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This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

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The clients had worked with another architect on a first floor addition and realized for the cost of the building, they were adding potentially unused space for a very high cost. The clients came to me wondering if they could achieve the bare minimum for their family, which would then allow for the quality items within those spaces.

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Volcanic landscape informs Hacker Architects design of Oregon lodge

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Portland-based studio Hacker Architects has replaced an outdated lodge with a blackened wood -and-glass structure featuring elements informed by the volcanic landscape of Sisters, Oregon. The form and pitch of the roof match the slope of nearby Black Butte, while clerestory windows bring light into the space from all directions.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We the studio said. "By

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This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

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An acronym of the clients’ names, and a reference to their native bee hive, House for BEES is a moniker that encapsulates the client focused, collaborative design process and outcome for a family of four to their Federation home and garden in Mosman.

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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

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The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He The genesis was a blank slate, influenced only by the program brief, the surrounding landscape, and our collective imaginations.".

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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The project consists of a main house, guest house and writer's studio The main house was "conceived as a geologic remnant in the landscape, located on the edge between field and forest". The client's bohemian lifestyle and love of music, literature and the great outdoors were the inspiration behind the interior design," the team said.

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Mae Architects completes "21st-century almshouse" in Southwark

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The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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