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StudioAC disguises rural Canadian home as agricultural shed

April 19, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Canadian practice StudioAC has used corrugated metal to clad this barn-like home and disguise it as an agricultural building on the Bruce Peninsula near Toronto. Overlooking a lake in a wooded area called Devil’s Glen, the home was designed by StudioAC to have a minimal impact on the landscape while allowing its inhabitants to take

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Matt Gibson adds sculptural extension to Victorian Melbourne home

April 15, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has transformed a Victorian home in Melbourne’s suburbs with a faceted extension clad in black metal. Located in the suburb of South Yarra, the house on St Martins Lane has been expanded with a three-storey rear extension to better accommodate the needs of the family living there. The

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Technique transforms dilapidated flats into metal-clad house in Scotland

November 29, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Technique has combined a pair of flats adjoining a traditional stone house in Scotland to create The Den, a one-bedroom dwelling clad in a black-metal “jacket”. The Den occupies a hillside site in the village of Tighnabruaich, with a panoramic outlook over a narrow sea channel known as the Kyles of Bute. Glasgow

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Space Encounters enlivens Utrecht townhouses with varied materials and finishes

November 24, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

A mixture of colourful tile, stone and metal claddings give a playful character to this residential development in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed by local practice Space Encounters in collaboration with Mees Visser and Zecc Architecten. Space Encounters designed eight buildings for the scheme in the Wisselpoor district, forming part of a masterplan by practice Studioninedots

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Chybik + Kristof creates aluminium research centre to “realise new spatial possibilities” of modular architecture

October 6, 2022 James Parkes 0

Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has completed the angular Modular Research Centre in the Czech Republic, which is constructed from aluminium and aims to reframe ideas behind prefabricated construction. Located in Vizovice, the building sits on the edge of the headquarters of Koma Modular, a modular construction specialist with which it developed the project. The

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Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley

September 2, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0
Apfel House by Hebra Arquitectos

Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed a wood-clad, T-shaped home that has stylistic elements from barn architecture and juts out into the landscape in order to provide the best views of the terrain. Located in Chile’s Los Rios region, the Apfel House sits atop a ridge overlooking a forested landscape, with vistas of Ranco Lake

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Angled metal screens protect Bangkok office building from direct sunlight

August 24, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0
Facade of Suanphlu Office by IDIN Architects

Thai firm IDIN Architects has completed an office building in Bangkok, featuring angled metal cladding that reflects sunlight away from a nearby shrine and helps prevent the interior from overheating. IDIN Architects designed the Suanphlu Office for a site next to the Lao Pueng Thao Kong shrine in the Thai capital’s commercial district. The private

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Ten steely kitchens that use metal as their primary material

August 13, 2022 James Parkes 0
Interior image of a steel kitchen

A black steel island fitted between original cast-iron columns, a gleaming stainless-steel kitchen and one with reclaimed metal cabinetry are among the kitchen interiors featured in our latest lookbook. Metal kitchens can make for a stylish addition to a residential interior, often lending the heart of the home an industrial and restaurant-style look. These types

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Marc Gerritsen wraps MAAD Peak house in weathering steel

July 22, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0
MAAD by Marc Gerritsen

Self-taught designer Marc Gerritsen has completed a sculptural, metal-clad house for himself in northern Colorado that is designed to endure storms and wildfires. The MAAD Peak house is located on a 40-acre (16-hectare) property overlooking the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the city of Fort Collins. The forested area features hiking trails and an

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