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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes – that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky – perched on a hillside.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Settled on the edge of a meadow surrounded by spruce trees, the massing of the two-bedroom, rectangular house follows the natural grade, never rising more than 15 feet (4.5

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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HGX Design created the house to host the owner's visiting family and it now stands as the main dwelling on the 35-acre property, which is dotted with agricultural buildings and another residence. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the majority of the exterior, with the remainder clad in a vertical cedar siding.

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Inaba Williams creates mirrored stucco-clad residences in California

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US studio Inaba Williams Architects has created two mirrored houses with courtyards in Santa Monica , California that are clad in white stucco and have net-zero energy use, according to the studio. The white of the exterior continues inside A bedroom suite, garage, and a secluded zen garden hold the southern edge of the site.

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John Friedman and Alice Kimm include dining room crane in Los Angeles house

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Named the JArzm house – using the first initial of each family member – the home is set into a 60-foot slope in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood. John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) completed the house – and 540-square foot (50-square metre) accessory dwelling unit (ADU) – in November 2021.

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Recycled Roof Shingles Become a Textured Fence For a Curved Home in India

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. It is a sustainable house with a minimal footprint that upcycles various spaces, components, and materials from a dilapidated structure that existed on the site. Have one to share? Post it here.

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