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		<title>Boolarong &amp; Kinkabool Houses by BVN Architecture in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
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The residential development for twin houses was designed by BVN Architecture, Boolarong &#38; Kinkabool is a development for two small detached beach houses on an elevated site at ‘Point Lookout’, on North Stradbroke Island, off the coast of Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. The architectural design of the houses and the landscape employ a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O House by Kimizuka Architects in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
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O House is the Tokyo house in Japan was designed by Kimizuka Architects to reduce noise and increase privacy. The modern contemporary design is the three-story timber house for a family with two small children. The O House site is situated near a busy main road in Tokyo and is surrounded by small offices and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House M by Caramel Architekten in Austria</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carmila</dc:creator>
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House M is located on the slope of Pöstlingberg-Hill in Linz, Austria. the cube is about 12&#215;12m. it was established   as far into the north-eastern corner of the site as building codes permit. that two sides have a very hermetic appearance, thus preventing neighbours from looking in. the house opens itself toward the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osler House by Studio MK2 in Brazil</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carmila</dc:creator>
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Studio MK2 has success to complete this residence which is located at the edge of Brasilia’s pilot plan, at the tip of one of Paranoá Lake estuaries. This house is modern architecture and starting from a contemporary re-reading of the building materials and techniques.
The plan of the Osler house is structured by a ground floor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CO2-Saver Sustainable house by Peter Kuczia in Poland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CO2-Saver house, a single family house was designed by architect Peter Kuczia is simple, very cost-effective, modern and sustainable house design. Like a chameleon, the CO2-Saver Sustainable house is blends with its surrounding area on Laka Lake in Upper Silesia, Poland. The Colorful planks within the timber exterior facade of the green house reflect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Design Green Japan House Like A Museum by Edward Suzuki in Kamakura</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
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This green home was designed by Edward Suzuki Associates Inc. with modern design concept that adapted from traditional Japanese design vocabulary. The House like a Museum is one of the International Architecture Awards for 2009 The Best New Global Design that located in Kamakura, Japan, a five-minute walking distance from the railroad station, sits in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Column and Slab House by FT Architects in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contemporary House]]></category>
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Contemporary Japanese house design, the Column and Slab House was designed by Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga, FT Architects is located in Tokyo, Japan. “Column and slab” is our third residential work. Whilst the context is similar to that of our previous two projects, “e-house” and “s-house”, which were located amidst the densely built-up area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wissioming Residence by Robert M. Gurney in United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wissioming Residence was designed by architect Robert M. Gurney, FAIA located in Glen Echo, Maryland, United States is sited on a heavily wooded lot overlooking the Potomac River. Glen Echo stands as a rare enclave of modern houses in suburban Washington, DC. The house design occupies a pre-existing house’s footprint in an effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loblolly house by Kieran Timberlake Architects in United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hdnhdn</dc:creator>
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Loblolly house was designed by Kieran Timberlake Architects is a prefabricated house that proposes a more efficient method of assembly. Located on a barrier island off the coast of Maryland, in United States, Loblolly House seeks to fuse the natural elements of the site to architectural form. Timber foundations minimize the house&#8217;s footprint and provide [...]]]></description>
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