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Undulating green roof helps Creek Cabin "live in harmony with the surrounding environment"

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An undulating green roof and timber cladding help this Suffolk house by MAP Architecture and Jon Broome Architects, which was designed to Passivhaus standards, blend into the surrounding wetland. The internal ceiling battens are made using an Ash facing piece with a softwood core to allow the battens to follow the roof curve," said Mawson.

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The Planning Exhibition Center of Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone by Tanghua Architects

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The Planning Exhibition Center of Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone is located in the south of the Innovation Zone and to the west of Huanhu Road. The plot is a hillock, which is at a high point of the Innovation Zone’s 6.8-square It is designed to cover an area of around 16,670 square meters. CMCU Engineering Co.,

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Ten wood-clad kitchens with warm and natural interiors

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The home also features moveable wooden panels that can be used to divide the interior into different zones as needed. The studio also left the original timber roof exposed to celebrate the house's "modest beauty". The post Ten wood-clad kitchens with warm and natural interiors appeared first on Dezeen.

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A house like two barns by LEMONIADA

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This approach allowed us to align the building concept to the elongated plot shape and use its strong suits to the maximum in an almost natural fashion – says Marcin Klukowski, Exterio Studio co-owner. One of them contains day rooms and host bedrooms, while the other houses utility rooms, a gym, as well as guest rooms.

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Architectural Resilience: Designing for Extreme Weather Conditions in the Southwest Desert

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Passive Design Principles Shapeshifter by OPA , Reno, Nevada Passive design principles lie at the core of desert architecture, and involve leveraging natural elements to regulate temperature and minimize energy consumption. This traditional material has been utilized for centuries across the southwest desert.

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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. The house is 1,700 square feet, and reaches into the landscape with a sheltering roof and screen walls to create usable outdoor spaces on all sides. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Architecture is Awesome #22: The Symbolism of Shelter

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Architecture stems in large part from the relationship between humans and the natural environment, in particular the need for protection from the elements. This he expressed through the concept of The Primitive Hut , utilizing naturally derived forms to outline his general principles of architecture.