exposed concrete dominates the ceilings and interior courtyard, while the facade is clad with green handmade tiles.

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a modern retail village, the 'jiaozi courtyard towers' recreate the site's historic structures to combine heritage and contemporary design.

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studio saxe frames views toward the lush jungle while crafting its casa azúcar to feel like a contemporary garden pavilion.

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sheltering a lounge and garden in ecuador, 'el picadero' bridges a rural home and its stables.

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nature gracefully permeates the structure, becoming a living landscape on each floor, from the façade to the rooftop.

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one-aftr designs its 'doldam' house as a solid, monumental block to echo the natural boulders scattered across the area.

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the new visitor center welcomes travelers to the summit of pikes peak, one of colorado's only 'fourteener' mountains accessible by car.

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linking the heritage of the site, the greenhouse commemorates the 200th anniversary of modern genetics-founder gregor mendel's birth.

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the 'EZU house and café' is a multi-layered structure which frames strategic views through its diagonal spaces.

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one of the most prominent features of the archipelago pavilion is its ability to transition seamlessly between being open and closed.

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