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Nick Leith-Smith Builds Timber Frame Family Home in 10 Weeks

Text description provided by the architects. London-based Nick Leith-Smith Architecture + Design built a timber frame family home in just ten weeks, replacing an existing post-war bungalow in Berkshire. The environmentally friendly residence is 240-square-meters and sits on a designated flood zone, requiring the house to be placed upon a 1-meter-high brick plinth. The addition of such height creates a split level between the garage and entrance level, adding depth to an otherwise restrained material palette.

Learn more about the project and view select images after the break.

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DVOR Housing / SAAHA

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  • Architects: SAAHA
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Bank of Albania HQ Renovation / Petreschi Achitects

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House in Vilnius / D_Style Vilnius

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Vilnius Map, Lithuania
  • Architects: D_Style Vilnius
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  235
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Reclaimed Modern / Julian Weber Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  292
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Grohe, Sherwin-Williams, Atrium Corporation, Minka Lavery, NovuStone, +3

The Kayserguet Villa a Space of Europeanness / Weber + Keiling + IOWE Architectures

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Strasbourg, France

House in Arrifana / Pedro Henrique

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Arrifana, Portugal
  • Architects: Pedro Henrique
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  340
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Greenwich Gateway Pavilions / Marks Barfield Architects

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Sandringham House / Techne Architecture + Interior Design + Doherty Design Studio

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Sandringham, Australia

Casa en Cassà / Ricard Galiana + Yago Oliva

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Cassà de la Selva, Spain

Hallenhaus / Observatorium

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Primary School in Châteauneuf Sion / Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes

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Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium / Pattern Design

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Office Conversion in Cascais / GGLLatelier

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  • Architects: GGLLatelier
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

The Cardinal / Modus Studio

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Casa en Los Andenes / Aurelio Herrera & Enrique Llatas

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Lima, Peru
  • Architects: Aurelio Herrera, LLATAS
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  170
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Bergen University College / Cubo Arkitekter + HLM Arkitektur

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Bergen, Norway

House Between The Trees / Šebo Lichý architects

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Bratislava, Slovakia