Dwell

MAY 22, 2024

The garden could be glimpsed through a tiny window above the sink, and the only access point was through a shoddy conservatory made from unplasticized PVC. The clients originally wanted teak cabinets, but 4 S Architecture suggested an alternative. "We The client was really pleased with the result."

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Inspiration Home Structural Engineering Renovation 77

Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. The roof features a rounded triangle roof opening made of aluminium. Project credits: Client: North Carolina Museum of Art Contractor: Frank L.

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Roofing Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 66

Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Scottish architecture studio Loader Monteith has designed an office with a gabled roof , along with two private residences, for mountain bike tour operator H&I Adventures on a sloping brownfield site in Scotland. The first of two planned residences, it is distinguished by its lower height and butterfly roof.

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Site Roofing Structural Engineering Landscape 137

Dwell

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The overhanging butterfly roof provides solar shading to south facing high level windows in summer. The client enjoys very low energy bills due to the high levels of insulation and the solar panels that power her home. Wherever possible natural and sustainable materials with low VOCs have been used inside and out.

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Roofing Housing Utilities Contractor 83

Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

The boxes themselves work as dividers of shared and private space, yet small windows created in the boxes allow other family members to sense their presence, sometimes seen and sometimes unseen. It's an energetic jumble of arched doorways, many mezzanines, a grand piano, and plenty of plywood.

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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior 90

Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Home Architect Structural Engineering Windows 107

Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

The clients are here throughout fall, winter, and spring and they entertain frequently and spend a lot of time outside." Driving the design of the 6,000-square-foot home is an awe-inspiring cantilevered butterfly roof crafted from structural steel.

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Landscape Art Home Roofing 104

Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The staircase leading from the basement to the ground floor features a porthole window The refurbishment features contrasting light and dark spaces, materials of varying texture and warmth, and rooms of contrasting volumes. The stairwell space was left intentionally dark, with a porthole window to view the room beyond.

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Housing Windows Renovation Client 115

Dwell

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The rules determine the slope of a gable roof, the orientation of the roof ridge, and even demand a lateral entrance into the building, vertical timber cladding, and so forth. On the ground floor, the living room and kitchen open through large windows toward the southern and northern woods.

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Cities Regulation Windows Roofing 132

Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Danny Lim dons multiple hats as architect, contractor, and client as he transforms his Highland Park bungalow with a new ADU for his in-laws. At the front of the main house, architect Danny Lim framed one of the original windows with new trim to give it a more contemporary feel and installed limestone on the porch and steps.

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Home Architect Contractor Windows 104

Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

A horizontal window frames views of the ocean in the main chapel In the Sea Chapel, pews face an altar that stands in front of a large horizontal window, framing a view out over the ocean and distant mountains. On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe".

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Engineering Engineering Glass Windows 114

Architizer

MARCH 31, 2023

Have you ever wondered why clients are now seeking Passive Houses in larger numbers? Passive house construction and high-performance windows and doors in this townhouse addition allowed us to create walls of glass with an indoor-outdoor experience to a roof deck clear of all mechanicals. Photos by Peter Peirce, Inc.

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Housing Contractor Schematic Design Consulting 74

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Alabama forms the site for Fowl River Cabin "When looking at the site and analysing the client's goals for the project, we knew that the siting of the building and the way it interacted with the river and trees was going to be just as crucial as the design itself," the Tall Architects team told Dezeen. Contractor: C.

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Architect Exterior Contractor Structural Engineering 104

Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. The roofs – composed of two triangular planes each that slope toward the centre – collect rainwater and redirect it to river-rock basins.

Civil Engineering 144

Civil Engineering Housing Architecture Engineering 144

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro 's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. It is really surreal and magical in the whole; the whole roof just feels like it's floating."

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Housing Consulting Roofing Engineering 139

Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ryan Leidner Architecture completed the 2,500-square-foot (230-square metre) Hosono House in 2021, cladding the house in charcoal-stained cedar siding with a copper, standing seam roof. The bridge would span the lush front garden and connect to the house between the top and middle stories. The photography is by Joe Fletcher.

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Housing Contractor Windows Remodeling 143

Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Its proportions, the slope of the roof as well as the basis for the facade's composition was set from the beginning," they told Dezeen. "In These were informed by descriptions of an old brutalist house belonging to the client's family. Somehow, the project began and tried to reconstitute the seductive brutalism of this house."

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Housing Architecture Finishes Windows 122

Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2023

New York-based studio O'Neill McVoy Architects has created a grey stucco house with a Z-shaped plan and an upward-pitched roof in Houston. Large windows with aluminium frames punctuate the facade. "We Meanwhile, the roof slopes up to the north, bringing light and views of the sky into the living room through clerestory windows.

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Housing Roofing Exterior Design 98

aasarchitecture

MAY 27, 2024

Photo © John D’Angelo OMA’s approach takes advantage of the building’s current state of disrepair, transforming an area missing both its roof and an end wall into a courtyard at the heart of the building. Across the North Building, existing bricked or boarded-up doors and windows opened strategically. MEP: EAM Engineers, Inc.

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Art Windows Education Zoning 59

Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

A narrow passageway divides this cottage with a metal roof by Naturehumaine , marking the entrance to the home and providing privacy to a detached guest suite and atelier. A modern window is cut into the rustic facade. The corner window of the main living space looks out into the foilage.

Roofing 117

Roofing Exterior Structural Engineering Windows 117

aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The angular, sharply linear façade is softened by a series of guitar pick-shaped roof openings that define the three courtyards. Answering the client’s desire for a curved element somewhere in the home, the curvilinear openings are echoed in planters and landscape elements below. Source by CLB Architects.

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Architect Structural Engineering Modern Roofing 52

Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Two green roofs top the building, characterised by their asymmetrical pyramid shapes topped with rooflights. The bricks were stacked vertically at the base of the home and horizontally near the roof to create variation in the facade.

Site 98

Site Architect Roofing Contractor 98

Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. The rectangular home is well-insulated with triple-glazed windows for efficiency and incorporates hydronic heating and cooling to protect the art. The roof design accommodates a future green roof.

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Housing Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 116

Deezen

MAY 23, 2023

Completed in January 2022, the airy, 2,000-square metre (21,500-square foot) facility reflects the products and services of the client, Quebec wood products manufacturer SmartMill , and has a structure made with glued-laminated ( glulam ) timber columns and floor plates.

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Structure Engineering Engineering Glass 96

Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The old building was previously used as a wood store, shed and rabbit hutch, so it had few windows and no connection between its two floors. His design, called Rustic Renovation, involved repairing the damaged stone walls, adding a new roof, installing an extra window and integrating space-efficient furnishings.

Home 98

Home Renovation Roofing Windows 98

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The concrete columns are of varying heights, creating wave-like levels on the exterior and interior of the house A series of rectangular volumes clad in wood form the primary envelope of the house and are interspersed with multiple concrete gateways that contain passageways or windows.

Housing 118

Housing Technique Exterior Consulting 118

Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The house is organized along one long horizontal line The grey metal roof reflects the area's rolling hills. Rectangular windows on either end of the horizontal plan create an interrupted view through the centre of the house and large sliding glass doors and picture windows were installed on the facade.

Site 113

Site Housing Windows Roofing 113

Dwell

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In Sonoma County, Studio Plow turns a 1955 residence into a retreat with an open floor plan, luxe finishes, and skylights and picture windows that peer out into the treetops. The original low ceiling was opened to the roof structure above. Plow focused much attention on modernizing the kitchen.

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Renovation Clients Client Finishes 95

Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

The extension is articulated as a simple pitched roof form with a large pivot door framing an uninterrupted view of the garden beyond. A slot window on the rear elevation aligns with the glazed roof light over the side extension to bring in daylight and views of the sky.

Renovation 86

Renovation Structural Engineering Roofing Clients 86

Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2023

Located at the base of a small hill, the home is concealed by its green roof on approach from the north but stands out from the south with its bold black cladding and a run of large windows. All timber used was responsibly sourced, and the roof is covered in sod and grass seeded from the hill on which the house sits," he continued.

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Home Roofing Landscape Utilities 121

Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

We could do whatever we want, and we did in fact integrate some ideas and elements that other clients turned down for their particular houses." The ground floor includes a multipurpose family room that leads out to the pool deck, which is set at the same height as the roof of the pink accessory dwelling unit (ADU).

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Housing Civil Engineering Glass Contractor 97

30X40 Design Workshop

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We pressed pause on the construction of the Outpost project in early 2021 and onboarded a new contractor to see us through completion. It’s only fair to give team members a chance to adjust and realign with the project goals, but it’s also easy to let the inertia of a mobilized contractor on-site provide false hope that things will improve.

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Project Contract Contractor Construction 93

Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. The studio exposed the wooden roof trusses and columns of the original building "We 'skimmed' the building to expose its 'skeleton'," said the studio.

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Housing Architecture Restoration Roofing 79

Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office , organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. This plan references classical architectural forms, which are the focus of many of the client's books.

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Architect Structural Engineering Clients Client 101

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With the right approach, passive house strategies can help our clients serve their market, while leading us to efficient, healthy, and resilient multifamily dwellings. We are excited to help our progressive and ambitious client to target Passive House International certification. The change is substantial.

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Project Housing Design Windows 95

Deezen

MAY 22, 2022

The clients wanted a space to write, draw, print, collage – what they refer to as their 'analogue activities' – and which provides a visual and climatic connection to the harbour," said the studio. This orientation and outlook provides a space for the client that recreates the other-worldly peacefulness of being out at sea," the studio added.

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Manufacturing Roofing Site Clients 96

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town. Large windows and skylights illuminate the upper level. The largest window is 11 feet wide and 10 feet tall (3.3

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Clients 143