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8 Octavia in Hayes Valley Releases Floor Plans, Renderings
Monday, March 31, 2014, by Sally Kuchar

While we've already given you a sneak peek of the renderings of 8 Octavia, now it's time for the money shot: the floor plans. In case you need to be caught up to speed, 8 Octavia is designed by San Francisco starchitect Stanley Saitowitz and developed by DDG and DM Development. It's topped out, which means that the 47 units over ground-floor retail will be ready for their close-up very soon. There are one and two bedroom condos and two and three bedroom penthouses, some of which are two levels. Building and unit highlights are aplenty, including landscapes by Marta Fry Landscape Associates, kitchens by SieMatic, FSC-certified wide-plank oak flooring, roof decks, and more. Pricing hasn't been set, but if the rest of new construction is any indiction, these units will fetch more than $1,000 per square foot.

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...renderings.php

John McAslan transforms a stone barn into a library for University of Cumbria
26 March 2014

British firm John McAslan + Partners has converted a stone barn into a library and added a contrasting stained timber extension, as part of its redevelopment of a university campus in Cumbria, England (+ slideshow).

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/03/26/bar...slan-partners/