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The Stories at City Modern by McIntosh Poris Associates

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The Stories at City Modern is part of a four-block development by Bedrock that consists of four renovated Victorian homes and 19 new structures—a mix of townhomes and midrise apartment buildings comprising 400 individual dwellings. The Stories’ design is a modern reinvention of a stacked flat. The primary des.

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Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

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The distinctly modern forms contrast with the organic surrounds they occupy but the materiality and scale of the structures make them ‘of the landscape’… like they fit right in. The unconventional detailing required more mockups and testing on-site and a greater level of coordination and oversight from the entire team.

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The DHaus Company revamps London house with butterfly-roof extension

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An inverted-pitch roof and angular brick cladding characterise the Butterfly House extension, which architecture studio The DHaus Company has added to a terraced home in north London. It is distinguished by its inverted-pitched roof, or butterfly roof, which references the surrounding 19th-century architecture and inspired the project's name.

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Dezeen's Pinterest roundup features 11 modern Spanish villas

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With almond blossom exploding across the south of the Iberian peninsula, we have rounded up striking modern villas from our Pinterest. The studio employed a simple palette of modern materials – like white concrete – to renovate the building, which had previously been destroyed in a fire, turning it into an eight-bedroom home.

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Gabion Walls Made of Volcanic Rock Flank a Flat-Roofed Farmhouse in Australia

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The homeowners created the structures using stones collected on-site to connect their rural residence to the land. The conditions on site swing dramatically from gale-force winds to clear blue sky within minutes, so the building needed to act as a refuge from the storm whilst capturing the drama of the landscape." Have one to share?

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Seoul-stice of Modernity: Imaginative and Bold Architecture in South Korea’s Capital

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At the same time, the city has undergone a remarkable transformation to embrace modernity while honoring its past. How have Seoul’s modern architectural projects found a place in the city’s dense urban landscape? Traditional architecture in Gyeongbokgung Palace is characterized by its prominent roofs. in the summer.

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Renzo Piano wraps Istanbul Modern in facade "evocative of fish scales"

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Italian architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the landmark Istanbul Modern museum , which is its first project in Turkey. Over 10,000 square metres in size, Istanbul Modern is an art museum on Karaköy waterfront, a historic area in Istanbul where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn waterways meet.

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