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Balcones House curbs Texas heat with expansive overhanging roof

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

The flat roof of this house in Austin by local firm Mell Lawrence Architects reaches well beyond its walls, shading the glazed top floor from the harsh Texan sun. The 4,285-square-foot (398-square-metre) residence’s large, overhanging roof extends eight feet (2.4 metres) around the perimeter to help mitigate heat inside. Balcones House was built using cast-in-situ

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Bridgehouse by Llama Urban Design spans over Canadian forest floor

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Peruvian architecture firm Llama Urban Design has built a wooden house that connects two sides of a tree-covered valley in Ontario, forming a bridge over the ravine below. Bridgehouse is nestled in between two large mounds of earth, suspended above the forest floor. Its main structure is formed from Glulam engineered timber, with two large

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Bridgehouse by Llama Urban Design spans over Canadian forest floor

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Peruvian architecture firm Llama Urban Design has built a wooden house that connects two sides of a tree-covered valley in Ontario, forming a bridge over the ravine below. Bridgehouse is nestled in between two large mounds of earth, suspended above the forest floor. Its main structure is formed from Glulam engineered timber, with two large

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Bridgehouse by Llama Urban Design spans over Canadian forest floor

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Peruvian architecture firm Llama Urban Design has built a wooden house that connects two sides of a tree-covered valley in Ontario, forming a bridge over the ravine below. Bridgehouse is nestled in between two large mounds of earth, suspended above the forest floor. Its main structure is formed from Glulam engineered timber, with two large

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Bridgehouse by Llama Urban Design spans over Canadian forest floor

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Peruvian architecture firm Llama Urban Design has built a wooden house that connects two sides of a tree-covered valley in Ontario, forming a bridge over the ravine below. Bridgehouse is nestled in between two large mounds of earth, suspended above the forest floor. Its main structure is formed from Glulam engineered timber, with two large

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Bridgehouse by Llama Urban Design spans over Canadian forest floor

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Peruvian architecture firm Llama Urban Design has built a wooden house that connects two sides of a tree-covered valley in Ontario, forming a bridge over the ravine below. Bridgehouse is nestled in between two large mounds of earth, suspended above the forest floor. Its main structure is formed from Glulam engineered timber, with two large

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Bridgehouse by Llama Urban Design spans over Canadian forest floor

October 28, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Peruvian architecture firm Llama Urban Design has built a wooden house that connects two sides of a tree-covered valley in Ontario, forming a bridge over the ravine below. Bridgehouse is nestled in between two large mounds of earth, suspended above the forest floor. Its main structure is formed from Glulam engineered timber, with two large

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House in Minami-Ogikubo / CASE-REAL

October 28, 2017 Cristobal Rojas 0

A small wood structure house with an office floor on the ground level, standing on a standing on a 49.5sqm building area within the 100 sqm site.  To take in sunlight, the volumes of the building were gathered to the Northern side of the site along the street. The entrances to the office and the residential areas were divided but share the same approach leading in to the structure.