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Room for More: Home Extensions to Accommodate New Needs

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Image © Federico Cairoli In densely populated cities, the demand for more living space has led to a growing trend in home extensions. With limited opportunities for new construction and a desire to preserve historical urban fabric , homeowners are increasingly looking for innovative ways to expand their homes.

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Oregon researchers build prototype mass timber home that ‘fits together like gingerbread house’

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A research team in Oregon has unveiled a mass timber prototype home that seeks to showcase a sustainable, energy-efficient alternative to traditional home construction. Unlike conventional timber construction, the home is constructed of mass plywood panels shaped to fit together like pieces of a gingerbread house, the team says.

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The Home of Shadows competition winners explore natural light-only home designs

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The answers to such a brief have just been shared as the winning results of The Home of Shadows design ideas competition, organized by Buildner to highlight the role light and shadow play in creating better functional and more inviting living spaces for their occupants.

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Buildner’s Home of Shadows Competition: Winners of the Artificial Light-Free Home Challenge

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Image Courtesy of Buildner Buildner has announced the results of its second annual Home of Shadows international architecture ideas competition.

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Home owned by late Sea Ranch architect George Homsey lists for $2.45 million

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The home once owned by one of the leading late-modernist figures in Northern California—the EHDD co-founder George Homsey’s exemplary Third Bay Tradition style former personal residence in San Francisco—is now for sale for $2.45 million via Superstructur. Homsey passed away at the age of 93 in April of 2019.

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K-Home / Cadence Architects

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The “K Home” stands amidst the hills of Krishnagiri in a busy residential neighborhood. Completed in 2023 in Krishnagiri, India. Images by Ekansh Goel. The Facade, reminiscent of a cube with strategically.

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Four contemporary LA homes by RIOS: Your Next Employer?

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For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the firm’s output, we have rounded up four contemporary Los Angeles homes by RIOS that exemplify the firm’s ethos. Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for several positions to join their Los Angeles team.