SO-IL will provide critical restorations of the structures and unify the campus through a courtyard area that will connect to the buildings as well as to the street and adjacent marina. According to SO-IL, these interventions will "reclaim the industrial locale, restoring its natural beauty".

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Chinese practice Arch Studio has renovated and extended a courtyard home called Mixed House on the outskirts of Beijing , China, by inserting a timber structure topped by a wavy roof. Topped with a wave-like roof and filled with new living areas, this wooden volume also splits the existing courtyard into a series of smaller external spaces.

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Deezen

MAY 18, 2022

Search engine company Google has opened its BIG and Heatherwick Studio -designed Bay View campus in California's Silicon Valley , which features sweeping, scale-like panels across its roof. Its roof is covered in a solar skin. The roof will provide 40 per cent of the offices' energy. The campus is comprised of three buildings.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Glass ceilings enliven everything under them, imbuing the indoors with natural lighting that we seem to be instinctively drawn to. These 7 glass ceiling projects are all of the above, yet, they are even more eye-catching, thanks to designs that boldly imitate nature. 44 Union Square/Tammany Hall. Bálna Budapest.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Its design is based on natural landscapes and prioritises helping visitors to connect to the outside, enticing them away from their screens. Beijing City Library also incorporates spaces for performances and book restoration. The photography is by Yumeng Zhu.

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Dwell

MAY 7, 2024

The landscape architect created lush outdoor hangout zones that mirror the home’s interior. The 1946 complex with flat roofs and floor-to-ceiling windows famously hosted parties through the ’60s and ’70s—it was vividly captured by Slim Aarons in his iconic photograph Poolside Gossip —with the Southern California desert as set and setting.

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Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

American studio Walker Warner Architects has completed Hale Kiawe, a family retreat with simple, gabled forms are set within an undulating landscape dotted with chunky lava rocks. Simple lines and geometries create a striking contrast with the undulating landscape and stunning coastline in the distance," the team said.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD. © The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD. © The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD. “Taohuayuan” from painting scroll: Wufang Village Gallery.

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Architonic

APRIL 17, 2022

Taking its cues from the landscape around it, Villa Apollon by Block722 sits on the southern edge of the Greek island of Lefkada. The project, completed in early 2021, effortlessly merges contemporary architecture with nature, making the most of its context, while respecting its green surroundings.

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Architizer

MARCH 7, 2024

Roof Gardens These principles continue to influence urban planners and architects to this day. They call for a fundamental shift in our prevailing approach to the built and natural environments. Column-Wall Separation 2. Free Design of the Façade 3. Horizontal Windows 4. Free Design of the Plan 5.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

Breach House will be powered by photovoltaic (PV) panels and micro-hydro energy The 430-metre-square proposal will comprise the new home, along with the restoration of an existing agricultural barn and extensive landscaping.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. The studio added nine floors on top of the restored original three floors.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India , that draws on the city's heritage and landscape. With a focus on rich, sensory experiences rooted in nature, we created a calming oasis within the bustle of an international airport."

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Deezen

MAY 25, 2024

The least possible construction interventions were made, mainly focusing on the restoration and reinforcement of the stone masonry and the reconstruction of the parts that had collapsed." Deep-set window reveals frame views of the landscape, while a small internal opening provides a visual connection between the two spaces.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Looking to celebrate the "rawness and elegance" of the early 20th-century building, Studioninedots restored its neglected brick and steel structure but left its original fittings and materials exposed. The space stimulates the senses yet invites your own interpretation of its use."

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Habitus Living

APRIL 23, 2023

Sitting lightly in the landscape overlooking the Gippsland Lakes, about halfway along the eastern coast of Victoria, Metung Hot Springs takes full advantage of the unique geographical connection between the mountains and sea at the confluence of three alpine rivers. Ash battens across change rooms add a robust stripe to the dappling of light.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Set within a wide agricultural landscape, the home has white-painted walls and black accents, which Claes said draws on mid-century modern buildings in the United States. Meanwhile, more traditional elements including a terracotta tile roof are designed as nods to other agricultural buildings found in the region.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 4, 2024

Nature reserves, rolling countryside and the coast are all on the doorstep of this serene Puglian holiday home, wrapped in eight hectares of olive groves just outside Carovigno. There are sleek stone terraces for sunbathing, al fresco dining, and careful landscaping, which beds the Puglian property into its rugged red earth terrain.

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2022

The community was established in the early 1960s by architect and developer Al Boeke, who enlisted fellow architects to create modern-style structures that worked in harmony with the natural landscape. In 2018, it was purchased by new owners who wanted to restore the building in a way that honoured the original design.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Nestled in a lush Pacific Northwest wooded landscape this 1954 home renovation included maintaining the primary structure of the house with a full re-envisioning of the spaces of daily life. The exposed timber structure pitched roof and exterior siding were restored and augmented to preserve and reveal the original wood finishes.

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ArchiDiaries

JULY 23, 2022

The first step was restoring the land, removing the toxic substances, and mitigating the ecological damage. Simultaneously the building was restored to its original architecture and converted into a design studio. The remains of the existing building had undergone an intense restoration process to reinvent its original architecture.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 28, 2023

Now under one roof, the hotel remains faithful to the original architecture and the façade has been meticulously restored in homage to the rich cultural heritage of Funchal. Comprising a cluster of 17th century buildings that have been sensitively transformed, Barceló Funchal Oldtown has absorbed its rich cultural history into its DNA.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The stone walls of a 16th-century clergy house have been restored and contrasted with new, white concrete elements to create El Priorato, a holiday home in Burgos, Spain , designed by local practice Atienza Maure Arquitectos. The building was restored to make the existing structure a focal point.

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Architizer

JANUARY 19, 2023

Floating Cornice, a public landscape structure of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, runs naturally between campuses in a continuous folding corridor. The design employs two strategies: the first is to preserve the natural environment with little interference, and the second is to provide a walking and leisure space.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 10, 2022

French studio AW2 has completed the Banyan Tree AlUla Resort in Saudi Arabia 's Ashar Valley, with tent-like suites that have roofs made of sand-coloured canvas. They are topped by large tensile roofs that stretch outwards, supported by wooden posts, to shade and provide privacy for guests.

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Habitus Living

APRIL 5, 2023

With internal microclimates made through the architecture and landscaping, these internal areas give tranquillity and visual delight in equal measure. Through research, the team found a wealth of interesting architectural characteristics remaining from the past to the present, particularly in the local roof designs.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 24, 2024

All studios receive natural light through the translucent façade and have an operable viewing window and skylights. The entire roof structure is exposed, and the steel tubes are rolled at one radius and then tilted in place to create the curved roof geometry. Source by Steven Hall Architects.

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With living roofs that small animals can graze from, the design incorporates the house back into the mountain and every element extracted from the earth has been meticulously restored and skilfully integrated to ensure the property blends seamlessly into its natural surroundings.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

Members of ten architecture studios including Snøhetta , Brooks + Scarpa and Gensler have designed birdhouses for an exhibition on display at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio , Texas for an initiative to support restoration projects in the park. Birdsong Brackenbridge will raise money for the park's restoration. Washington D.C.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 28, 2023

thestageshoreditch.com Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Ohio, USA Render courtesy DLR Group DLR Group oversaw the architecture, engineering and interiors for this city-centre institution, transforming the staging and circulation and enhancing connections to the green outdoors.

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Habitus Living

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The home of owners and designers Jon and Elle of Kibbin Design Studio , the cottage has been lovingly restored to its original, humble (read: rustic) glory. It was the designer/owners’ vision to restore the cottage in a true sense and reflect its authentic heritage. The owners’ design adventures aren’t quite over yet either.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Find out more about the Rambla Climate-House › El Priorato, Spain, by Atienza Maure Arquitectos Local studio Atienza Maure Arquitectos restored and extendedthis 16th-century home in Burgos, Spain. Due to the hot and humid climate of the area, the studio opted for a long brick extension with a vaulted roof.

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