Site-specific design inspiration cues creative architecture firm - Luxury Portfolio International
Site-specific design inspiration cues creative architecture firm - Luxury Portfolio International
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Patkau Architects specializes in designing buildings that blend in, in a good way. The firm closely studies the climate, landscape and geography of its location to make decisions about what it will ultimately look like. The goal is for each building, whether commercial or residential, to artfully blend into its surroundings. ‘We think it gives the building more energy, more animation, because of the extreme dimensions’
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