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Geometric brick-clad boarding house by MICA references its traditional neighbours

February 28, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

British architecture studio MICA has completed a boarding house in the grounds of Stowe School in England, featuring an assemblage of pale-brick volumes including a cylindrical tower and glazed bridge. Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, which was founded in 1923 and is situated within 750 acres of landscaped gardens that also

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Cantilevered roof extends from Palm Springs guardhouse by Studio AR+D

February 27, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Los Angeles firm Studio AR+D has built a weathering steel-clad guardhouse for a new neighbourhood in Palm Springs, with cantilevers that form a roof over a parking spot and large boulder. Desert Palisades Guardhouse forms a security checkpoint for a residential area under construction in the Californian desert city. The expansive views of Chino Canyon

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Native plants blanket rooftop of Texas cabana by Wernerfield

February 27, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture office Wernerfield has created a rectangular pool house with glazed walls and a green roof for a hilly estate in northern Texas. The PTX1 Cabana is located on a pastoral property in Palmer, a town just south of Dallas. The clients requested a swimming pool and cabana that could serve as a “remote” entertainment

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Sliding doors and built-in furniture save space inside skinny house by Ana Rocha Architecture

February 27, 2018 India Block 0

At just four metres wide Ana Rocha Architecture’s wooden skinny house in Almere Poort, the Netherlands, has a frame that took only two days to build and occupies less space than a double parking slot. With a footprint of 16 square metres the micro home designed by Dutch architect Ana Rocha and her studio offers 50 square metres

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Self-sufficient Yin & Yang house incorporates gardens on its interlocking roof

February 27, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Penda has released visualisations of a house designed for a tiny plot near the German city of Kassel that show how its owners will be able to grow food on both sides of its terraced roof. The studio founded by architects Chris Precht and Dayong Sun designed Yin & Yang house for a

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Richard Meier’s 1960s Smith House captured in new photographs

February 26, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

One of American architect Richard Meier’s earliest projects, the Smith House, is portrayed in a fresh set of images by photographer Mike Schwartz to commemorate the influential project’s 50th anniversary. Located in the town of Darien, Connecticut, the house is situated on a wooded site that overlooks the Long Island Sound. Completed in 1967, the

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William F Cody designed Abernathy House for poolside parties in Palm Springs

February 25, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Our series profiling the mid-century marvels of Palm Springs during the city’s Modernism Week concludes with the Abernathy House by American architect William F Cody, which was designed to maximise outdoor living. Cody designed the house in 1962 for James Logan Abernathy, a wealthy socialite in Palm Springs and the son of a pioneering furniture

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James Davies converts derelict east London warehouse into his own light-filled house

February 25, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

The founder of east London architecture studio Paper House Project has transformed a former warehouse in Hackney into a two-bedroom house featuring a double-height living space and nods to its industrial heritage. Architect James Davies discovered the disused building tucked away off the busy Hackney High Street, and decided to convert it into his own

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James Davies converts derelict east London warehouse into his own light-filled house

February 25, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

The founder of east London architecture studio Paper House Project has transformed a former warehouse in Hackney into a two-bedroom house featuring a double-height living space and nods to its industrial heritage. Architect James Davies discovered the disused building tucked away off the busy Hackney High Street, and decided to convert it into his own

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Virginia cabin by 3north features fully glazed corner with river views

February 24, 2018 James Brillon 0

Glass panels on the corner of this residence pivot aside, opening the double-height living space to its waterfront site in Virginia. Located in Matthews County, the simple Contemporary River House encompasses 800 square feet (75 square metres) and is positioned on sloping terrain leading down to the water. “The objective was to create a streamlined,

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