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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments

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© Derek Swalwell A healthy environment that is also visually appealing in our homes has become increasingly sought when it comes to designing houses and residential spaces, especially during the world’s current context. Read more »

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Brazilian Houses With “Balcony-Rooms”: When Living Extends From the Interior to the Exterior

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Summer House / Lucas Gonçalves Arquitetura. Image: © Keniche Santos A residential architectural project almost always seeks to integrate interior and exterior to get closer to nature and improve comfort or aesthetics. Considering living spaces, this dialogue between open and closed environments becomes even more relevant.

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Brick Houses in Spain: Modern Masonry Design for Home Interiors and Exteriors

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© Adria Goula The ample supply, durability, and affordability of brick makes it one of the most widely used and iconic materials in Spanish architecture, especially within the Mudejar tradition.

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Houses in Spain: Mobile Wooden Enclosures for Sun Protection

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House in Hills of Madrid / Slow Studio. Image © Salva López According to the climatic conditions of each region and its implantation environment, exterior enclosures play a fundamental role in providing the necessary climatization and ventilation conditions to make indoor spaces habitable and comfortable.

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MF House by Spaceworkers by spaceworkers

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The great challenge behind Casa MF was to adapt client’s wishes, whose main premise was that the house should be built in an "L" shape. The program of the house is distributed over a series of consecutive volumes, as in a game of embedded pieces, almost playful.

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The Red House by David Kohn Architects named RIBA House of the Year for 2022

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RIBA has announced a winner in this year’s House of the Year contest via the final episode of the Grand Designs: House of the Year program, which aired on the BBC’s Channel 4 earlier today.

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Dubbeldam's Shift House stands out through a unique push and pull of interior volumes

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Called Shift House, the 3,200-square-foot home’s façade is also highlighted by contrasting cladding. Western red cedar fills the voids left by the retracted volumes, providing a striking contrast to the predominantly charcoal gray exterior.

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