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The L-shaped home is located in Lake Ontario in Canada and is equipped with a blackened wood facade and cedar that has been hand-charred using the Japanese method known as Yakisugi.

In Vietnam, urbanization is spreading rapidly from cities to rural regions. The city tube houses have begun to proliferate in rural regions, upsetting the serene and lyrical image of the village. Diên Khanh House existed to preserve traditions.

AlexAllen Studio's 3250m² New Paltz house is bug and rot resistant weathers well over time, and requires very little maintenance and sustainable and will never require any surface treatment.