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Butterfly

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The galvanized steel frames, visible from both the interior and exterior, create a repetitive rhythm along the north and south elevations.
The galvanized steel frames, visible from both the interior and exterior, create a repetitive rhythm along the north and south elevations.
The mottled patina of the galvanized steel will change as it ages.
The mottled patina of the galvanized steel will change as it ages.
The tree canopy and sky peek through the clerestory windows of Bush House, whose form takes cues from California’s Case Study houses built during the ’40s through the ’60s.
The tree canopy and sky peek through the clerestory windows of Bush House, whose form takes cues from California’s Case Study houses built during the ’40s through the ’60s.
For his lakeside retreat just outside Mexico City, architect Bernardo Gomez-Pimienta designed everything from the house to the chairs to the china. Here, his wife, Loredana Dall' Amico, checks out the view from the balcony.
For his lakeside retreat just outside Mexico City, architect Bernardo Gomez-Pimienta designed everything from the house to the chairs to the china. Here, his wife, Loredana Dall' Amico, checks out the view from the balcony.
Generously shady roof overhangs provide shelter from the summer heat and oversized doors allow air to move through.
Generously shady roof overhangs provide shelter from the summer heat and oversized doors allow air to move through.
Designed to enjoy life, inside & out.
Designed to enjoy life, inside & out.
When taking a vacation is as simple as stepping outside.
When taking a vacation is as simple as stepping outside.
When Cathy and Craig bought the land, it was completely bare. With plenty of sun and rain, these palms have grown a lot in the last two years.
When Cathy and Craig bought the land, it was completely bare. With plenty of sun and rain, these palms have grown a lot in the last two years.
The structure's unique H-shape layout is designed to separate living and sleeping areas, and for maximum natural light.
The structure's unique H-shape layout is designed to separate living and sleeping areas, and for maximum natural light.
Glass doors slide open to create seamless transitions between the interior and exterior living areas.
Glass doors slide open to create seamless transitions between the interior and exterior living areas.
"Pulling the buildings apart allows what is not a big house to feel really big," says architect Jonathan Feldman of the sustainable retirement home he built for a couple in California. "Because of the ways it opens up, it feels much more expansive than it really is."
"Pulling the buildings apart allows what is not a big house to feel really big," says architect Jonathan Feldman of the sustainable retirement home he built for a couple in California. "Because of the ways it opens up, it feels much more expansive than it really is."