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Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney

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Lahznimmo Architects have completed storage building for a museum in Sydney "We aimed for 'beautiful utility' – a building with a calmness and cool precision that would functionally serve the activities within and protect the collection," said Lahznimmo Architects director Andrew Nimmo said. "The The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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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. Cedar milled on site was used to create the entry door, entry benches, and east privacy fence.

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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.

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Cast Corbel House by Grafted features handcrafted red-concrete details

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The red-hued extension is built from brick and pigmented concrete "As the project was prominently sited within the conservation area, a sensitive, contextual response was essential," studio founder Lemma Redda told Dezeen. A central structural column splits the extension into cooking and dining zones.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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Best Practices: Work with What You Have Any architect can look at a dilapidated site and suggest tearing it down and starting from scratch. That’s not to say that these types of sites won’t present their own challenges that may require making adjustments to bring the project up to current code. Utilize existing infrastructure.

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Forest Pavilion, The Forestias by TK Studio | Landscape design

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The highlight of the project is a 48,000 square meter of urban forest at the center of The Forestias, connecting all developments within the site to create a healthier and happier living for all residents. it is also an entrance gateway to the broad forest zone of The Forestias, providing a prototype of living with nature.</p>

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7 Top AI Tools for Generating Smart Architectural Plans

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The software uses site data such as topography, flood maps and building regulations as well as additional parameters set by architects, to generate layout options for a plethora of building typologies: multi-housing projects, retail stores, hotels, industrial sites and even parking lots.