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Zaha Hadid Architects references magnetic forces for Serbian mill conversion

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Informed by concepts of magnetic forces and interconnectivity, the design incorporates dynamic elliptical curves radiating from the old factory chimney, the site's dominant feature." "The museum's design draws on Tesla's research into magnetic fields and wireless energy transfer," said Zaha Hadid Architects.

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SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC

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The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition. 5468796 Architecture preserved the structure by converting it into an office and restaurant, while additional residential buildings were added to the site. The photography is by James Brittain.

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We’ve Never Seen a Brick-Clad Prefab Home Before, Either

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The site orientation is such that the best views are towards the north facing the valley towards Ashridge Estate. The construction system uses a cross-laminated timber (CLT) off-site manufactured system. Post it here. The design revolves around the development of a single-story courtyard plan, comprised of an open square donut.

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

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Steeplechase is a 2,573-square foot (239-square metre) house that is nestled on a wooded 65-acre site in the Appalachian foothills near Hillsborough, North Carolina. The studio replaced an existing structure on site bud The team replaced an old house with a new, contemporary design while leaving 98 per cent of the natural site untouched.

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Tuckey Design Studio uses concrete ruin as "blank canvas" for Lake Como Villa

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Tuckey Design Studio , which has offices in London and Switzerland, designed Lake Como Villa on a steeply sloping site that looks directly out over the water and the village of Bellagio. Its other recent projects include a home in London with a "monastery-like" interior and the renovation of a converted chapel in London.

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Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca

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It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort. Two stone towers juxtapose the site's horizontal elements The architects also needed to consider how the landscape evolves throughout the year.

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