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Posted by the editors on Saturday, 25 February 2012
Residential Architecture: House in Juso by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva: “..a concrete upper storey settled over the glazed walls below..two storeys above ground and one below..A rectangular concrete shell wraps around the non-rectilinear upper floor of the building to create an enclosed opening beside one of the bedrooms and two private decks..” Glazing, privacy and natural light..
image: Fernando Guerra; article: Dezeen
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Posted by the editors on Saturday, 25 February 2012
Residential Architecture: West 21st House by Frits de Vries: “..interior-exterior relationships are established with outdoor patios and gardens at all levels. Spatially light is used to define scale and intimacy within the home..Designed and oriented for passive solar usage the project also employs ultra high efficiency windows, solar hot water heating and a high performance heating / cooling system, including heat recovery that allow the home to operate with low energy consumption. The careful selection of appliances, plumbing fixtures, and lighting also reduce energy and water consumption. Interior elements, such as flooring and millwork, include recycled materials and low/no emission finishes. Planters on the roof reduce heat reflectance and rainwater runoff. Landscape design makes use of native, drought tolerant plant species and reclaimed stone..” Sensibly impressive..
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Posted by the editors on Saturday, 25 February 2012
Residential Architecture: Clearview Residence by Altius Architecture: “..A broad selection of sustainable technologies, including a geothermal lake loop and green house set this project apart from others in the area. The building itself draws inspiration from a number of intimate relationships and views, both through the adjacent woodland, as well as across the nearby pond..” Incorporates a significant list of sustainability features and green strategies..
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Posted by the editors on Saturday, 25 February 2012
Residential Architecture: Finn House by WoodWoodWard Architecture: “..The Finn house achieves a maximum effect through an economy of means by employing glazed bricks throughout the interior of house – amplified in the double height living space – and as an almost civic gesture that projects out towards the street, offering striking colour to an otherwise muted neighborhood, and providing a sense of address..” Extraordinarily red, in an otherwise verdant context..
image: John Gollings; article: Ross , Kritiana . “Finn House / WoodWoodWard Architecture” 23 Feb 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/210745>
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Posted by the editors on Friday, 24 February 2012
Residential Architecture: The Round Tower by De Matos Ryan: “..this underground house by London studio De Matos Ryan tunnels beneath a listed stone tower in Gloucestershire, England..A grass roof slopes up to cover living and utility rooms inside the single-storey building but cuts away at the centre to create a concealed courtyard..” Distinctive, dramatic, contemporary..and ancient..
image: Edmund Sumner: article: Dezeen
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