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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. Have one to share? Post it here.

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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

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UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. When selecting materials for the project, practicality and longevity were central to the studio's approach. The photography is by Kyungsub Shin.

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Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney

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An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney , designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. The building is raised on a low-lying concrete step The red-mesh roof pitches towards the building edges and is designed to provide solar protection to clerestory windows along the facade.

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Studio Gang begins construction on Parisian university built with 50 per cent natural materials

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The University of Chicago John W Boyer Center was designed by Studio Gang in accordance with the French sustainability law requiring new public buildings to be built from at least 50 per cent wood or other natural materials. It will be built from at least 50 per cent natural materials in line with the French sustainability law.

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Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house

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Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. Dailly is arranged around two courtyards and features colourful spaces filled with reclaimed materials. The photography is by Séverin Malaud.

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Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab

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Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. Wutopia Lab focused on a former service yard and duty office at the site, transforming it into a multipurpose square with bold red concrete surfaces.

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Wallmakers punctuates arts centre roof with skylight seating

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Architecture studio Wallmakers has reimagined a traditional roof by adding skylights that double as seating for an arts centre and home in Kerala, India. Nisarga Art Hub is topped with a large roof Indian studio Wallmakers punctured skylights into the roof to draw natural light into the communal space below.

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