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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The original house was clad entirely with cedar shingles both inside and out: the walls, roof, and ceilings. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The PEMBs consist of the structure and an exterior, which consists of insulated rib metal panels.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Constrained by the neighborhood’s strict zoning rules and the unique site’s environmental sensitivities, Worrell Yeung delicately inserted the structure within the smallest footprint possible, and without removing any existing trees, minimizing the impact on the pristine landscape. Post it here.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JANUARY 19, 2023

A house design with an Australian theme with a composite structure Finding a home suitable for a big family that provides all the modern amenities like an Australian new house design can be difficult, especially when you are an NRI couple unfamiliar with the local area. What is composite structure?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The challenge became how to coordinate the new, straight structural frame to tie into the two cottages, whose imperial brick layers had moved and settled differently over the years." At Number 5, the studio added large green-steel Crittall windows and doors that lead out to the garden, as well as skylights to filter light from above.

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Deezen

JULY 3, 2024

The four-storey office building has been extended sideways and upwards and wrapped in glazed bricks , arranged to draw attention to the circular window of the neighbouring Grade II-listed church. The structure was powder coated where it became visible. The photography is by Daniel Shearing courtesy of Corstorphine & Wright.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The retreat’s outer provides all the structural support, allowing for a surprisingly roomy interior. The cabin’s standout feature is its monocoque timber structure, which allows the building to be lightweight while still strong. Have one to share? Post it here. It’s a place where you can sit quietly, read, or simply enjoy the view.

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Dwell

JULY 22, 2024

The San Francisco home by Craig Steely Architecture features a giant round window, bright yellow cabinetry, and a groovy slatted feature that overlooks it all. Creative solutions for living optimized the existing structure. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Raking clerestory windows are another key design element. They wrap around the house, allowing our clients to enjoy the movement of sun or moon as they track across the sky, and the dance of light across the interior’s structural elements."

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Deezen

JUNE 18, 2024

The structures were designed to offer a connection to the rolling terrain The third structure will hold a tasting room and is slated to open in 2026. All of the structures are designed to offer a connection to the rolling terrain striped with grape vines. Daylight also enters the space through a wall made of channel glass.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Prioritising natural light, Oliver Leech Architects expanded the ground floor with an open living, dining and kitchen space, which meets the existing building with a large skylight and a window seat overlooking a small courtyard. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. Every detail of the Cab (container) design was done by me.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

Interior finishes include birch plywood Different-sized boards were used "to create a sense of shifting, lateral scale that counters the vertical massing of the structure". The black cladding is interrupted on the upper level by a band of ribbon windows. metre) ribbon windows offer immersive views of the landscape. centimeters).

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. "It Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

Drawing on the local farmhouse typology, the home by Richard Parr Associates features a sloped-roof brick structure clad with charred timber and topped with corrugated metal roofing. An ensuite bathroom in the main bedroom features an oval bathtub fronted by a window framing views of the landscape.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2024

Throughout the home, CO Adaptive removed perimeter flooring to install a membrane, then replaced it with reclaimed boards at an angle Rather than throwing out the contents of the existing structure, all of the removed materials were separated by type and sent to new homes. The photography is by Naho Kubota.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

Read: TW Ryan Architecture clads pyramidal Montana house in weathering steel To boost the home's energy efficiency and thermal comfort, the team created a super-tight envelope using wood-fibre insulation and triple-pane doors and windows. The house also has an energy-recovery ventilation system. The photography is by Lara Swimmer.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Architect Mark Stoner has led the restoration of Philip Johnson's Brick House It follows the building's closure in 2008 after the structure suffered ongoing "water intrusion" due to its sloping site. It measures half the depth of the Glass House, although both structures are 56 feet long (17 metres).

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Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area's traditional wooden villas. It is a fascinatingly simple way of building. Different spatial groups are located in the log houses on three floors."

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

dMFK Architects renovated Voysey House The team aimed to revive the structure's original character reversing a series of renovations over the past 100 years following its conversion into offices after a fire in 1928. This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames.

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The Architect's Guide

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Dormer Windows Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Adding a dormer window is a common way of renovating an attic to become a bedroom. Like a bay window addition, the dormer window adds a bit of extra square feet to the inside of the house. What is a Dormer Window?

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The house features an RCC-frame structure with in-situ cast isolated footing foundations and brick infill walls, making it easy to replicate using locally available skills and construction techniques. 5,880), the home features premium finishes like marble flooring, bespoke teak-framed double-pane windows, and high-quality fixtures.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Pasadena-based studio Hopson Rodstrom Design ( H/RD ), designed the structure to "embrace" the higher-scale zoning that exists along thoroughfares in areas of the city generally filled with low-lying structures. Office interiors on the ground floor open up to the courtyard via floor-to-ceiling windows.

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2022

Konishi Gaffney devised a scheme that involved filling in the existing garage door, raising the structure's roof to match the height of the house's ground floor and incorporating the property's side gate into the facade. The grid of battens frame a window and conceal a side gate. Structural engineer: Entuitive.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

Originally built in 1929 by Arizona architecture firm Fitzhugh & Byron, the structure underwent a fire in 1984. The structure consists of a four-storey main building and a seven-storey bell tower, which sits at the church's front corner. In the courtyard, paving was reduced to a minimum and mixed with "decomposed granite".

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston Logan International Airport A massive red roof slopes over the south facade of the terminal, where it was interspersed with windows to create views of the city. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Kengo Kuma & Associates has largely retained the existing concrete structure but updated it with an extension defined by a sweeping canopy that references an engawa – a sheltered corridor typical of Japanese architecture. Above, a mezzanine level of the same size hosts further exhibition space overlooking the ground floor.

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Deezen

AUGUST 5, 2024

The concrete was applied to a three-dimensional wire structure that wrapped expanded polystyrene panels to create an insulated wall assembly. With now exterior-facing windows, the single-story home is oriented inward towards internal courtyards and passageways.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Fireplaces, warm lighting and large windows offering views of the Teton Range are among the features at the renovated and expanded Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming , which is the only commercial airport within an American national park. The structural supports are meant to have "an elegant and minimal presence".

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The load-bearing structure, with its vertical square columns rotated 45 degrees and diagonal reinforced concrete pillars, "is the house's identifying expression and at the same time the one that organizes it spatially," the team told Dezeen. The sea-facing facade is composed of floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors in thin white frames.

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Dwell

JANUARY 18, 2024

To that end, the structure gently rests near the base of a bluff, at the seam where rock and vegetation meet. Using rugged materials that reflect the desert fabric (Cor-Ten steel, split-face concrete block, and cedar), the structure naturally blends in and ages with its surroundings.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

Hotel Rakuragu is located in central Tokyo "Planning windows and balconies on one side of a building for minimum lighting is typical," Kooo Architects co-founder Ayaka Kojima told Dezeen. This inspired Kooo Architects ' unusual design, which features large balconies and terraces that are inverted, creating gaps in the facade.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Curved panels feature on Oslotre's green timber-clad office in Norway Timber construction specialist Oslotre acted as architect, interior architect and structural engineer for the project, which was constructed using a composite structure of cross-laminated timber ( CLT) and concrete.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls. The materiality of concrete and steel-sash tempered windows form a fire-resistant barrier and secure a native cedar-clad interior. Double-thick eight-inch concrete walls fitted with foam insulation extend up to the roof on the low side.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

From the side, the serrated edge blocks oblique views from the principal first-floor neighbouring windows," Proctor & Shaw director John Proctor told Dezeen. "It It is designed to be pulled back (with the shortest overhang) at the mid-window point to allow the maximum amount of light directly from above."

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