Month: November 2024

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Parts and Labor Design and Blue Flag Capital create “nostalgic” Nantucket hotel

November 12, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

New York studio Parts and Labor Design and Brad Guidi of Boston real estate company Blue Flag Capital have renovated the Beachside Hotel on Nantucket to reflect a “nostalgic” ethos. Located outside of Boston on Nantucket island, the 45,000 square-foot (4,180 square metres) Beachside Hotel encompasses a motel-style property originally built in the 1960s, with

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Dezeen Debate features “possibly Studio Gang’s best work”

November 12, 2024 Rupert Bickersteth 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a mass-timber building by Studio Gang in San Francisco. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The addition at the California College of the Arts San Francisco campus consists of three mass-timber buildings featuring an exposed, black-toned bracing system and a large, elevated board-marked concrete terrace. Commenters debated the

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Payette wraps Boston academic building in ribbons of stainless steel

November 12, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture studio Payette has completed an urban building at Northeastern University called EXP, which features a rooftop garden and facades wrapped in a “solar veil” made of metal strips. Located on a former brownfield site, the EXP building is the latest addition to a science and engineering precinct on the university’s campus. The precinct sits

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A Circular Off-Grid Home In Costa Rica

November 12, 2024 Erin 0

Studio Saxe has shared photos of a secluded circular home they designed that’s located deep within Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. Designed as a circular sanctuary with a central oculus, the home immerses residents in the sights and sounds of an ancient rainforest. The home is completely off-grid. It’s powered by solar energy and a hydro […]

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Catedral House / Laboratorio de Arquitectura

November 12, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

Casa Catedral is a project that prioritizes the honesty of materiality, using specially crafted blocks and concrete without additional cladding to achieve both economic efficiency and a dignified aging process. The layout of the residence follows a linear axis, consisting of four main volumes and a connector. These volumes, delimited by load-bearing walls and lattices, effectively separate public and private areas, ensuring a balanced scale and maintaining the privacy of each space. In addition, a careful south-east orientation guarantees panoramic views from every corner of the house and promotes a seamless connection with the surrounding canyon landscape.

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RDJ Residence / Jacobsen Arquitetura

November 12, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

Located on a descending slope, amidst a forest reserve, the RDJ House project sought to mimic the topography in which it is located. Our goal was to create a house that, at first glance, seemed one-story, but that would slowly unfold through its descending route.

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Xiaoliangtan Garden / West 8

November 12, 2024 Hadir Al Koshta 0

Referencing Chengdu traditions of visiting and meeting at the mountain creeks, hearing the babbling of the stream under the shaded canopy of trees, “The Cool Garden” offers visitors moments of respite, shade, socializing, and play while they enjoy flowing waters and the pebbles underfoot.