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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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Safa House Restoration / Torab Home

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In the historic district of Yazd City, the Safa House, situated in the Amir Chakhmaq neighborhood, was assigned to the Torab Home Company as a. Completed in 2020 in Yazd, Iran. Images by Mina Abouei.

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Radical Social Housing Project in Barcelona Wins the 2024 RIBA International Prize

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Modulus matrix -85 social housing in Cornellà, Barcelonaby Peris + Toral Arquitectes. Image Courtesy of RIBA The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awarded its 2024 International Prize to Modulus Matrix , an 85-unit social housing development in Cornellà, near Barcelona. Its modular structure, based on a 3.6m

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4 Modular Wooden Homes: Tiny House, Cabin, Extension, and Dwelling

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While this system allows the construction of various types of buildings , its high level of customization finds particular utility and effectiveness in housing projects of all scales. Read more »

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More House / Spacefiction Studio

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Home:& When does a house become a home? What can a house do more than just provide shelter? Completed in 2024 in Hyderabad, India. Images by Vivek Eadara. Does the feeling of a space rely on tangible elements.

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AR House Awards shortlists 15 homes demonstrating 'resourcefulness, imagination & optimism'

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Fifteen residential designs from around the world have made the shortlist for the Architectural Review 's latest AR House awards competition.

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Dzen House / SHOVK

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Dzen House is a sanctuary crafted for those in pursuit of serenity and unity with nature and the universe within the confines of their home. Completed in 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Images by Yevhenii Avramenko.

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