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Residents enter from a small courtyard on the outside street-edge corner of the lot into a rounded entryway that passes directly into the main exterior courtyard. The white of the exterior continues inside A bedroom suite, garage, and a secluded zen garden hold the southern edge of the site.
The five-bedroom house was conceived as a series of connected rock masses, oriented to maximise views of the surrounding landscape and arranged to create thermally protected communal zones on the interior. Fort 137 is characterised by its stone facade The house is heralded by a 28-foot tall (8.5
Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design ( H/RD ), designed the structure to "embrace" the higher-scale zoning that exists along thoroughfares in areas of the city generally filled with low-lying structures. We were able to get approval for a 7th story by wrapping the top in the perforated metal."
Brick and black structural steel will clad the facade "Stadia are typically inward-focused buildings with solid exteriors that consume long stretches of valuable city blocks," the team said. The screens will juxtapose the brick and black structural steel that will be included to reference the site's industrial heritage, according to HOK.
The pavilions were designed as square and rectangular buildings with exterior walls that are angled inwards at their base. It has an open-plan design to aid accessibility throughout and four timber-lined cores that hold archival collections, reading rooms and support zones. Civilengineer and landscape architect: Land Design.
Exterior walls are clad in vertical cedar siding, which is paired with local grey stone that mimics the area's rock formations. A carefully chosen yet reductive material palette lends a sense of simplicity and timelessness," the team said of both the exterior and interior materials. Civilengineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).
A metal staircase leads to a herb garden on the roof Exterior walls are made of Norman-sized black bricks with deeply raked mortar joints. Rooms in the home have a neutral colour palette Around the house, the team added breeze-block walls that extend toward the landscape and form semi-enclosed, exterior rooms.
The main volume, which looks east toward the city, is a rectangular bar that holds the public zone and primary sleeping areas. The exterior also features generous stretches of low-iron glass , known for its high transparency. Similar to the exterior, the interior design takes cues from the desert landscape. Title 24: Solargy.
The central pathway is marked by small gathering spaces that trail into the building, creating a "living room" that bridges interior and exteriorzones. "A Civilengineer: Civilitude. Structural engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative. Mechanical & plumbing Engineer: Integral Group.
Hutton designed the facades using local limestone, arranged in bands For added protection from both wind and wildfire , the facility is made of concrete and clad in durable and noncombustible exterior materials such as limestone and glass. Flanking this central zone is the garage on one side, and a large gathering space on the other.
Day-to-night uses, from co-working spaces to health and wellness facilities and dining establishments, ensure the vibrancy of the five above-ground levels of this central zone beyond office hours. Source by CLOU Architects.
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Kids can climb through the tree cover in an all-abilities playground with climbing structures, swings, and natural wood balance elements; while adults can exercise or play bocce in a riparian restoration zone. Civilengineer: Garza EMC. MEP engineer: Jerry Garza & Associates. Photo is by Adam Barbe.
The exterior is hard and protective, while in the interior courtyard, an abundance of light highlights its transparency and glazed openings." The screened side is made of glass-fibre-reinforced concrete In some areas, the buildings' lower levels are recessed, forming shaded zones around the perimeter.
A family home unites the demands of an extensive program with hierarchy, plasticity, natural light, views, blurring of interior/exterior space and a unique connection to the natural landscape. CivilEngineer: Coterra Engineering. Structural Engineer: RSE Associates. Mechanical Engineer: Franklin Engineering.
Jamie Fobert Architects maintained the north London home's traditional Victorian exterior, but completely renovated the interior using travertine, concrete and wood to create an open plan contemporary interior. The studio added an additional floor to the basement, which now hosts the stone-lined swimming pool. Find out more about House H ›.
The orientation of each and every space, interior and exterior, to the surrounding vegetation, water, and sun largely drove the house’s siting and floorplan. Much of the house’s interior and exterior was given “living” finishes that will age beautifully and gracefully, lasting many years with little or no maintenance.
The structure has a lime green exterior and a roof that "pitches and rolls to provide daylight and ventilation", according to the studio. The architects have also designed a yet-to-be-built campus gateway, called SuperShed, which will have bike parking and a student drop-off zone. Structural engineer: Engineering Consultants Inc.
The individual towers are unified by a central zone between them, functioning as a communal circulatory pathway where the two towers meet. The gathering space aligns axially with a treed and shaded exterior terrace with a bosque of trees for year-round use and creative recreational programs. Source by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple.
The exterior facade is clad in glazed spruce wood – the same type of timber used on traditional Swiss barns. This new home in the hamlet feels obliged to honor the area’s historical context. Typical barn characteristics were taken up and reinterpreted in a modern way.
Situated in Greater Boston’s city of Malden, the innovative community is the first of its type under Malden’s newly created Cohousing Zoning Ordinance, legislation that French 2D helped catalyze. Paths throughout the building and site provide accessible routes and common areas with richly layered interior and exterior spaces.
Guided by biophilic design principles, all three pavilions–composed of rose-pigmented concrete– rest on a raised belvedere that provides idyllic views onto Lake Mendsen , increasing connectivity to the park’s wellness offerings and supporting a new network of exterior green community spaces that run between the three structures.
Guided by biophilic design principles, all three pavilions–composed of rose-pigmented concrete– rest on a raised belvedere that provides idyllic views onto Lake Mendsen , increasing connectivity to the park’s wellness offerings and supporting a new network of exterior green community spaces that run between the three structures.
The curved facade is mirrored in interior corridors to reinforce the exterior promenade. The school is situated near a commercial zone and mobile home neighborhoods. CivilEngineer: Brandow & Johnston, Structural Engineer: Saiful Bouquet, MEP Engineer: Design West Engineering, Landscape Architect: AHBE, Photographer: Tom Bonner.
While the entire home is an exercise in blurring distinctions between interior and exterior, this reaches its fullest expression at the rear. The kitchen-dining zone spills without interruption into living and family rooms bordered by floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors that open to the suspended upper deck, implying layered continuity.
The bush-hammered concrete walls form the primary structure, define the exterior, and delineate the zones within. Post it here. A contrasting palette of raw and finished materials accentuate the resultant forms and create a sense of permanence and solidity.
The exterior facade is clad in glazed spruce wood— the same type of timber used on traditional Swiss barns. This new home in the hamlet feels obliged to honor the area’s historical context. This new home in the hamlet feels obliged to honor the area’s historical context.
With its external screen of white powder-coated aluminium mesh or corrugated aluminium that unifies the building form and modulates the interior and exterior environments, this is a building of lightness and air. Importantly for the building’s educational use, this also allows flexibility for services and facilitating future modifications.
The central flow of the interior’s open living and dining area gives way to an adjoining sub-set of more intimate and private zones, including bedrooms and servicing areas. Each space, from its orientation to its comforts, is designed for tranquil moments alone, or for quiet moments spent with guests.
The sense of vastness created by its double height, the abundance of natural light from the upstairs garden – filtered through metal-chain screens – and the pure white walls and polished-concrete floor contrast sharply with the exterior. In order to provide natural light for the workers, most zones feature exterior-facing windows.
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The material choices on the exterior further reference the history of the site. It is clad in pale bricks with windows on each end By raising the structure, the studios were able to respect the site and give the structure visual interest. The columns were clad in oyster-shell tabby.
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