The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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Civil Engineering 130

Civil Engineering Roofing Structural Engineering Engineering 130

Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it.

Roofing 123

Roofing Interior Building Civil Engineering 123

aasarchitecture

MAY 29, 2024

Construction works have reached roof level at the new 3.2 Adjacent to the West Kowloon Cultural District, the development connects established and emerging neighbourhoods with a network of public gardens and landscaped plazas. million sq. development above Hong Kong’s High Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus.

Roofing 59

Roofing Development Developer Construction 59

Dwell

APRIL 21, 2023

We utilized stone from both the site and neighboring farms to anchor the building into the site, with rough-sawn timber cladding talking to the lost bush land, and a galvanized steel roof that is a nod to the vernacular Australian farmhouse. Have one to share? Post it here. The clients erected and filled the gabion walls themselves.

Roofing 127

Roofing Clients Client Structural Engineering 127

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A spiralling cable-net roof modelled in the image of a Fibonacci sequence tops a new public greenhouse designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects in Winnipeg. KPMB Architects developed the design in partnership with Architecture49 and Blackwell Structural Engineers.

Roofing 124

Roofing Information Structural Engineering Structure 124

Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A faceted roof on slender columns tops this home by Gluck+ in Los Angeles ' Hollywood Hills neighbourhood, covering the residence "like a parasol". An angular roof on slender columns tops California House. This airy space is glazed on all sides and has tall, angled ceilings that follow the outline of the sculptural roof.

Roofing 103

Roofing Home Engineering Engineering 103

Deezen

JUNE 6, 2022

Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed a house in a Dutch village featuring a roof with three sloping sections that incorporate skylights , sedum and concealed solar panels. But looking at the wider area where this house is built the strictly controlled landscaping and city planning worked out very well.".

Roofing 145

Roofing Housing Structural Engineering Engineering 145

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.

Roofing 68

Roofing Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 68

Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. metre-high glass openings that lead out to a landscaped patio. Down from the entry hall is a spacious ground-floor kitchen and dining area, which is illuminated by 4.5-metre-high

Renovation 113

Renovation Home Architect Roofing 113

Dwell

APRIL 4, 2023

Project Details: Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Landscape Design: SBLA Studio Builder: J & S Contracting Structural Engineer: W.J. The materials were also chosen to be recessive, including a dull silver roof, black sheets, and ironbark timber.

Roofing 91

Roofing Contract Structural Engineering Landscape 91

Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. The house is 1,700 square feet, and reaches into the landscape with a sheltering roof and screen walls to create usable outdoor spaces on all sides. Have one to share? Post it here.

Site 104

Site Civil Engineering Roofing Engineering 104

aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

Photo © Rasmus Hjortshõj Spanning 22,000 m², the main timber structure, made of glulam and cross-laminated timber, forms three striking tree-trunk-like columns, fanning out to carry the entire load of the roof – enveloping visitors in a welcoming forest-like canopy.

Structural Engineering 75

Structural Engineering Contractor Engineering Engineering 75

Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The project transformed 12 acres of concrete parking lot into a sustainable structure and resilient landscape with native plants. The design includes a sawtooth mass timber roof that references the adjacent ocean waves and terracotta-coloured flooring that nods to the former brick bathhouse. MEP engineer: FPM Group, Ltd.

Roofing 79

Roofing Nature Engineering Engineering 79

Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville. "The

Housing 113

Housing Architecture Roofing Site 113

Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. Roughly rectangular in plan, the dwelling has cutouts, cantilevers and multiple sloped roofs that combine in a sculptural way. Desai Chia created "winged" roofs for the house.

Roofing 104

Roofing Housing Civil Engineering Restoration 104

Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Refuge has a curved concrete roof that spans across the length of the pavilion. The architects used red concrete both to contrast with the green landscaping and to reference the nearby brick house. Cutouts in the solid concrete walls were located to frame views of the landscape. Structural engineer: Util.

Landscape 110

Landscape Housing Contractor Structural Engineering 110

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. By surrendering the manmade environment to the same natural forces that shape the land, the house collaborates with the natural hydrological systems that nurture the landscape." the studio said. "By

Civil Engineering 144

Civil Engineering Housing Architecture Engineering 144

Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

Studio MK27 has designed a Brazilian seaside villa with wide openings to frame views of the surrounding landscape "like a wide-angle camera". Studio MK27 designed Vista House with a smaller envelope nested under a long gabled roof. The home is made up of a low-slung, gabled roof that is roughly 15 metres wide, 3.5

Roofing 107

Roofing Housing Consulting Structural Engineering 107

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.

Site 137

Site Roofing Structural Engineering Landscape 137

Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. This DNA sequence, ever-present and unseen, underscores the subtleties of the landscape and the beauty of deferring to it." meters) above ground level.

Housing 107

Housing Architect Civil Engineering Engineering 107

Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Kaan Architecten has created a visitor centre at the Netherlands American Cemetery In 2017, Kaan Architecten was commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Commission to add a visitor centre to the landscaped site, providing a small display space and an auditorium.

Civil Engineering 105

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 105

Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

A thin steel shed roof pitches up to open the interior to the south sun and frame views to the ski runs on the mountain. Double-thick eight-inch concrete walls fitted with foam insulation extend up to the roof on the low side. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls.

Civil Engineering 145

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 145

Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

The building has a gabled roof In response to strict zoning rules and environmental sensitivities, the studio created a small-footprint building that preserved existing trees and minimised the overall impact on the landscape. metre) ribbon windows offer immersive views of the landscape. The ground floor also has a powder room.

Structural Engineering 119

Structural Engineering Windows Finishes Engineering 119

Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

HGA has created a pair of mass-timber buildings at Bowdoin College in Maine While different in size and colour, the buildings have asymmetrical pitched roofs that "play off each other from different vantage points". Gibbons Hall holds a collection of Arctic objects The surrounding landscape was informed by Arctic topography.

Building 111

Building Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Education 111

Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. The eastern corner of the structure has terraces filled with colourful planting that descend to the ground to provide stepped access to the roof.

Roofing 100

Roofing Landscape Engineering Engineering 100

Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station. Photo is by Aogvision These underground waiting halls havemetal roofs equipped with solar panels that power the station, contrasting the brick exterior of the old station front. Green outdoor space can be used for public events. Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co.

Consulting 121

Consulting Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering 121

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."

Housing 139

Housing Consulting Roofing Engineering 139

BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

Structure 98

Structure Insurance Structural Engineering Safety 98

Dwell

MARCH 24, 2023

The timber-and-steel addition’s landscaped roof hides it from sight while tying it into the sloping backyard of the primary residence. This garden flows seamlessly onto the roof and is planted with native grasses and shrubs improving the biodiversity of the site while concealing the dwelling from the houses above. Post it here.

Space 125

Space Housing Structural Engineering Roofing 125

Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

Drawing on the local farmhouse typology, the home by Richard Parr Associates features a sloped-roof brick structure clad with charred timber and topped with corrugated metal roofing. An ensuite bathroom in the main bedroom features an oval bathtub fronted by a window framing views of the landscape.

Home 90

Home Contractor Structural Engineering Roofing 90

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These hold classrooms and utilise the slope with three storeys that line up with the two-storey central structure. The largest of these protrusions features a smaller lecture hall on the top level, with a roof that slopes up and out in a sizeable lip. It also added a square at the building's primary entry.

Consulting 125

Consulting Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Residential 125

Dwell

MARCH 26, 2024

A light grey trapezoidal balustrade connects the roof to the basement level with an open tread stair, allowing the roof-top skylight to filter light down through the house. Inside, windows and skylights illuminate rich and natural materials. Polished concrete floors and oak cabinetry set the primary palette.

Home 91

Home IT Structural Engineering Engineering 91

Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2024

Known as Espina, the pavilion sits high above a cattle ranch in Santiago de Querétaro, opening visitors to a 360-degree, panoramic view of the mountain landscape of central Mexico. Bridging the concrete walls is an open platform Bridging the concrete walls is an open platform that extends from the hillside out over the landscape.

Foundation 106

Foundation Structural Engineering Roofing Landscape 106

Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The clients had few requests for their new home, specifically that it be environmentally progressive and offer a high level of flexibility while embracing the desert landscape," the studio noted. The shed roof – capped in standing seam metal – creates a series of narrow, slanted interior spaces.

Housing 145

Housing Exterior Roofing Landscape 145

aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Photo © Alan Brandt The 3,750-square-foot shed-roofed building, sited on the campus’ public threshold, puts science education on display. Low-flow plumbing fixtures and native landscaping minimize on-site water use. Native landscaping was salvaged and stored for re-planting upon completion of the building.

Architect 59

Architect Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Students 59

Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The stage portion sits on an island and the seating area is located just across the water "The theatre has now been enhanced with a new four-season concept that redefines the relationship between theatre and park, architecture and landscape, and the built and the natural," said Lemay. Facades are partly lined with light-grey metal poles.

Civil Engineering 131

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 131

Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. A portion of the roof is sliced away to form a linear skylight that stretches from the public space to the bedroom.

Information 107

Information Building Architecture Roofing 107