Keren Dillard

PPAA submerges bedrooms underneath A-Frame house near Mexico City

August 8, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados has completed a wooden A-Frame house with underground bedrooms in a forested area outside Mexico City. Nestled in the forest of Valle de Bravo, the residence has two volumes stacked on top of one another, with public areas above ground and private ones below. On the ground level, the

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5468796 Architecture wraps Winnipeg house in weathering steel veil

June 18, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has fused the geometries of traditional architecture with modern elements for a weathering steel-wrapped house outside of Winnipeg, Canada. Located in a “conservative-minded” Winnipeg suburb, Veil House is wrapped in a steel structure with long panels that reflect the deep hip roofing styles of the neo-Gothic houses in the neighbourhood. 5468796

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Naturehumaine draws on Streamline Moderne architecture for Montreal duplex

May 29, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Local studio Naturehumaine has completed a two-family housing block located in the Côte-des-Neiges borough of Montreal that draws on 1930s architectural styles. The project comprises 297 square metres of housing on a narrow urban strip, which formerly served as a large swimming pool site for a neighbouring building. Called Le Paquebot – or The Steamer–

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Waechter Architecture completes “all-wood” building with steel jacket in Portland

May 9, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Waechter Architecture has completed an “all-wood” commercial building in Portland, which it says is the first commercial building in Oregon to “use mass timber construction for all components of the building”. The building, called Mississippi has structural elements made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and glued-laminated timber (glulam) beams. Apart from the exterior weathering steel

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Colleen Healey clads renovated Maryland home in Corten steel and cedar

April 27, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Colleen Healey Architecture has renovated a 30-year-old home in Maryland, introducing large windows and a hybrid facade that mixes Corten steel with cedar shake. The Bethesda, Maryland home is called Corten Tree House and covers close to 5,000 square feet (464 square metres) on a lot that borders a wooded conservation area with a natural

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