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Gort Scott reconnects University of Oxford college with riverfront site

Deezen

Gort Scott's scheme focused on unifying these buildings and their relationship to the landscape, removing a small residential building at the centre of the site that diverted the riverside route and blocked views from the rest of the college. The project reconnects the college to its riverside site. Client: St Hilda's College, Oxford.

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How Coplon Associates Turned a Tired Campground a Glampground

Landscape Architecture Magazine

A KOA site in Maine gets a glow-up into SITES-certified retreat. With its leafy trees, modest cabins, and open RV and tent sites, Bar Harbor Woodlands looked and functioned no differently than the average pull-in campground. The original site plan for Terramor by the landscape architect Sam Coplon, FASLA.

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Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

Architizer

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

Dwell

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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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

Deezen

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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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

Deezen

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

Deezen

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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