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Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project

Deezen

A shopping centre outside Johannesburg was converted into 50 low-cost homes on a tight budget in our next Social Housing Revival project case study. Located in the mining city of Boksburg, Slava Village uses a series of incisions and infills to revive the 1980s complex with modular residential units.

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Enrico Sassi converts wood store into micro home in Swiss village

Deezen

Gaps in the stone walls have been infilled with brick. Gaps in the stone walls are infilled with bricks and the roof is formed of simple clay tiles. A loft slots in above the upper-floor kitchen and dining room. A loft slots in above the upper-floor kitchen and dining room. Project credits. Roof carpenter: Laube.

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Longnan Garden estate in Shanghai wanted to escape the "virus" of boring Chinese housing

Deezen

Our next Social Housing Revival case study is Atelier GOM's Shanghai Longnan Garden estate, the first social-housing project in China to abandon high-rise towers. Atelier GOM came up with a unit concept called Skeleton Infill, first realised in this building. metres, at building five Atelier GOM created a 7.6-metre-tall

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Wood and asphalt wrap Phoenix apartment building by SinHei Kwok

Deezen

Black wood and asphalt shingles clad the exterior of the Polker housing block by architect and developer SinHei Kwok, who took cues from historic "pyramid cottages" while conceiving the project. This project served as a prototype of urban infill development to help build a sustainable, walkable city."

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SinHei Kwok completes M-shaped Bungalows in historic Phoenix district

Deezen

The project, called M-shaped Bungalows, is located near downtown Phoenix in the Garfield historic district, a neighbourhood characterised by single-family homes dating to the early 20th century. The upper-floor apartments have a storage loft. All of the units feature full-height glazing, a sliding glass door, and a patio or balcony.

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University of Oregon presents ten architecture and design projects

Deezen

The Food, Building, Performance: Architectures of Productive Urbanism studio involves the design of a complex urban building intended to advance the idea of the city as a place of cultural and/or economic production – as opposed to only a place of consumption. Each student will choose among several options for their program.

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The Architect's Questionnaire: Doug Minarik

Portland Architecture

There's an ADU upstairs that increases urban density and allows a revenue stream. Up until that point, I enjoyed college, was good at both math and drawing and loved the studio projects, but I didn’t appreciate the full potential of architecture as a career. What is your favorite building project that you’ve worked on?

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