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IMK Architects Develops Sustainable Natural Holistic Environment for IIT Bombay Student Housing

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Additionally, the design brief entailed the buildings to be Carbon-Zero and GRIHA qualified. What was the greatest design challenge you faced during the project, and how did you navigate it? The proposal retains the footprint of the original blocks to preserve the existing trees on site. © IMK Architects.

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Gabion Walls Made of Volcanic Rock Flank a Flat-Roofed Farmhouse in Australia

Dwell

The homeowners created the structures using stones collected on-site to connect their rural residence to the land. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The final design touches each of those questions in a subtle and restrained way. "We

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Henriquez Partners Architects Creates Inclusive and Sustainable Residential Tower Community

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The building’s design is respectful of the special character of the area, and the project animates the West End’s public realm with a ground-oriented landscape design, and public art that references the site’s local history and geography. How important was sustainability as a design criteria as you worked on this project? .

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Importing the French snow scene into Bangkok

Habitus Living

The design brief for Snow House was simple: to design a home that honours the French snow scene and comprises sustainable elements, to maximise the restoration of natural features. Additional design features include the folding perforated aluminium panels introduced for natural wind convection.

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SOM plans city to accommodate Muscat's growing population

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According to Rettig, key elements of the design brief included recognising Oman's "cultural and architectural heritage", while designing contemporary built forms for the city. It will accommodate 100,000 residents According to SOM, Sultan Haitham City is also being designed as Oman's "first-ever smart city". "We

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This Black Timber and Brick Home in Suburban Australia Looks Like It’s in Stealth Mode

Dwell

Our client’s design brief was loose in that they were open to any ‘blue sky’ ideas, as long as the design met the core function of a close knit family home that could accommodate frequent visitors from overseas, intergenerational living, and prolonged periods of vacancy while the clients are traveling. "Our

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A residence built for now, and into the future

Habitus Living

Tinderbox House, in Tinderbox south of Hobart, by Studio Ilk Architecture and Interiors is a highly efficient passive solar building that has taken into account the natural and man-made constraints of the site.

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