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BattersbyHowat balances metal-clad cabin on a mountainside

January 30, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Vancouver-based studio BattersbyHowat Architects has completed a parallelogram-shaped, mountainside home clad in standing seam metal that includes a detached sauna structure in Whistler, British Columbia. Named Ambassador Crescent, the 3,130-square foot (290-square metre) house is tucked into a steep hillside near the popular ski resort town, so the three-storey house and garage had to be

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BattersbyHowat balances metal-clad cabin on a mountainside

January 30, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Vancouver-based studio BattersbyHowat Architects has completed a parallelogram-shaped, mountainside home clad in standing seam metal that includes a detached sauna structure in Whistler, British Columbia. Named Ambassador Crescent, the 3,130-square foot (290-square metre) house is tucked into a steep hillside near the popular ski resort town, so the three-storey house and garage had to be

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Tria Arquitetura renovates São Paulo penthouse with sculptural staircase

January 28, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

A large variety of art and collectible design pieces populate this penthouse apartment in São Paulo, designed by local studio Tria Arquitetura, which also includes a sculptural staircase. The renovation of the 960-square-metre Frederic Chopin Apartment was led by architect Marina Cardoso de Almeida of Tria Arquitetura, who reconfigured the layout to make the most

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Palma positions stucco-clad housing complex on Mexican coastline

January 16, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Off-white stucco walls and a round staircase characterise the Chiripa housing complex in Mexico, which architecture studio Palma designed as a “hybrid” experiment merging residential and hotel-style living. Located on a steep site in the Mexican town of Sayulita along the Riviera Nayarit, Chiripa consists of two geometric volumes that are connected by stacked bridges

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Dezeen’s top 10 staircases of 2022

December 17, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

As part of our review of 2022, we have selected 10 eye-catching staircases published on Dezeen this year, including stairs that turn, twist or double as seating. This year’s roundup of staircases features a children’s library in China with two intertwining timber stairs, a 25-metre-tall staircase in the Netherlands and a plywood spiral staircase in

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Julia van Beuningen adds spiral stair in Dutch barn conversion

November 29, 2022 Amy Frearson 0

A spiral staircase made from plywood is the showpiece of this thatched barn in Gelderland, the Netherlands, which architectural designer Julia van Beuningen has converted into a residence. Van Beuningen has overseen a complete transformation of the late 19th-century building, named Barn at the Ahof, turning it into a rental home with four bedrooms and

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Geddes Ulinskas Architects includes cast-glass staircase in San Francisco home

November 24, 2022 Kate Mazade 0

Local studio Geddes Ulinskas Architects has completed an expansive home in Cow Hollow, San Francisco with indoor-outdoor spaces, a cast glass staircase and stone detailing. The Bay Area studio designed the 12,000-square foot (1,114-square metre) home on a vacant 0.26 acre (1,073 square metre) lot that looks out to the Golden Gate Bridge. “We were

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Atelier Pierre Thibault completes Montreal townhouse around sculptural staircase

November 18, 2022 James Brillon 0

A sculptural staircase, a courtyard and a glass pavilion make up a Montreal home by Atelier Pierre Thibault that was designed using principles from the surrounding architecture. With a soft-hued brick and wood facade, the Resther Street Residence is located in Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood, a popular residential area known for its amenities and walkability.

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AAU Anastas creates new perspectives in historic Bethlehem building

October 18, 2022 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has completed the first phase of a restoration of a historic stone building in Bethlehem that emphasises the beauty of its “hosh”, the central courtyard in Arabic architecture. Located near Manger Square in Bethlehem, the Dar al Majous project is made up of several residential buildings, some dating back to the

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