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Project • By RO | ROCKETT DESIGN • Private Houses

HILLSBOROUGH | CAROLANDS

Taking cues from the neighboring classical Carolands Chateau, this home for six maximizes a flat site by lifting the quiet programs off the ground to float above the activity.  Service spaces are captured amongst a masonry plinth, nodding to the neighboring Chateau’s organization and rusticated base.   ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE These masses organize the primary public spaces into a double high core that connects seamlessly to the exterior.  When doors retract, the wood clad volume above becomes a canopy for indoor/outdoor living.   ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE The language of the wood cladding... More

Project • By CO Architects • Universities

Tata Hall for the Sciences

The interdisciplinary Tata Hall for the Sciences, designed by CO Architects, increases research capacity at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), and provides a new hub for teaching and scholarly engagement.  The 130,000-square-foot, seven-floor building combines research and teaching from two different departments, biology and chemistry.  Recognizing that many scientific breakthroughs occur through interdisciplinary collaboration, UC San Diego required research labs to be designed to encourage interaction, with work benches grouped together in an open area, rather than in separate spaces, which is common in typical lab layouts.  Specialized research procedure rooms are situated at the ends of the building t... More

Project • By Western Window Systems • Private Houses

Prefab-Sleek in California

Designed, manufactured, and built by the rapidly growing firm Marmol Radziner & Associates, Western feels so fortunate to have a partnership with this cutting edge organization. This home is one of their pre-fab concepts, in which modular units are constructed and built in their factory before being shipped to the jobsite. Marmol uses Western Series 600 Sliding patio doors, Series 600 Multi-Slides, Series 900 Hinged Doors, hinged windows, etc. They are renowned for the sleek, modern look, that Western products compliment perfectly. More