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While maintaining the dominant pitched roof and fragmented volumes to reflect the typology of the neighborhood, Space Encounters transforms this home, increasing its sustainability and adaptability to contemporary living

Located in one of the dyke villages of The Netherlands surrounded by water, AB House is a renovation by Space Encounters that blends tradition and modernity, retaining distinct characteristics while adapting to the changing demands of contemporary living.

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The DHaus Company has designed a row of new terrace houses as a futuristic Victorian throw-back, using local London stock brick and mirroring the arches, tunnels, and bridges around the site

Just down the road from the famous Grove Terrace, one of the most beautiful Georgian terraces in London, The Arches is a sensitive and instinctual multi-townhouse design by Daniel Woolfson and David Ben-Grunberg of The DHaus Company.

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Studiomuli’s Cameo H1 features extensive installation and control options with the latest LED technology to cover all your modern architectural lighting needs in an elegant form

Designed by Marco Hoersch of Studiomuli and manufactured by Adam Hall GmbH, the Cameo H1 is a minimally designed installation light for sophisticated lumen beings.

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This tiny chair designed by EARL for Division Twelve doesn’t sacrifice personality to save space and can be customized to complement any design concept

Designed for Division Twelve by Los Angeles-based design firm EARL, Bitsi is an itsy-bitsy chair for the teeny-weeniest of spaces – whether you’re working with 50 or five square feet, it’s all about compact comfort.

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Carolina Rovito and Valeria Munilla Jiménez of MURO estudio have transformed this Buenos Aires home, taking full advantage of daylight with plays of light and shadow, mixed materials, and varying heights

Located in a small street in a residential area of Buenos Aires, La Blanqueada House by Carolina Rovito and Valeria Munilla Jiménez of MURO estudio is a renovation of a former house, creating a harmonious balance between the modern and the old.

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India’s first net-positive energy campus by Edifice Consultants employs a range of sustainable design strategies for a building that is distinctly modern while paying homage to the past

Located in the Pragati Vihar district of New Delhi, Atal Akshaya Urja Bhawan by Edifice Consultants for India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (M.N.R.E) signifies a polemic shift from conventional government buildings in India as an exemplary precedent that embodies energy consciousness and demonstrates a new model of civic development.

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Prioritizing open plan and neutral spaces, the architects of Tousidonis Anisi have transformed an existing building in a residential neighborhood in the center of Seville into three sleek apartments

Located in one of the areas of expansion in the historic urban center of the city of Seville, Asunción by Konstantino Tousidonis Rial and Fernando Mena Álvarez of Tousidonis Anisi Architects for Lasgaci SL is a residential intervention that consists of a rehabilitation and extension of an existing building.

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Informed by a revitalization of the natural ecosystem of the adjacent swamp, the design for this home by Hutker Architects employs a modern layout and durable materials for a longevity that will be enjoyed by multiple generations

Set on sloping terrain with coastal restrictions, Back River by Mark Hutker, Thomas McNeill, and Deepa Parthasarathy of Hutker Architects with landscape architects Horiuchi Solien, breaks with conventions, marrying classic and enduring styles with modern technology and durable, long-lasting materials.

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Architecture and landscape are conceived as an integrated and unified experience for this sculpture park arrival garden and pavilions by American Prize for Architecture laureate Victor F. Trahan, III

2021 American Prize for Architecture laureate, Victor F. Trahan III of Trahan Architects enhanced the entrance experience with new welcome pavilions at The Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria – Arrival Garden and Moody Pavilions for The Contemporary Austin.

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Form4 Architecture turns a functional piece of architecture into a lyrical object, creating a sculptural ribbon-like gateway for an office complex that incorporates amenities, brings forth new perspectives, and celebrates the community

Corten Ribbon by Form4 Architecture and led by John Marx was designed to create an edgy urban brand for Hines' five-building, 500,000 square-foot Ygnacio Center Office Park in Walnut Creek, California.

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