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Gensler completes Austin's tallest skyscraper

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It contains retail, office and residential floors According to Gensler, its design was shaped largely by Austin's Capitol View Corridor , zoning restrictions that require a clear sightline to the Texas State Capitol in Austin. So that trapezoidal shape you see for the tower is because of that."

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They Camped Out for Two Years to Build a Home in a Catskills Quarry

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After living here for a couple years in a basic shed they built themselves, our clients began to map out locations for a new house with our help. The screen porch was extended off the hillock, above the quarry rubble, to float in the low branch zone of the pine and maple trees. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dogtrot Homes Are Commonplace in North Carolina. This One Is Anything But

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The clients’ desire to be surrounded by both family and nature in their home called for a new adaptation of this once-ubiquitous typology, expanding and reframing the idea of outdoor living. The central zone features a utility volume that combines a stair up to the loft, custom millwork, a powder room, and a fireplace. Post it here.

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

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Photo by Ye Rin Mok When the design was underway, the citys zoning laws at that time meant the guest suite had to be connected to the main home by an internal staircase. Flexible space is something that more and more clients are asking for," says Bnysz.

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Olson Kundig places detachable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

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Called Maxon Studio, the project comprises a two-storey weathering-steel structure constructed as an office for the client's branding agency in Carnation, Washington. The client, Lou Maxon, was also the general contractor on the project and worked with Olson Kundig Architects to allow for the studio to move back and forth on the rails.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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US studio CLB Architects has designed a cedar-clad home and barn in Wyoming for clients who love horses and wanted to return their property to its historic roots as a working ranch. To one side of the home's atrium is the communal zone For the main home, the team conceived a two-storey, L-shaped building that gradually rises from the site.

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This Radical Quebec "Cabin" Doubles as a Habitat for Endangered Bats

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Zoning rules required a 100-foot setback from the lake. To minimize harm to the hillside and forest, a zoning variance was obtained to allow the front of m.o.r.e. "The Avoiding a conventional large foundation preserved the watershed and prevented erosion, as did elevating the construction zone.

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