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Pushing Boundaries: 11 Exteriors That Use Fabric For Protection, Shape, and Longevity

ArchDaily

For a long time, the shade of trees and moveable tents made from animal skin were utilized instead of more permanent dwellings to meet nomadic lifestyles and basic survival needs. Image © Fernando Alda Architecture – once it moved out from under its cavernous beginnings – started off largely nomadic. Read more »

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Four Retractable Shade Solutions for Residential Exteriors

ArchDaily

For these reasons, architects strategically incorporate shading elements to enhance the quality and utility of spaces, especially in outdoor residential areas. It offers relief from direct sunlight, helps regulate temperature, and reduces glare.

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Del Mar Residence by McCulley Design

Archinect

Set within an acre-plus wooded reserve populated with mature Torrey Pines, the home connects with the nature and the outdoors from every room and utilizes a passive energy system. Key to the renovation was to continue with the original mid-century philosophy of blending interior and exterior living.

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Blueberry Hill ADU by HUTS

Archinect

With a 10’x10’ footprint, the Blueberry Hill ADU is fully off-grid and serviced by a custom utility shed. The exterior features painted cedar shingles, high-performance windows and doors, and a custom standing seam metal roof. A compost toilet efficiently manages waste.

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Atelier Itch envelops Bomun House in Seoul with windowless steel skin

Deezen

It was updated by Atelier Itch with a mostly windowless facade of corrugated lightweight steel to "refine the building's exterior", which the studio said was previously "cluttered" due to an external road-facing staircase. Throughout the interior, pared-back finishes have been applied, echoing the utilitarian look of the exterior.

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review: range rover sport autobiography unites sport, utility and luxury

designboom

from its spacious loadspace to its refined exterior design and interior comforts, the SUV never forgets its exhilarating driving experience first of all. The post review: range rover sport autobiography unites sport, utility and luxury appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Solar panel facade cloaks off-grid home in Japan by Florian Busch Architects

Deezen

Rather than the conventional way of placing solar panels on top of a roof as a retrospective add-on, the detailing the building's exterior cladding, its 'solar skin', is a key driver of the design," it added. These ends were clad in pale timber planks that contrast the black cladding and solar panels of the home's exterior.

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