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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

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This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. This was accomplished by utilizes repurposed shipping containers, a galvanized tower crane mast and tower components, metal interior framing, aluminum framed windows/trim and stainless steel ceilings.

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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

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AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston Logan International Airport A massive red roof slopes over the south facade of the terminal, where it was interspersed with windows to create views of the city. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass.

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Proctor & Shaw tops London home extension with serrated zinc roof

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From the side, the serrated edge blocks oblique views from the principal first-floor neighbouring windows," Proctor & Shaw director John Proctor told Dezeen. "It It is designed to be pulled back (with the shortest overhang) at the mid-window point to allow the maximum amount of light directly from above."

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Jun Mitsui & Associates convert grocery store into sake brewery in Upstate New York

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A covered walkway leads into a tasting room Floor-to-ceiling windows line the front of the building, which leads into a tasting room for visitors. The building's brewing facilities are located at its centre and are available to view during tours through several picture windows.

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Two Friends Bought Utah Land as College Grads. Now They’ve Built an Off-Grid Retreat for Retirement

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Using rugged materials that reflect the desert fabric (Cor-Ten steel, split-face concrete block, and cedar), the structure naturally blends in and ages with its surroundings. Located miles from the nearest utilities, the cabin was designed to be completely off-grid and self-sustaining.

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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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Upstairs, the mezzanine contains a home office and den that can be used as extra sleeping space, while utilities such as the interior heat pump were tucked along the back wall. Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters.

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