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MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

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MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver Located next to a major interstate and light rail line, the 15-storey block's western facade has a curved facade clad in a glass curtain wall with a massive cut "cracking" the building open.

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Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house

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A central structural element was covered in plywood Clad in corrugated black metal with minimal overhangs, the would-be parallel gables are canted inward to form a jagged central courtyard and redirect interior views across a terrace and through a clearing.

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Dubbeldam Architecture + Design sculpts "fluid contours" through renovated Toronto home

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The home measures 230 square metres and is less than five metres wide, so clever spatial moves were required to make the interiors feel more spacious. Wooden cabinetry and white surfaces allow this space to feel light and bright, aided by the large sliding glass door that leads out to the back yard.

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Hebra Arquitectos orients wood-clad Palo Quemado toward distant lake

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The holiday home features native oak cladding and faceted roofs "In search of a relationship with the site, native woods were used hualle oak for the exterior and interior cladding, and coige for the furniture doors in the common areas," said Santiago-based Hebra Arquitectos. Sleeping space was maximised in the guest rooms.

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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles

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American architecture studio SOM has completed the Schwarzman College of Computing, an eight-storey, glass-wrapped building designed to be a "collaborative nexus" on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. Beyond their aesthetic function, the shingles enhance the building's energy performance.

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Gensler completes Austin's tallest skyscraper

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Architecture studio Gensler has placed glass-clad volumes on an aluminium base for the mixed-use Sixth and Guadalupe skyscraper in Austin , making it the city's tallest skyscraper. Private residential balconies line the majority of the upper levels, while planes of glass curtain wall cover the building's angeled sides and the office floors.

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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Inside the brick pumphouse, much of the historical machinery was maintained For the brick pumping station building, the studio utilised the capacity of the gantry crane structure to create a "floating floor" in the large central hall, above the original machinery. The photography is by James Brittain.