Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Envisioned as a home that embraces the outdoors, the residence is composed of four structures housing the home’s separate functions. While one structure houses the kitchen, dining and living areas, a second houses the primary suite, creating a private escape. Only six trees were removed to build all four structures.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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Architizer

AUGUST 23, 2022

Sakuragicho Residence – The development endeavored to re-define exterior wall tiling and balcony construction distinctive to, yet typical of, large apartment blocks. The brickwork-grooved exterior wall and woodgrain-like paint finish of balcony interiors are all concrete treatments that interpreted the desired adornment. Year: 2021.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2022

Cedar cladding and a rigorous structural grid feature in a winery tasting room by American studio GO'C that is designed to frame views of the terrain. A structural grid creates a focused entry. The primary lounge area has a large structural fireplace. Exterior walls are clad in a cedar rainscreen.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 29, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect JKMM Arkkitehdit Location Kirkkonummi, Finland Completion Date October 2020 Contractor EKT Infra, Rakennus Omera, SRV Rakennus Project Manager WSP Finland Structural Engineer Ramboll Finland Exterior [.].

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Artworks decorate the walls of the house Inside House in Aoyama, the concrete structure is left exposed but given a variety of different finishes, including ribbed ceilings and washed and blasted walls. Concrete is exposed throughout the interior, contrasting with the insulated exterior," Ashizawa said. "We

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2024

Situated within a nature reserve in Getterön, the 12-metre-tall and seven-metre-wide tower by White Arkitekter has a hyperboloid structure composed of 140 beams combined with metal rings. This provides access to the sheltered interior, backed by the tower's intricate wooden structure.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JANUARY 19, 2023

A house design with an Australian theme with a composite structure Finding a home suitable for a big family that provides all the modern amenities like an Australian new house design can be difficult, especially when you are an NRI couple unfamiliar with the local area. What is composite structure? What is a steel composite structure?

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 2, 2024

Conventionally, the program would generate a low volume with a protruding dome, but to utilize the unique dome to create a strong interior space as well as a telling exterior form, the dome is given a focal position under a free form timber structure. The gridshell structure is constructed from flat standard LVL panels.

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Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area's traditional wooden villas. It is a fascinatingly simple way of building. The photography is courtesy of AOR Architects.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The home is predominantly a pristine white inside, with an exterior in a pale pinkish color reminiscent of seashells. They wrap around the house, allowing our clients to enjoy the movement of sun or moon as they track across the sky, and the dance of light across the interior’s structural elements." Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Interior facades are wrapped in white stucco Structurally, the building consists of a concrete podium and steel-framed upper volumes. The building has 46 studios and seven one-bedroom apartments, with units ranging from 475 to 1,000 square feet (44 to 93 square metres). Interior finishes include white-painted walls and wooden flooring.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Called The Lindemann Performing Arts Center (The Lindemann) the 101,000 square-foot (9,383-square-metre) structure consists of a shoebox theatre with a long bridge-like walkway. To accomplish this, REX included a "clear storey", a glazed walkway that runs the length of the building, passing between the shoebox form and the exterior wall.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Lead by architect Mark Stoner and the National Trust for Historic Preservation , the project included the exterior and interior restoration of Johnson's Brick House , a small retreat building located just across from the historic Glass House. A single door is located on its facade.

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Deezen

AUGUST 5, 2024

The concrete was applied to a three-dimensional wire structure that wrapped expanded polystyrene panels to create an insulated wall assembly. With now exterior-facing windows, the single-story home is oriented inward towards internal courtyards and passageways. The large bathroom with twin walk-in closets holds the edge of the house.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2024

Wood was used for the structural system, and exterior walls were clad in materials influenced by the original home. Neutral hues feature on the interior "The exterior finishes of brick and stained wood are warm and subdued, matching the tone of the old house and blending into the landscape," the team said. "The

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Its exterior walls are covered in grey and blue cladding Exterior walls are clad in basic materials coloured grey and light blue. The team broke up the massing to create social areas and to make the building more open and inviting.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. Appearing as two distinct buildings, the structure has a front facade along Sullivan Place and a front facade along Washington Avenue.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It is built above and around an existing building Unemori Architects had originally planned to integrate the extension with the existing structure, but this wasn't possible due to the way it had been self-built. Unemori Architects deliberately chose the wood as it matches the existing structure. Large windows let the light in.

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2024

Exterior walls are clad in fibre-cement panels The current house totals 1,875 square feet (174 square metres) and also has a 275-square-foot (26-square-metre) detached office/pool house. Exterior walls are clad in fibre-cement panels that have a blue-green hue. At ground level, the new structure holds a kitchen and dining room.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The upper volume includes 17 apartments The buildings are constructed with bi-directional, reinforced concrete slabs, and the exterior walls are composed of 30-centimetre Termoarcilla , lightened fired clay bricks with fire resistant, noise reduction and thermal insulation properties.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In turn, the team took an unconventional approach and created a single-storey, courtyard-style house with a solid exterior and no front yard. One of the main concerns was to block out noise coming from the street and the school. The elevations facing the street were envisioned as a 14-foot-high (4.3-metre) metre) "acoustic wall."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Zuzana & Nicholas has transformed a cottage into its own studio Architects Zuzana Kovar and Nicholas Skepper, the founders of Zuzana & Nicholas , looked to restore and update the cottage's original character after alterations over the past century had seen its undercroft filled in and the majority of its original structure replaced.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The exterior was finished and protected with vertical wood planks. CNC wave-cut vertical facade planks cast a shadow of a closed eye in the morning, which gradually opens throughout the day, imparting a "living" effect to the exterior skin of the building and fostering interaction with the surroundings. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All This inspiring concept has set the tone for the design of this building for us," he continued. The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design ( H/RD ), designed the structure to "embrace" the higher-scale zoning that exists along thoroughfares in areas of the city generally filled with low-lying structures. Since The Jagger began design and construction, another 10 or so projects have sprung up on that same stretch of boulevard."

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

The building has a rigid-frame steel structure Hotel Rasuragu has a rigid-frame steel structure with bracing – rather than the more common post-and-beam rigid structure – which has two main advantages, according to the studio. The photography is by Keishin Horikoshi/SS Tokyo.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A simple and regular concrete structural grid creates a variety of interior and exterior spaces with views across the Eubean Sea. A simple and regular concrete structural grid creates a variety of interior and exterior spaces with views across the Eubean Sea.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Curved panels feature on Oslotre's green timber-clad office in Norway Timber construction specialist Oslotre acted as architect, interior architect and structural engineer for the project, which was constructed using a composite structure of cross-laminated timber ( CLT) and concrete.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Each of its three structures—a residence, artist’s studio, and bath house—features a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater. The main residence takes the form of a pavilion that allows for outdoor use year-round, with over two-thirds of the building footprint dedicated to covered exterior space.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

Subtle use of green steel is repeated throughout the design The home's bold exterior is offset by green steel used for shutters, railings and furniture, while a warmer interior palette features oak wood and tiled flooring. A sequence of cascading gardens wrap around the home, providing outdoor seating along with a small pool.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2024

Cylindrical housing will be built within the Victorian gas holders "The experience of being close to these majestic structures, inaccessible for so long and which sit centre-stage within this unique mixed-use development, will now be available to all," added RSHP associate partner Andy Bryce. The images are courtesy of RSHP.

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