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JANUARY 23, 2023

Timber and rubber are among the natural materials used at this nursery in Stoke-on-Trent, which British practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has designed to echo an adjacent nature reserve. One of the wings is dedicated to spaces for babies and preschool children, while the other is used for the forest school.

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MAY 12, 2023

Inside, the rooms are fractals of spaces The angled roof lines direct rainwater toward an internal gutter and tapered scupper that outline the distinct forms of the structure. "At At thresholds and entry points, concave inflections lined with brushed, amber-hued cypress are carved out of the volumes," the studio said. "At

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Branch Studio Architects has created a dusty-pink student welfare centre at an all-boys school in Melbourne to provide a space for discussing mental health. Let alone, the potential of the space becoming a place for student welfare."

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. The interior of the living space has been finished with a dark palette of tiled grey floors, and wood-lined ceilings and walls with large areas of built-in storage.

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MAY 28, 2024

Large stretches of glass wrap the exterior In addition to large stretches of glass, the exterior is wrapped in a mix of two sturdy materials – weathering steel and pale-toned accoya wood. Public spaces and bedrooms are oriented towards the dramatic mountain views, creating a feeling of immersion in the landscape," the team said.

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JULY 20, 2022

The bedrooms open to the courtyard and the family gathering space is a concrete pavilion that connects the courtyard to the distant view beyond. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls. Dug into the slope, the home wraps a courtyard that offers privacy from neighbors.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

The southern half of Torus House has been given over to an open-plan living space with fully-glazed walls, offering the owner expansive views over the surrounding mountains and sea. Apart from the bedroom, bathroom and storage area, the home has been kept as open as possible, with sliding doors that allow spaces to be combined.

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JULY 15, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The lower floor contains a double-height living and kitchen space separated from the kids’ bathroom and bedroom by the staircase. The floor plan is tight but carefully considered.

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JULY 26, 2022

The carbon-sequestering construction is on display throughout the interiors, where Maich Swift Architects added subtle finishes and fixtures for warm, welcoming spaces. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The home is located by a busy intersection in central Tokyo House in Aoyama's location at a busy intersection led Keiji Ashizawa Design to create a design that would offer its owners privacy, which informed the choice of concrete as the building material. "We The photography is by Tomooki Kengaku.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2022

A podium at the base holds retail space. Wherever possible, materials in the building are exposed natural materials – timber – or products that have a natural look or component," KA principal Jason Korb told Dezeen. Materials were almost exclusively glass window wall and various metal panels," Korb said of the cladding.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Their sustainability goals included switching to an air source heat pump, adding PV panels, and reusing as many existing materials as possible. Have one to share? Post it here.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Located in Inverness, northern Scotland, the two-story office building features a steep gabled roof and is defined by its charred timber cladding and black metal detailing – materials chosen to maximise its durability. The structures share a timber-and-metal material palette designed to create a "common language", the studio said.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

To bring more light and openness into the house Polysmiths added a 34-square-metre extension to its side and rear and redesigned its ground floor layout to create a series of interconnected spaces for living and working. Tiles were added to the floors and bespoke walnut joinery used to create a warm interior.

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JUNE 13, 2023

"The small windows, large canopy overhang, wide door on the front facade, and use of industrial materials all sing from the same song sheet." "The An art gallery occupies the arched space While its shape is informed by rural barns, it is also designed to create an interior that is an impressive space for displaying art.

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MARCH 13, 2022

Klopf Architecture has reconfigured a San Francisco home to create an open-concept living space that faces onto the backyard. The clients were able to see beyond the dated materials and finishes," said the studio, and from there they decided to update the entire house. The living spaces now open up to the backyard.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Kengo Kuma & Associates has extended Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian in Lisbon The expansion also encompasses new gallery spaces, circulation routes and openings that aim to improve visual connections and foster a "new dialogue" between the building and its gardens.

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APRIL 12, 2022

The flint was chosen to echo the traditional building material that is used in local walls and a nearby 15th-century church, while the Corten was picked to give the house a contemporary feel. An open-plan living space is located in the central pavilion. "We A snug is accessed from the main space. M&E consultant: Webb Yates.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Communal living spaces are included on the ground floor. The ground floor – with living, kitchen and dining spaces, as well as a garage and deck – is firmly anchored to the earth. We wanted to keep the palette of materials simple and clean, a clear expression of how the building was made," Loomis said.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Two bedrooms, a family bathroom, and main bedroom occupy one wing, while an open-plan living, dining, kitchen and utility space occupy the other.

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APRIL 22, 2024

The Makers' KUbe is conceived as a showcase in timber tectonics, traditional joinery, robotic manufacturing and sustainable materials." The building will have six storeys and be placed in a plaza surrounded by pre-existing structures, with bridges on its second level connecting it on two sides to the adjacent Chalmers and Marvin Halls.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It has a timber structure According to Atelier WOA, this design acts as "an invitation to enter". The library takes the form of a singular large space subdivided by curtains, bookshelves and screens to allow for flexibility. At L'échappée, the material is complemented with stone in reference to a historic nearby quarry. "We

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MARCH 18, 2022

The renovation, named Curve Appeal, was carried out by Nimtim Architects to modernise the semi-detached house near Peckham Rye park and create practical, playful living spaces for the family who owns it. Existing spaces on the ground floor were stripped back and opened up to improve their usability. The joinery features arch motifs.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The built environment must hark back to its low-carbon past and embrace stone as a structural material if it is to effectively tackle its environmental footprint, writes Steve Webb as part of our Stone Age 2.0 The material is well-placed for a comeback as its basic attributes compare well against industrial materials.

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APRIL 7, 2022

The existing house was in bad shape and rife with common hazardous materials from the time, such as lead paint and asbestos," the firm said. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town. Structural engineer: Lysaght & Associates Structural Engineers.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The north volume is oriented along a direct east-to-west axis and contains the private spaces, while the south volume, rotated 45 degrees along the canyon's axis, holds the public gathering spaces that overlook the landscape and city below. The south volume holds public gathering spaces. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering.

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MARCH 1, 2024

The cladding was made from recycled material The exterior cladding was selected for its cost efficiency, ease of installation, and ability to withstand hurricane-force winds and rain, which are common in the area. Made from recycled material, the cladding can also be unscrewed for repair or reuse. The photography is by Andrew Welch.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

"The project was conceptualised as a 'shop-house' and sought to resolve the combination of private domestic spaces with public studio space within the one building envelope," the studio told Dezeen. Once closed, this sliding wall blends in with the white-painted wooden cladding on the exterior of the home's upper storey.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Strang Design wrapped the second storey in vertical ipe wood fins The two levels of the home are materially distinct. The home is large but not overly programmed to allow for very comfortable spaces to gather." Camel leathers, solid cotton and linen soften the strong materials.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Monolithic and modest in material, the textured lime render with the silver metals intends to be a refinement of British seaside architecture. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2023

The shorter arched tower is designed to provide a covered walkway alongside the street and a series of double-height spaces for the office tower. It contains a series of double-height spaces Each of the double-height spaces connects two floors of office space within the main tower, creating "vertical villages" on the building's lower floors.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Diller Scofidio + Renfro designed a home with a dune-like roof in East Hampton The home, which sits on the Atlantic Double Dunes, has an expressive white roof made from a similar material to that used for the hulls of racing yachts. A rooftop lounge area was also included.

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MAY 5, 2023

Large openings and earthy materials feature in a guesthouse that architecture studio Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has added to a private residence on a secluded island in the Pacific Northwest. The material palette for the guesthouse mimics that of the main residence – Douglas fir , cedar , steel and glass.

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JUNE 25, 2024

US studio Susan T Rodriguez Architecture & Design has incorporated local materials and energy-saving features into a Maine building that is meant to be "a new benchmark for academic buildings in northern climates". There are classrooms, laboratories, art studios, offices, and multipurpose rooms, as well as with social areas.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

"The project represents an experience by discovering each space that makes up the place," said RootStudio. The interiors were designed with rich, textured materials, including a veined marble floor running throughout the communal spaces, dark woodwork, and antique leather furniture. The structure has four storeys.

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APRIL 20, 2024

The materials aim to complement local architecture Bury Gate Farm has a stepped plan, with living spaces positioned to the south and organised linearly along the colonnade. The colonnade offers the building presence and scale in the wider landscape and a classical order that is reminiscent of a parkland villa," said Rendel.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The 215-square-foot addition utilizes the sustainable material as cladding that matches the neighborhood’s brick and as a non-toxic insulation. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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