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Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/22/apartment-blocks-housing-shapes-architecture-roundup/ As BIG and Barcode Architects’ recently revealed Sluishuis building demonstrated, housing blocks don’t have to be cuboid. Here is a roundup of 10 unusually shaped apartment buildings. Advancements in engineering mean architects are able to explore ever-more-outlandish massing in their residential projects. The examples below use cantilevers, stilts and other construction techniques to ensure they stand out on the […]

The Muxarabi House / Cris Furlan Arquitetura | ArchDaily

https://www.archdaily.com/975811/the-muxarabi-house-cris-furlan-arquitetura Cris Furlan Arquitetura The Muxarabi House attracts attention for its singular volumetric form.  Located at a condominium in the city of Piracicaba, in the state of São Paulo, it was planned for the owner and her two daughters. The uncomplicated yet impressive architecture of straight lines, the integrated spaces, and the connection with the exterior […]

High Desert Residence // Hacker – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/projects/high-desert-residence/ Hacker High Desert Residence is a Central Oregon home that finds a sense of calm and refuge in the balance between landscape and sky. This 4,300-square-foot, four-bedroom house is designed as a regular weekend sanctuary for an active couple, and a getaway for their extended family – a place where everyone can gather and […]

How to Divide Spaces Without Traditional Solid Partitions | ArchDaily

https://www.archdaily.com/935324/how-to-divide-spaces-without-traditional-solid-partitions Functionality, good ventilation, comfortable lighting, and access to views are some of the important required characteristics that make for human comfort in inhabited or occupied spaces. Nonetheless, those elements are becoming harder to achieve within smaller city dwellings. Architects and individuals, therefore, turn towards design solutions to create more agreeable and personalized settings. An initial […]

House in the Hudson Valley // Alexander Gorlin Architects – Architizer Journal

https://architizer.com/blog/projects/house-in-the-hudson-valley/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0FogQ7JYnsb5rKN_YuBiGGLeCUiiF1Z9RFgxf2JV2rZ9t2OLs_DA2Awhs Alexander Gorlin Architects Nestled in the woods just below the crest of a hill overlooking a mountain lake in the Hudson River valley, this house is designed to blend into its natural landscape of boulders and rock outcroppings. Clad in a local granite of salmon and gray, with a green roof, sustainable mahogany windows […]