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Fielden Fowles creates "living laboratory" in Natural History Museum gardens

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Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. Photo by Jim Stephenson Meanwhile, the Nature Discovery Garden at the west of the site is landscaped to illustrate various natural habitats in the UK.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Known as Rockbound, the 4100-square foot (380-square metre) home sits on a rocky, sloped three-acre site overlooking a bay that connects the property to Peggy's Cove, a national historic site that can be seen across the water. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs nature-infused Henry Island Guesthouse in Washington

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When new owners purchased the property in 2016, they engaged us to make additions to the site that respected the natural character of the sparsely populated island," the firm said. The main house sits within this meadow, overlooking a shallow bay. The rectangular building holds a main living area and two bedrooms.

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Lemay creates mass-timber chalet with sloped green roof in Quebec

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It's home, one that interconnects you with nature while having as low an impact as possible on it," Lemay said. With light coming in from all sides, the new structure is split equally between communal living and private areas, centred around a chef's kitchen with an angular black island. The photography is by Stéphane Groleau.

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Sparano + Mooney positions cedar home over canyon in Utah

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The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. Sparano + Mooney created the cantilevered home near Salt Lake City. This projection helped us to minimize the impact on this natural site and reduce excavation.".

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said. The home's circulation follows the metaphorical flow of water, with copper-clad pavilions connected by glazed corridors. the studio said.

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This See-Through California Home Magically Hangs Above a Creek Bed

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A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity. The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In In this part of California, it is no longer legal for homes to be suspended over a creek.

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