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- Charming California barn renovated to endure natural disasters Sat, 2 Apr 16, 5:00amThe barn is located near the old Northwestern Pacific Railroad in Marin County, California. Due to relatively high seismic activity in the area, the architects had to retrofit the structure to sustain earthquakes. Related:...
- A charming California barn renovated to endure natural disasters Sat, 2 Apr 16, 5:00amThe barn is located near the old Northwestern Pacific Railroad in Marin County, California. Due to relatively high seismic activity in the area, the architects had to retrofit the structure to sustain earthquakes. Related:...
- Surprising new green-roofed community center in Paris meets stringent Passivhaus standards Fri, 1 Jan 16, 5:00amThe community center is located at the foot of a windowless gable of a partially preserved building. It aims to reintroduce the human scale to the area and the neighboring buildings. It expands from the ground floor up...
- Alpine cable car station finds new life as a cantilevering restaurant in the Swiss mountains Sat, 4 Jul 15, 12:30amArchitecture firm Herzog & de Meuron transformed a cable-car station on of Switzerland's Chäserrugg mountain into a wooden restaurant. The building reflects the heritage of Alpine architecture and features locally sourced...
- AART Architects Norwegian housing development is shaped like a wooden mountain range Fri, 5 Jun 15, 3:00pmFeaturing a whopping 209,900-square-foot area, the Waterfront is one of Europe's largest wooden residential developments. Its shape takes inspiration from the Norwegian mountains while paying homage to the city's very old,...
- Vienna set to build the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper Wed, 4 Mar 15, 12:26amArchitecture firm Rüdiger Lainer and Partner has unveiled plans to build the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in the Seestadt Aspern area of Vienna. The 276ft, 24 story HoHo tower will house a hotel, apartments, restaurant,...
- e-MRAK Builds Stunning Pisek City Forest Administration Building in the Czech Woodland Tue, 3 Jun 14, 5:30amLocated in the south Bohemian region of Pisek, the stunning building was a winning competition entry. Designed by Prague-based e-MRAK, it provides information to visitors while serving as an admin hub for the area. With an...
- WSD Architecture’s Tiny Writer’s Studio is a Glowing Fairy-tale Haven in London Wed, 5 Mar 14, 1:00amBuilt at the end of the client's garden, this cedar-clad writer's retreat is a quiet sanctuary that preserves views to the yard and maximizes natural light through skylights and frameless glazing...
- Elegant New Fire Island Pines Pavilion by HWKN is a Timber Resort by the Sea Fri, 31 May 13, 11:15pmThe asymmetric Pavilion embraces its temporary nature and utilizes scaffolding as the main structure. The exterior frame is made out of criss-cross timber braces and creates an enclosure which still allows for natural ventilation...
- World’s Tallest Log Cabin Was Built by a Russian Gangster Tue, 27 Jul 10, 3:00pmRead the rest of World’s Tallest Log Cabin Was Built by a Russian Gangsterhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- World’s Tallest Wooden Building Planned for Norway Mon, 24 Aug 09, 3:00pmRecently the Norwegian Barents Secretariat announced plans for a new cultural center that is being touted as the world’s tallest wooden building...