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Taming Exterior Greenery: Landscape Design for Houses in Natural Environments

ArchDaily

The art of landscaping is the arrangement of nature’s raw material elements, like vegetation and planting, combined with nonliving elements, such as exterior structures, paving, and decking, in order to create site-specific solutions that enhance the exterior spaces of a project. Read more »

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Calatrava’s completed St Nicholas Church at 9/11 site features a translucent stone exterior that appears to ‘glow by the light of 10,000 candles’ at night

Archinect

The church is the second Calatrava-designed project to be completed at the World Trade Center Memorial site in New York City, following his World Trade Center Transportation Hub , which opened in 2016. Work has been completed on the Santiago Calatrava -designed St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine.

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Eleven US houses with bold black exteriors

Deezen

From a home formed of two overlapping volumes in Alabama to a structure on a narrow site in San Francisco , we've rounded up 11 houses in the United States with striking black facades. According to the studio, the new facade adds a sense of "gravitas" to the structure.

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DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site

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DataAE and Xavier Vendrell designed the project on a Barcelona hillside Claudi Aguiló and Albert Domingo, who run DataAE , and Xavier Vendrell Studio respectively, worked to create the project on a steep site at the edge of town. The Termoarcilla was topped with white stucco for a uniform, neutral exterior finish.

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Hebra Arquitectos tucks Lone Oak House within wooded site in Chile

Deezen

It was elevated to avoid humidity and provide greater views and more illumination The architects conceived a two-storey house that is partly lifted above the site by steel piers. Concrete and black-painted steel were used for the structural system. Exterior walls consist of cypress wood screens and large stretches of glass.

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Essential Maintenance Tips for Your Home’s Exterior

DesignRulz

While many homeowners are quick to tend to interior matters such as painting and decorating , and upgrading appliances, the exterior of their property should also be given due attention. In this article, we will outline essential maintenance tips to ensure your home’s exterior continues to perform its crucial functions well into the future.

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Office ParkScheerbarth adds bright red-timber building to compact Berlin site

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Bright red curving forms and cubic volumes form Haus 2+, a mixed-use building that architecture studio Office ParkScheerbarth has added to a compact riverside site in Berlin. White-painted walls feature throughout the interior, contrasting the bright colour of the exterior. The photography is by Jan Bitter.

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