Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When Mark Derenthal couldn’t find an architect or builder to take on his ambitious concept, he worked directly with an engineer to create the treetop retreat. This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

We started planning with this concept in mind. "To Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2022

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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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2022

Hacker Architects created an open-concept kitchen. On the ground floor, the architects created an open-concept kitchen, living and dining room by removing existing walls. Structural engineer: Madden & Baughman Engineering. Contractor: Construction Management Services.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued. A layered concrete facade wraps around the structure Located east of the cemetery's central court of honour, a winding pathway framed by trees gently slopes downwards into a concrete patio at the front of the visitor centre.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The single-story concept was in response to the scale of the surrounding context. Visitors enter the home from the symmetrical entry court into the main entertaining volume, which is placed at the centre of the building and contains an open-concept kitchen, living and dining room. Structural engineer: Engineering Ventures.

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Dwell

JUNE 30, 2022

The main house is 80 feet long and nearly 2,000 square feet, with a glassy, open-concept living area built for entertaining. A trifecta of buildings from Connect Homes—a main residence, a guesthouse, and a garage—form their new retreat in Sonoma.

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We worry now about a building material’s carbon footprint and whether its constituent elements are on “red lists”; such concepts didn’t even exist at the start of my career. The scope of many other concerns has expanded as well.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The design is a tripartite concept with elements in the ground, on the ground and above the ground. This led to a spatial concept grounded in continuous, voluminous, light-filled spaces with varying levels of transparency based upon privacy requirements," the studio said. Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti.

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Dwell

AUGUST 22, 2022

Project Details: Location: Eastbourne, Wellington Architect: Conor Dolman Builder: Dorset Construction Structural Engineer: Meyer Cruden From the Architect: " Jonathan Livingston Seagull is an open-plan studio that hovers out over a hilly site in Eastbourne, Wellington.

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Giorgi Khmaladze: The initial concept comes from the site itself. We have closely worked with the structural engineers, made several modifications to fine tune the shape, sections of the profiles and the design of all the elements to make this possible.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

This was the driving concept for the second home near Quebec's Orford ski resort. A hallway leads past them to an open-concept kitchen, living and dining space with tall windows that look out onto the site's dense wooded surroundings. Structural engineer: Geniex. Naturehumaine constructed a two-part cottage in Quebec.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

HUUS is the literal 'black sheep' in the neighbourhood – larger than its neighbours, modern in form and concept, embedded in its place, and made of unadorned materials," the architects said. Structural engineer: Lysaght & Associates Structural Engineers. The ground floor holds the public areas.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Structural engineer (concept): Buro Happold. Fabricator (concept): Architen Landrell. Local consultant (concept): Dar Al-Handasah. ZHA project team: David Reeves, Ilya Pereyaslavtsev, Ramon Weber, Vladislav Bek Bulatov, Henry David Louth, Vishu Bhooshan, Li Chen, Ruxandra Matei. Contractor: Duol TR / Tensaform.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The fifth pavilion is a large rectangle that encompasses an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room. Structural engineer: APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR. Electromechanical engineer: CIEM. Four are identical, square-shaped modules that hold a bedroom and bathroom. Each pavilion holds a bedroom and a bathroom. Builder: Cr-Eco.

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Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

The house includes an open-concept kitchen. A south-facing volume – envisioned as a pavilion – holds an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room, while the northern end contains a media room, office and guest room. Structural engineer: CFBR Structural Group. Civil engineer: Shaw Engineering.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2022

The structure itself defines the architectural program," said the architects. Kitchen cabinetry matches the structural colour scheme. On one side is an open-concept living and dining room, with a small kitchenette. Structural engineering: CAFEL Ingenieri?a. This opens to a generous patio via sliding glass doors.

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2024

The tower is composed of a network of timber beams and metal "Observation Tower Kärven's concept has required an understanding from both architect and structural engineer of each other's disciplines," said lead architect Lukas Nordström.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2023

Based on a concept developed in the 1940s by educator Loris Malaguzzi, these schools offer more scope for creativity and imagination than traditional learning environments. The ambition is for the building to redefine the concept of a sustainable school, looking beyond the building fabric to the types of uses and activities it facilitates.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2022

Klopf Architecture has reconfigured a San Francisco home to create an open-concept living space that faces onto the backyard. Structural engineer: ZFA. The clients were able to see beyond the dated materials and finishes," said the studio, and from there they decided to update the entire house. Landscape architect: Terremoto.

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Architizer

MAY 4, 2022

What inspired the initial concept for your design? One of the first concepts for this project was the “rhythm” of the sequence created by the flow lines. Yohei Kawashima: Various scenes brought about by the large wall dividing the exterior space and the flow line of the staircase. © ©Koji Fujii /TOREAL (16).

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Dwell

JANUARY 24, 2023

More subtly, this concept of operable walls informs the detailing for all doors, which appear as matching, full-height continuations of the Douglas fir paneling that runs throughout. Post it here. The entire length of a chamber also completely retracts to incorporate the adjacent corridor.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Klopf Architecture also incorporated an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room into the design The eastern half of the home contains an office, gym; and an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room. The western wing holds the sleeping area, which includes three bedroom suites, each with its own private sitting area.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2022

The ground level encompasses an open-concept area for cooking, dining and lounging, along with a garage. The dining set, from Rove Concepts, is a replica of furniture by Eero Saarinen. Structural engineer: United Structural Engineers, Inc. White oak flooring is paired with white and grey walls.

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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2022

Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) developed the scheme with a team composed of co-architects Samoo Architects and Engineers and Siaplan Architects and Planners , in conjunction with Leonard Design Architects , Arup and DongYang Structural Engineers Co. The overall concept for Parc.1

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The main concept was] to create an open, landscaped entrance and welcoming new building to serve as a distinctive gateway to the wider mosque complex and invite local community engagement through the provision of a variety of new facilities and spaces," Ravenscroft said. The photography is courtesy of John McAslan + Partners.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2022

The open-concept kitchen, living and dining area is wrapped with full-height glass panels. The open-concept kitchen, living and dining area is wrapped with full-height glass panels on three sides. Structural engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson. Living spaces overlook the rocky lakeside. Landscape architect: Flourishes.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The brief called for a main house with two bedrooms and two smaller structures for sleeping. Our concept emerges from these two singularities. The qualities of the site are singular: softly undulating land and a very strong, uninterrupted horizon line drawn by the ocean against the sky.

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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2024

Its design was informed by regional Mayan pyramids "This deliberated design choice enhances the permeability of the essentially rectilinear structure, allowing it to be seamlessly integrated into the surrounding nature. The studied informality of this approach invokes the concept of an overgrown ruin."

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Dwell

AUGUST 12, 2024

Project Details: Location: Walkerville North, Australia Architect: Imogen Pullar Architecture / @ ip_architecture Footprint: 475 square feet Builder: MVH Constructions Structural Engineer: Deery Consulting Landscape Design: McNuttnDorff Landscapes Stylist: Jess Kneebone / @ jesskneebone Photographer: Marnie Hawson / @ marniehawson Mural Artists: April (..)

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

This balcony concept creates the iconic facade of the architecture, and the plan of the different balconies directly balances the mix of hotel rooms," Ayaka Kojima said. Other recent projects by the studio include a rural hotel designed to blend in with a village in China and a Freitag store in a 1970s textile factory.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Location: Daha, Qatar Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) Design: Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher ZHA Project Director: Charles Walker ZHA Project Architect: Gerry Cruz ZHA Project Associates: Shajay Bhooshan, Tariq Khayyat ZHA Project Team: David Reeves, Ilya Pereyaslavtsev, Ramon Weber, Vladislav Bek Bulatov, Henry David Louth, Vishu Bhooshan, Li (..)

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The ground-floor patio is separated from the parking area by a metal structure that incorporates raised planters and a gate. Inside, the spaces were reconfigured to open up the floor plans, giving more room to living areas while scaling down the bedrooms. The photography is by Alex Lesage.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2023

Inside, the living area acts as a "covered porch" Inside, the living area acts as a "covered porch" that is flanked by the two bedrooms – a concept that draws upon the covered breezeway found in the main house. A wall made of weathering steel serves as a privacy screen. The photography is by Aaron Leitz unless otherwise stated.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The stage portion sits on an island and the seating area is located just across the water "The theatre has now been enhanced with a new four-season concept that redefines the relationship between theatre and park, architecture and landscape, and the built and the natural," said Lemay. The photography is by Adrien Williams.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Unknown Works has renovated Pigment House in London "The concept originated from the practical need for a more open day-lit living space that connects fluidly to the garden," studio director Ben Hayes told Dezeen. The transformation of the landscape was essential to unlocking this." The photography is by Lorenzo Zandri.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

The photography is by Jesper Haynes Infinite Harmony will be on show from 28 January to 12 February 2025 at the Oculus. See Dezeen Events Guide for more architecture and design events around the world.

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