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New York City unveils major zoning overhaul to boost housing stock

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The proposed town center “main streets” zoning updates could spur new residential development along commercial corridors.

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Grass House by BLDUS

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Utilizing natural, traditional building materials processed with simple but modern techniques, the Grass House proposes a contextual and healthy alternative to standard stick-frame construction.

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Gensler completes Austin's tallest skyscraper

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It contains retail, office and residential floors According to Gensler, its design was shaped largely by Austin's Capitol View Corridor , zoning restrictions that require a clear sightline to the Texas State Capitol in Austin. So that trapezoidal shape you see for the tower is because of that."

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Gable Gable Gable by Yu2e, Inc.

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This project aims to create cohesive and elegant exterior elevations by utilizing the gable as a unifying and organizational form. While a gable roof is well-suited for a simple rectangular plan, most contemporary homes consist of a mishmash of idiosyncrasies resulting from responses to program or zoning restrictions.

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Tidal House on Scottish coast opens up to reveal views of estuary

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The open-plan living area looks out onto the courtyard and the adjacent patio "We wanted to pull some of the functions apart and create axes that organise the house into different zones," Brown explained. The entrance axis separates the studio from the other rooms and draws you towards the view."

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Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney

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Lahznimmo Architects have completed storage building for a museum in Sydney "We aimed for 'beautiful utility' – a building with a calmness and cool precision that would functionally serve the activities within and protect the collection," said Lahznimmo Architects director Andrew Nimmo said. The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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vibrant urban zones encircling an X-shaped axis redefine public square in koprivnica, croatia 

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KFO utilizes various urban equipment and vibrantly hued pavings to form an urban collage of 12 zones that respond to koprivnica's context. The post vibrant urban zones encircling an X-shaped axis redefine public square in koprivnica, croatia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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