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

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The extension has been zoned into three north-south bands, establishing the main realms: communal, outdoor, and private. Two east-west bands further divide each of these realms into two zones: generous and intimate. Breeze-block walls demarcate the various zones of the house, yet permit light, breeze, and views.

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This Unassuming Edwardian-Era Home in Australia Conceals a Crisp, Airy Extension

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The clients also developed a sensory direction that would make the house feel calming and soft to the touch. The adjacent kitchen flows to the dining zone, and to the back behind a brick wall, a garage offers rear laneway access. Post it here. The new addition sits behind the existing heritage structure, concealed from the street. "A

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Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

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Inside are a series of hill-like mounds "The terraced hills rising from the Valley are designed to create a sculpted interior landform that serves as the ground, seating, and shelving – an informal zone with opportunities to relax, talk, or read quietly, all while staying connected to the larger space," said Snøhetta.

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Skylab arranges series of A-frame Colorado cabins in snowflake-like pattern

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Read: Ten A-frame homes and cabins where pitched roofs form sloping walls In order to foster a sense of community spirit, the team included "a variety of zones were created for a mix of drinking, eating, socializing, and working".

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Four Pines is a Wyoming home clad in cedar and local stone

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The home was designed to achieve three main goals – to make the most of the natural setting, provide ample space for visitors, and accommodate the client's impressive art collection, which features work by artists such as Richard Serra, Deborah Butterfield and Roy Lichtenstein. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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This Coastal New Zealand A-Frame Looks Like a Floating Prism

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However, from the water or the beach, its silhouette is evocative of a harbor marker, upright on the dune, guiding its seafaring clients home. Unlike a fale, we have placed bedrooms in the ‘attic,’ connecting each respective sleeping zone with either the ocean’s horizon or the bush.

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Lever Architecture uses mass timber in Portland's Meyer Memorial Trust building

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Inside, the facility is divided into two primary zones. While the office zone features traditional stick-frame construction, the event centre is made of mass timber , which was purchased from an Oregon lumber company. Structural engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers. Civil engineer: Standridge Design.

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