Residential Architecture: House at the Mountain by Miurashin Architect + Associates: “..heavily influenced by the lush scenery and presence of trees, the design aims to establish a sense of balance on the steep site by orienting the interior with a mixture of vertical posts and windows..”  Excellent natural light and views, impressive, warm wood interior..

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Architecture: Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy by Ninkipen!: “..surrounded by a number of multi-storey buildings, the long and slim site features a small street-facing line. the gable roof structure is completely transparent in the front, serving as a direct interface between the activities of the pharmacy and the immediate site. simple and proportionate to the original house, the front elevation is extruded back to fully occupy the linear site. the remaining remnants of the old farm road is preserved by setting back the structure to highlight the original sidewalk..”  Startling scale..

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Residential Architecture: Camusdarach House by Raw Architecture Workshop: “..partially submerged into the terrain to protect from the weather conditions and prevailing winds, the low-profile roof minimizes the visual impact of the structure’s elevations within the natural landscape. wide gable walls have been integrated to maximize the views while increasing opportunities for solar gain and natural daylight. the angles of the building in plan are oriented to address the sun’s path, introducing the southeastern morning daylight and sunset over the landscape to the southwest..”  Black timber cladding and prefabricated panel construction; optimisation of natural light and views..

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Residential Architecture: Elm & Willow House by Architects EAT: “..This project involves restoration and alteration to the existing Edwardian house, and the demolition and construction at the rear for a new addition. The transparency and openness of the new part is a deliberate counterpoint to the introverted Edwardian house with its dark central corridor. Our intention was to create an “Inside is outside is inside” environment, where inside and outside spaces were interchangeable elements. The project evokes a certain reference to the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe..”  Contemporary, light-filled addition to an existing Edwardian house..

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Architecture: The Standard New York by Ennead Architects: “..The design for this new hotel deftly responds to its unique urban context and client, creating a singular identity while reinforcing the historic industrial fabric it towers above and integrating a new linear public park. The 337-room, 204,500-square-foot Standard, New York is located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, a vibrant neighborhood of roughly twenty square blocks just east of the Hudson River and west of Greenwich Village on the City’s edge. The eighteen-story, concrete and glass structure defines the New York City identity of the Standard brand and in its material quality, its proportions and its relationship to the High Line and the street, engages its context through contrast. The building is elevated above the street and straddles the High Line, an abandoned section of a 75-year-old elevated railroad line, which passes over the buildings of the district and is currently being developed as a new linear, public park..”  The inimitable, voyeuristic New York City hotel..

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