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Kiron Cheerla Architecture crowns home in India with lantern-like roof

Deezen

Indian studio Kiron Cheerla Architecture has completed Pott House, a home in Hyderabad topped by a lantern-like roof that draws light and natural ventilation into its interiors. At night, lights inside glow outwards through the roof to create a lantern-like effect.

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Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block

Deezen

Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. In turn, there is an increased need for housing. "As Communal stairs provide access to a pair of roof terraces. The units are arrayed along a central corridor.

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The DHaus Company revamps London house with butterfly-roof extension

Deezen

An inverted-pitch roof and angular brick cladding characterise the Butterfly House extension, which architecture studio The DHaus Company has added to a terraced home in north London. The DHaus Company has created an extension with a butterfly roof "The butterfly roof is visually striking," The DHaus Company told Dezeen.

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Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials

Aric Gitomer Architect

Every homeowner must replace their roof shingles at some point. Roofs are the “guardians” of your home. Their primary job to withstand harsh weather makes it necessary for you to select a high-quality roof for your home. Selecting the right kind of roof in the present could save you money in the long term. How to Proceed.

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House with pink windows by Objekt Architecten

Archinect

We were commissioned by our clients to transform an outdated Flemish 3-fronted house with traditional rear extension into a contemporary home with plenty of light. In the design, we kept the main house and replaced the rear extension. The kitchen takes a central place in the house.

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Sloping roof shelters House of Noufal in India by 3dor Concepts

Deezen

Architecture studio 3dor Concepts used a giant sloping roof to cover all three levels of this house in Kerala, India , which features an internal courtyard garden that can be opened up to the outdoors. A giant sloping roof covers the House of Noufal. The floors of House of Noufal follow the slope of its roof.

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Cairn uses hand-poured hempcrete for House Made by Many Hands in London

Deezen

Architecture studio Cairn has used hand-poured hempcrete to form the rough textured walls at House Made by Many Hands, an extension of a Victorian home in east London. As the client is a chef, the renovation centres around a large kitchen at the heart of the ground floor lit by a strip of skylights along one side.

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