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Pen y Common is a larch-clad extension to a traditional Welsh longhouse

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A larch-clad extension defines Pen y Common, a 17th-century longhouse overhauled by Nidus Architects and Rural Office that sits on a hillside in rural Wales. Pen Y Common is a project by both Nidus Architects and Rural Office.

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Lone Madrone | Heliotrope Architects

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Excerpt: Lone Madrone is an architectural project designed by Heliotrope Architects in USA. The design solution utilizes a simple ‘wedge’ shape geometry, mimicking the hillside slope beyond, and is tucked into a natural depression in the shoreline in order to diminish its visual impact.

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City of Tomorrow: 8 Stunning Icons of Singapore’s Futuristic Architecture

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Architects: Want to have your project featured? This island city-state boasts a skyline adorned with new skyscrapers, garden homes and innovative designs that respond to cultural traditions and tropical weather. A carved void in the roof volume frames a small tree, symbolizing the central memorial garden.

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EPSC Residence, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

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The house is set into a steep hillside located deep within the secluded 25-acre property. Whilst the landscape serves as a distinct feature of the project, it also presents one of the greatest challenges. The internal courtyards were also conceived as exterior rooms that afford protection from the wind that often impacts the hillside.

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Nest Residence Izmir, Turkey property

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Situated into the hillside, the hill’s landscape transitions into a roof garden creating an earthen insulation for thermal comfort, water recapture and moonlight gardens.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

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Located in southeast Portland, the multi phase Master Plan project will fundamentally transform the botanical garden. Before the 1800s, native people hunted, fished, and camped along Johnson Creek, which bisects the property that now defines the garden.

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A Table With a View: 7 Ways Architects Are Upselling Restaurant Design

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Revising the Vernacular Shanshui Firewood Garden by Mix Architecture , Yibin, China Popular Choice Winner, 11 th Annual A+Awards, Sustainable Hospitality Building This extraordinary restaurant in rural Sichuan province takes inspiration from the region’s architectural vernacular.

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