Archinect

MAY 24, 2022

House Hh shows how the realisation of a new house goes hand in hand with the enhancement of the surrounding landscape. An old bungalow looked dilapidated and the garden was overgrown; the site was strongly separated from the surroundings. The objective of the design was to give the garden back to the landscape.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Courtesy of MVRDV MVRDV , in collaboration with JGE Architects, landscape architects Copley Wolff, and Langan Engineering, has developed a masterplan for the redevelopment of Faneuil Gardens, a public housing site in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Read more »

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 5, 2024

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. acre site that borders the picturesque Delta Ponds wetlands area. Clubhouse exterior view.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Snøhetta has unveiled its design for an opera house in Diriyah, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Inspired by the surrounding desert landscape, local cultural heritage, and Najdi building traditions, the Royal Diriyah Opera House forms part of a wider master plan to redevelop the historic area.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

Los Angeles' historic Hollyhock House will reopen to the public on Aug. During this time, LA's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) embarked on “significant transformations” at the Hollyhock House and Residence A, a guest house (also designed by Wright) located at the same site. 18, city officials announced.

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Archinect

JUNE 6, 2023

A crossover arts and manufacturing project from Herzog & de Meuron opened on May 19 following several years of construction that remade a former brownfield site into the new home of the non-profit Powerhouse Arts in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Herzog & de Meuron says: “The industrial landscape and history of the site play a pivota.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

Los Angeles' historic Hollyhock House will reopen to the public on Aug. During this time, LA's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) embarked on “significant transformations” at the Hollyhock House and Residence A, a guest house (also designed by Wright) located at the same site. 18, city officials announced.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Projects like the extensive renovations of Barcelona's La Rambla and the preservation efforts around Chicago's historic skyscrapers highlight preservation of urban heritage, while initiatives in Venice and Los Angeles respond to overtourism and housing pressures, balancing livability with growth.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

The pastoral site, at the border between meadow and woodland, was first cleared by Native Americans as hunting grounds. Later it became the site of the first house built by a settler in 1680. This synergy among the land, livestock, and human intervention stabilized the landscape for generations.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Located at 7,300 feet, high above the city of Boulder, Colorado, the Sunshine Canyon Residence accentuates its dramatic site by juxtaposing a simple form with the steep contours of a landscape scarred by wildfire. The same fire scorched this site, which they selected to start again with a new approach to living in the mountains.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The buildings are sited to create an occupation against the dune edge that feels relaxed and timeless. To moderate light, air, view, privacy, the house is layered with sliding timber shutters. Together with the timber cladding and roof, the material will age and silver over time - integrating the buildings with the landscape.

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Archinect

AUGUST 5, 2022

Aptly named the "Wraparound House," the project was commissioned by a couple looking for their home to include increased indoor and outdoor space for their family without sacrificing surrounding views of the Bay. Rear view of the home and spiral staircase starting at the base of the newly landscaped backyard. Home's front facade.

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Archinect

JULY 26, 2024

The owners of this mid-1970s house came to the design team looking to update and refresh their home without sacrificing the spirit of wood that makes it a quintessential example of its time. Originally designed by noted Pacific Northwest architect Ralph Anderson, the house sits high on a sloping site.

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Archinect

JUNE 27, 2022

A transformed brownfield site in Ghent’s historic central core has been revealed, showcasing BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ’s vision for a “world in itself” set amongst industrial ruins and characterized by what it calls “lockdown-compatible” living.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

But beyond the physical structure lies an often-overlooked element that profoundly shapes the experience of these buildings: the landscape. In modern design, landscape architecture should not be an afterthought; it should be an integral component of the overall project that creates harmony between the built spaces and the natural environment.

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designboom

AUGUST 15, 2024

sited just a mile from the atlantic coast in cornwall, the farmworker's house shields from harsh coastal elements. The post hugh strange architects dots rural landscape of cornwall with this farmworker’s house appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to the team, the building named The Landing House “masterfully blends into the layout, textures, and color palette of its desert canvas.” Los Angeles-based Industry of All Nations (IOAN) has completed a timber residence set against the backdrop of California’s Joshua Tree National Park.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Frank Lloyd Wright ’s California seaside project, Mrs. Clinton Walker House, has sold for $22 million after being listed on the market in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, according to the Wall Street Journal. Thomas Church was also responsible for the landscaping at the site in his pioneering California Style.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 11, 2024

I revisited another of the books in my collection this weekend: The Houses of Louis Kahn , cowritten by George H. These houses, most located in the Philadelphia area, reveal the more intimate side of Kahn’s architectural philosophy. (1) Wright’s Fallingwater and Erickson’s Graham House are two cases in point.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This project is a weekend house in the mountains of the Sierra de Arteaga, in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. The house is laid out on the slope of an old orchard in mountainous surroundings, with the intention of having minimal impact on the site and natural vegetation.

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Archinect

MARCH 23, 2023

The 35,000-square-foot distillery and adjacent 20,000-square-foot rick house structure dubbed ‘Meander’ will begin construction later this year at the Lanes Run Business Park located at the northeastern edge of the city, which is just 15 miles from the capital of Lexington.

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Archinect

APRIL 11, 2022

Echoing the surrounding desert landscape, the design incorporates two interconnected dune-like structures that house the company’s main offices with a central courtyard and an oasis-like water feature in between to aid in the overall ventilation of the structures.

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Archinect

MAY 31, 2023

The building features an array of amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, landscaped courtyard, indoor handball and basketball courts, tenant lounges, co-working space, and on-site parking. A portion of the building’s residences, 30%, is set aside as affordable housing.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. The home was made from orange-tinted concrete Siza designed Colien House to have a compact layout that steps into the landscape, intending to minimise the built impact on the site.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Image: Paweł Ulatowski Taking the shape of a loop, in which the structure is seemingly both closed yet fluid, the home is aptly named the Loop House. It is situated on a large plot of land, appearing to naturally emerge from the landscape. Looking from the street, the structure seems to disappear into the landscape.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Located at the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in California, the Mountain House sits as a “meticulously designed and thoughtfully crafted residential structure” in sixty acres of forest, according to the property’s realtors, Sotheby's.

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Archinect

MAY 27, 2022

Frank Lloyd Wright ’s iconic 87-year-old Fallingwater historic site is getting a very necessary modern upgrade according to a press release issued last month by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the organization responsible for its stewardship. Image courtesy Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC).

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Archinect

MARCH 21, 2023

Sited on a private coastal California hillside street lined with five tightly stacked homes, the 3000 square foot residence optimizes a compact footprint, resulting in an experience that maximizes outdoor living, without compromising the privacy of the family. Additionally, a guest quarters open.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image courtesy Foster + Partners The scope of its design entails connecting the restored single-volume Littlemore House to new pavilions located at the easternmost edge of the site in order to create a larger C-shape footprint surrounding a landscaped courtyard that’s built over a sunken 200-seat auditorium and culminat.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Nelson Byrd Woltz will provide landscaping for the site, a 98-acre former golf course that was donated to the company in 2020. Anchored by an open-air theater, the design frames the surrounding natural landscape to allow for actors to emerge from the topography. Costs of the project were not available at press.

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Archinect

JANUARY 10, 2024

Voss is renowned for its spectacular landscape and as a popular destination for outdoor and extreme sports enthusiasts. One of the main challenges is that most of the site is two to four meters under the projected flood zone levels after factoring in future climate change. The restaurant serves locally produced food.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

To kick off our review of 2024 , Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft picks the houses that drew readers' attention this year, including a hillside home by Álvaro Siza and three residences that incorporate greenhouses. According to the studio, the house was designed to "sit respectfully" within the dramatic landscape.

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Archinect

JULY 18, 2024

Located in the Science Hill precinct, the complex will add a publicly accessible series of landscape spaces to foster pedestrian and cyclist circulation on the campus. Therefore, USHD’s sloping site, which is close to bedrock, was chosen for its strong vibration stability. Its faça.

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Archinect

MARCH 19, 2024

YEAR: 2019 SIZE: 2,500 sf This home is located in Montecito, CA on what was a steep and lushly landscaped site that was left vacant after an existing house there was destroyed in the 2008 Tea Fire.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

A coastal lagoon’s narrow shape and adjacent topography funnel storm surge and wave action onto a scenic but low-lying site. The design for a home here must respond to these conditions and engage the landscape in a resilient way, while remaining functional and enjoyable to its inhabitants.

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ArchDaily

JULY 24, 2023

By building houses like the Latypi residence on hillsides, we can reduce the impact construction has on the landscape, while keeping the views for ourselves. Modern development sites instead look for industry and transport links rather than water and farmland, but a level site is still the preferred option.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A new residential project in Boston from MVRDV and co-architect Moody Nolan will deliver much-needed housing accommodations for the burgeoning Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) district on the southern edge of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. are also contributing to the master plan's landscape des.

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