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Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house

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Brooks + Scarpa designed the home for long-time clients who were ready to trade their decade-long life in the Hollywood film industry for a tranquil lifestyle reminiscent of their upbringing near Montreal, Canada. The studio also recently released an angular concept for a Holocaust memorial outside the Florida state capitol in Tallahassee.

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How They Pulled It Off: A Secret Stair Hatch That Seals Off the Living Space

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Typically found in commercial or industrial buildings rather than custom houses, the architects adapted the concept to create a folding railing that Shahan can toggle between two positions, depending on if he wants to access the guest suite below or to add 40 square feet to his living room.

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In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

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The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town. It was really a blast working with the clients on these parts of the house.". It sits in a leafy neighbourhood.

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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

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Elliott Architects demolished the main house and relocated the other two structures to start the design with a clean slate. The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He

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Studio Saxe weaves Caribbean Courtyard Villa into a Costa Rican jungle

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"We designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangular pergolas that can grow or contract, depending on the necessity of the client throughout the project," the firm said. The fifth pavilion is a large rectangle that encompasses an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room. Client: The Stroh Family.

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To Rebuild After a Fire, a California Family Turns to Prefab

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This project is in the Glen Ellen region of Sonoma Valley in California and comprises three prefab structures—a Connect 6L model main house, a detached 400-square-foot, two-module prefab garage/playroom, and a 640-square-foot Connect 2 guest house.

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Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada

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Kariouk Architects wanted to challenge the usual conception of a cabin. At the end of the home is an open-concept living space. At the end of the home is an open-concept kitchen, living and dining room, which has sweeping views of the surrounding treetops through its full-height window walls. Heavy timber consultant: StyxWorks.

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