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Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

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Atherton pavilions – The two pavilions nestled in this verdant landscape were a response to the clients’ vision for a deeper engagement with their lovely yard. The simplicity of the two structures belies the amount of coordination and engineering needed – from the design team and the builder. Project Status: Built.

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A Breeze Block Courtyard Is the Only Way to Access This Australian Home’s Bedroom

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Establishing a spectrum of spatial conditions on a site of just 1,883 square feet was a challenge, and one that defined the DNA of this project. Given the small size of the site, concerns of separation and connection are key. And yet, our clients also have a love of yellow, inspired by Luis Barragan’s bold colors.

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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

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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

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Located on a triangular site in Paris's 19th arrondissement, the project is "the capital's first zero-carbon district", according to TVK. TVK claims the 35,200-square-metre development is the largest load-bearing stone building site since Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of Paris in the mid-19th century.

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This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

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Driven by shared values of connectedness, site-specificity, place making and passive design, House for BEES encompasses a refined addition directly connected to the garden. Very importantly they sought a design that made the most of its aspect and environs so that they could passively operate the house throughout the year.

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

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A tower-like volume on the site's southeastern corner is topped with a rooftop terrace. Read: Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity" At either end of the plan, the block is bookended by general needs housing for individuals, couples and families. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

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Completed in the spring of 2021, the 6,060-square-foot (563-square-metre) House on a Bay is composed of two distinct bars that sit atop a steep site overlooking a bay in Southport, Maine. He felt strongly that this building should be singular, much like its site. Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti.

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