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

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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. Summer House / Lucas Gonçalves Arquitetura. Considering living spaces, this dialogue between open and closed environments becomes even more relevant.

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interior and exterior merge within façade studio’s geometric panorama residence in greece

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The post interior and exterior merge within façade studio’s geometric panorama residence in greece appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the residence redesigned by façade is structured on three levels, optimizing circulation and natural light.

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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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TenBerke’s new Princeton residences blend a refined exterior with an eclectic interior

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TenBerke , formerly Deborah Berke Partners, has completed what the firm calls its “most ambitious completed work to date.” ” The 485,000-square-foot project comprises two new residential colleges at Princeton University , each serving 510 students.

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

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Western red cedar fills the voids left by the retracted volumes, providing a striking contrast to the predominantly charcoal gray exterior. Photo: Shai Gil The house is spread across two stories, and its layout consists of an interior grid of six staggered volumes that shift in and out to shape the exterior envelope.

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Interior surfaces inspired by their exterior facades | News | Architonic

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<p>The priority when it comes to a building’s exterior surface material is durability. On the opposite side of the insulated coin, meanwhile, interior surfaces instead tend to prioritise their finish – with the characterful colour, pattern and texture of materials such as paints, ceramic tiles or wood panels.</p>

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Eleven US houses with bold black exteriors

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Opting for black on a facade can increase heat absorption and certain types of materials, such as charred wood as opposed to painted, can reduce maintenance and the need to refinish exteriors. The material covers both the exterior walls and roof, with warm-toned Brazilian Cumaru wood interwoven in select areas, such as entryways.

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