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Wheeler Kearns wraps Michigan lake house with two tones of wood

September 4, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Chicago-based studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has created a wood-wrapped lake house with three separate structures whose design was informed “by the natural beauty and tranquillity” of Lake Michigan. Completed in August 2022, the Meadow Lane Retreat is a multi-structure house on a wooded site in Michigan. “By using natural materials and optimising the home’s orientation

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Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture overhaul mid-century Montreal house

September 3, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Local studios Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture have renovated and expanded a mid-century modern house in Montreal, dividing the original residence from the addition with a monumental skylight. Architects Morin & Cinq-Mars originally constructed Residence Ave Duchastel on Mount Royal in the Outremont district in the 1950s, drawing inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs. Completing

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Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados creates bird cage-like house on Chilean coast

August 29, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has cantilevered a glass and red-painted wood house off a forested cliffside near the sea in Chile with layers that create “increasing levels of intimacy”. Painted a vibrant red, the elevated 2,100-square foot (195-square metre) house is located in Detif, Chiloé, Chile. Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados (GAAA), a studio based in

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Wooden vaults sit on stone foundations for Ecuadorian hotel extension

August 23, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Ecuadorian architects Ignacio Muñoz Bustamante and Javier Mera Luna have teamed up to expand a hotel with three new guest rooms constructed with metal vaulted roofs over stone walls in Papallacta, Ecuador. Known as Las Pajareras, the guest rooms are part of Guango Lodge, a 300-acre (121 hectares) property between the Papallacta River and the

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Espacio 18 and Cueto renovate historic Oaxaca apartment building

August 22, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Mexican studios Espacio 18 Arquitectura and Cueto Arquitectura have renovated a narrow infill property in Oaxaca, Mexico to create apartments within a space built up with different styles over the years. Known as Matamoros 402, the building was completed in 2024 with 11 apartments in 785 square metres (8,500 square feet). Espacio 18 Arquitectura and

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Moontower Design Build creates “plant-based” cabin in Austin

August 20, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Texas-based studio Moontower Design Build has constructed a “plant-based” cabin in Austin that features cross-laminated timber structural elements and a facade clad in cork. Known as Cross Cabin, the accessory dwelling unit measures 1,000 square feet (93 square metres) in an 8,000 square foot (743-square metre) sloping yard that offers views of the horizon through

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MODA ramps rooftop garden along Calgary multifamily housing

August 16, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture studio Modern Office of Design + Architecture has wrapped a multifamily housing development in wood siding and topped it with ramped roof gardens in Calgary, Alberta. Known as GROW, the project includes 20 residential units and a 0.6-acre (0.24 hectares) urban farm in a “seamless milieu that blurs interior and exterior, as well

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Aidia Studio outfits Oaxacan community centre with “mysterious” concrete lattice

August 14, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca, Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. Known as Centro DIF Comitancillo, the 312-square metre (3,362-square foot) complex was completed in 2024 in the small town of San Pedro Comitancillo by Aidia Studio. Located on

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BHY Arquitectos adds gabled greenhouse to 1980s Buenos Aires home

August 13, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos has renovated a 1980s house in Buenos Aires, adding a two-storey, gabled greenhouse to the compact residence. Known as Casa Wiz, the 205-square metre (2,206-square foot) home is located on a grassy lot in Campo Chico, Argentina. Bracamonte Hajnal Yerba Arquitectos (BHY Arquitectos) completed the renovation in 2024 to extend the

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BHY Arquitectos adds gabled greenhouse to 1980s Buenos Aires home

August 13, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos has renovated a 1980s house in Buenos Aires, adding a two-storey, gabled greenhouse to the compact residence. Known as Casa Wiz, the 205-square metre (2,206-square foot) home is located on a grassy lot in Campo Chico, Argentina. Bracamonte Hajnal Yerba Arquitectos (BHY Arquitectos) completed the renovation in 2024 to extend the

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