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Dubbeldam Architecture + Design sculpts "fluid contours" through renovated Toronto home

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Terracotta tiles are laid in a herringbone pattern in the entry to Flow House Its original historic facade remains unaltered, while the back has a contemporary appearance comprising stacked charcoal-toned volumes.

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Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates "contemporary interpretation" of A-frame cabin

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The rectangular cabin is characterized by a shifted roof that splits one gable into two in a "contemporary interpretation of the traditional A-frame shape." The photography is by Riley Snelling.

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

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The studio replaced an existing structure on site bud The team replaced an old house with a new, contemporary design while leaving 98 per cent of the natural site untouched. Steeplechase is characterised by two 31-foot (9.4-metre) metre) high gables, narrowed and stretched to dramatise the region's vernacular form.

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Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

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Spearheaded by designer David Noordhoff, the project breathes new life into a single-story home, blending the character of the original dwelling with contemporary elements designed to meet the evolving needs of a growing family.

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

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A "No-Maintenance" Home in Coastal Argentina Rehashes the Area’s 1970s Retreats

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Project Details: Location: Mar Azul, Argentina Architect: Barrionuevo Villanuevo Arquitectos / @ brr_vll_arq Footprint: 1,560 square feet Structural Engineer: Andrs Moscatelli Photographer: GArq. We took a bit of that memory, reinterpreted it, and generated a contemporary language from that resource. "We Have one to share?

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Threefold Architects puts modern spin on Tudor architecture for Eight Gables house

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London studio Threefold Architects has married red brick and timber for this home in Whitstable, Kent , which is designed as a "contemporary reinterpretation" of the area's mock-Tudor architecture.

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