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Yoghurt window coating proposed as emergency heatwave measure

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British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea". Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea".

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Francois Verhoeven Architects uses contrasting finishes for Villa K340

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Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. The garage at the front of the home is topped by a green roof. The studio also completed Villa SG21, a blackened wood home with a turfed roof in Rotterdam.

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Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for "monolithic and sculptural" London extension

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Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney , London , which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. The post Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for "monolithic and sculptural" London extension appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is courtesy of Sonn.

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Kiron Cheerla Architecture crowns home in India with lantern-like roof

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Indian studio Kiron Cheerla Architecture has completed Pott House, a home in Hyderabad topped by a lantern-like roof that draws light and natural ventilation into its interiors. At night, lights inside glow outwards through the roof to create a lantern-like effect. The photography is by Vivek Eadara.

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protruding windows bring nature inside spee architecten’s sustainable house in holland

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the facade and sloping roof are finished with untreated bamboo slats that harmonize with the surrounding greenery. The post protruding windows bring nature inside spee architecten’s sustainable house in holland appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Eight tranquil interiors where oversized windows frame lush views

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This week's lookbook explores eight peaceful residential interiors that feature expansive glazing and floor-to-ceiling windows framing verdant views. These eight projects all use oversized or unusually shaped windows in clever ways, creating interiors that embrace nature and forge welcome connections to the outdoors.

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Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

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Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg , Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. Here the views are more expansive, the natural light vaster and through the openings, on the extra thick window reveals, the ever-present red concrete."

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