Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

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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Dwell

AUGUST 3, 2022

The interior palette of natural materials was chosen to bounce light throughout the home. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Due to its location on the edge of the Česky Kras nature reserve southwest of Prague, the project was required to visually blend in with the local vernacular, with regulations specifying a simple gable-roof form with rounded eaves. The post Studio Circle Growth uses traditional forms and materials for Czech home appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

Raw concrete, burnt clay and natural wood come together in this extension to an end-of-terrace house in south London, designed by architecture studio TYPE. The design combines quarry tiles, exposed concrete, natural wood and lime plaster. Their aim was to create a space with natural warmth and durability.

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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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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

A unique experience center for the famed Swedish brands, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, World of Volvo is designed around Scandinavian values of freedom of movement, access to nature and openness and inclusion. “As a brand Volvo is rooted in a Swedish pride for producing and manufacturing quality for everyone. Source by Henning Larsen.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The 215-square-foot addition utilizes the sustainable material as cladding that matches the neighborhood’s brick and as a non-toxic insulation. Sustainable material choices and low U-values were chosen throughout for all new elements, including triple glazing throughout by Ecovia. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2024

The materials aim to complement local architecture Bury Gate Farm has a stepped plan, with living spaces positioned to the south and organised linearly along the colonnade. "The challenge was how to craft sensitive contemporary design that responds to and enhances this protected landscape without resorting to historic mimicry," he continued.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

It repurposes an abandoned 1970s structure to house bright interiors organised around courtyard gardens. Our approach involved a shift in programming: rather than forcing the existing structure to conform, we tailored the building's organisation to suit it," he added.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It has a timber structure According to Atelier WOA, this design acts as "an invitation to enter". At L'échappée, the material is complemented with stone in reference to a historic nearby quarry. "We The library takes the form of a singular large space subdivided by curtains, bookshelves and screens to allow for flexibility.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

It's tempting to accept that argument and leave it at that, because then we don't have to confront this deep-seated ideology that nature gives and humans take. We should definitely build with timber, but not because nature is there for us to pilfer It's just like skipping (or jump rope). You don't just career in and steal the rope.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

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". Today, the private college has about 1,900 students from around the world. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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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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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2022

Between the two sides is a central square void, which features a perforated metal floor and is wrapped by sliding doors and windows that can be opened to naturally ventilate the home. "As The concrete structure cuts through the home. Structural engineer: KAWATA Tomonori Structural Engineers Co.,Ltd.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Casa que Da is conceived as a pre-Hispanic codex, which expresses through its spatiality and iconography, the knowledge of the earth and its materiality," RED Arquitectos principal Susana López González told Dezeen. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Manna offers 32 rooms fitted out with natural materials and neutral tones, plus gym and spa facilities and a restaurant focused on local produce.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2022

The 25-storey tower, which opened in July, has a concrete base, elevator and stair shafts, with the rest of the structure made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam. Materials were almost exclusively glass window wall and various metal panels," Korb said of the cladding. Glulam and CLT was used for the structure.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said. The interior palette uses natural materials like stone and oak and madrone wood finishes. the studio said. "By

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It blends the idea of a permanent luxury camping structure and a grown-up cubby house, and was an exercise in limiting scale and maximizing usability. Earthy tones and hand-selected, local materials and furnishings throughout the cabin pay homage to the external landscape and give warmth and coziness."

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. The structural system is mostly wood with an occasional steel beam. The other, which is set at an angle, holds a bedroom and bathroom.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees. The materiality of concrete and steel-sash tempered windows form a fire-resistant barrier and secure a native cedar-clad interior.

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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 name Unfinished House refers to an aesthetic attitude, an approach to material reduction, and budget restraint that leaves parts of the design incomplete."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

"Using steel as the load-bearing truss-like-carcass minimised the building size – important for transporting modules – helped achieve a cantilevered structure, resulted in a system of modules for quick assembly on site, and could be done by the client, a metal manufacturer, in-house," Timofejev explained. "At

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These natural materials will age gracefully over time without loss of their inherent character and life, to safeguard the long-term visual quality of the building and the sense of place and community that it represents," he added. "The The photography is courtesy of John McAslan + Partners.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

An open-tread staircase has been added to the hallway Alterations to the 198-square-metre home's interior are first seen in its entrance, where a stair with open treads and a white-steel balustrade replaces a solid timber structure that previously restricted light from a skylight above. The photography is by Tom Ferguson.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The IFEA headquarters comprises two structures in a narrow, rectangular infill property. The second structure is completely new Along the street edge – set off from the sidewalk by a small entry courtyard – the administrative office building is in a preserved monumental house characterised by pink stonework.

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Dwell

JANUARY 18, 2024

To that end, the structure gently rests near the base of a bluff, at the seam where rock and vegetation meet. Using rugged materials that reflect the desert fabric (Cor-Ten steel, split-face concrete block, and cedar), the structure naturally blends in and ages with its surroundings.

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Dwell

MAY 1, 2024

Originally purchased by the couple 17 years ago, Chinlund and Crespo enlisted architect Alan Koch and designer Karen Spector of firm Lovers Unite for the renovation they had always intended where a selection of carefully plotted architectural interventions and material shifts completely reimagined the interior of the home. "An Post it here.

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Dwell

JANUARY 4, 2024

. / @ hayhurstandco Footprint: 2,000 square feet Builder: ReBuild London Structural Engineer: Ian Wright Associates Energy Consultant: Mesh Energy CLT Engineer & Installer: Eurban Ltd. The simple ‘block’ form of the house was chosen for its material and constructional efficiencies.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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. 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design added a cedar-clad extension to an Ottawa home "The project was inspired by a bird in flight.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The structure was created simply by installing a roof over the RC foundation deeply rooted underground. Structural calculations dictate the roof slope of a 60-degree-angle to withstand the snow load. The interior is filled with natural light from a big triangle window. Creating the best contrast between nature and architecture.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Design for integration & Design for Discovery: The Science Station is integrated into the broader context of the high desert and the immediate context of the new OSU-Cascades campus in form and materiality. Photo © Alan Brandt Open, airy labs flooded with natural light accommodate an array of experiments, activities, and student groups.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Melbourne-based Studio Edwards has completed a workspace for creative agency Today Design using recycled and off-the-shelf materials that could be reused in the future. Despite its irregularity, the layout was planned to ensure that all partitions match the standard material sheet size, minimising the need for cutting.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. This projection helped us to minimize the impact on this natural site and reduce excavation.". The material philosophy extends to the interior selections. Photo is by Lucy Call.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Large stretches of glass break up the cladding and bring in natural light. The interior spaces are generous and airy Within the home, one finds generous, airy rooms that engage with the natural environment. The rear and side elevations consist of concrete, stucco, stone and powder-coated aluminium panels.

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