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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a single-family residence in Oregon with a dark exterior and interconnected spaces without corridors that was built using American-made cross-laminated timber. The shed roof – capped in standing seam metal – creates a series of narrow, slanted interior spaces.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Its design was informed by local vernacular architecture The building is divided into several gabled -roof volumes, with a glazed connector at the centre. It is clad in cedar shingles and salvaged wood Along the street elevation, the team added a flat-roofed volume crowned with an aluminium trellis.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. The team covered the structure with berms, which rise out of the flat landscape of the surrounding agricultural fields.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Lumi Shala is covered in shiny copper shingles Designed to convey a feeling of lightness and connection to nature, the studio space is enveloped by a layering of bamboo forms, designed in collaboration with Kul Kul Farm , Bamboo Pure and structural engineering firm Atelier One.

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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. Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. The roof planes vary, however, contributing to the home's sculptural look. Photo is by Alan Tansey Roofs and outer walls are clad in a grey rainscreen made of charred accoya wood.

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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.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2024

US studio Boyd Architects has wrapped a house in standing seam metal and pine boards and articulated each form with a vernacular hip roof in Summerville, South Carolina. The silhouette created by the asymmetrical roofs in this project animate the otherwise unremarkable street." The roofs have no overhang.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The interior features a C-shaped plan An exterior staircase – shaded by a black partition lattice made of local purple rosewood – leads up to a roof terrace with 360-degree views. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing. Project credits: Architect: Susana López González, RED Arquitectos Collaborators: Arch.

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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.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

bath house out of two volumes with floor-to-ceiling glazed ends that float above the landscape. The north volume is oriented along a direct east-to-west axis and contains the private spaces, while the south volume, rotated 45 degrees along the canyon's axis, holds the public gathering spaces that overlook the landscape and city below.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Atop the supports sit two gabled forms clad in black corrugated metal, which was selected to help the building "disappear within the landscape while providing a connection to nature at every turn." Project credits: Architecture: Tall Architects Interiors: Jill Dupre Structural engineer: Simpkins & Costelli, Inc.

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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. The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

The home is U-shaped in plan "The home was thought not only as a shelter, but also as a bridge: from past to present, from one landscape condition to another, and from what a family wanted to what they could have," said Michael Hennessey Architecture , which is based in San Francisco. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

The building soffits and protected exterior walls are clad with cedar siding; a standing seam metal shell is extruded down the outermost walls, reinforcing the simple massing while protecting the recessed cedar from weathering at the west, south, and east building frontages where the building receives the most sun.

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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.

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Deezen

JUNE 29, 2023

Limestone and stucco clad the exterior of the home "The lot backs up to a nature preserve, giving the property a sense of seclusion despite its residential context," said local studio Tobin Smith Architect. The exterior was envisioned as a "series of shields that provide privacy and mitigate solar exposure," the team said.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

CLB Architects gave the home a long, low roof To design the project, the team drew upon the site's history as a working cattle ranch. Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass. The home's long, low roof is supported by a system made of cross-laminated timber.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 17, 2023

Above ground, the building takes on a lush mound-like form, seamlessly integrating with the surrounding landscape. Photo ©︎ Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji The “roof” which is composed of stepped greenery and bleachers, resonates with the green slanted wall of the adjacent library, collectively creating a green valley.

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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.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

The main residence takes the form of a pavilion that allows for outdoor use year-round, with over two-thirds of the building footprint dedicated to covered exterior space. All three of the structures share a tectonic vocabulary of volcanic-rock clad foundations and vegetated roofs."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Due to its location on the edge of the Česky Kras nature reserve southwest of Prague, the project was required to visually blend in with the local vernacular, with regulations specifying a simple gable-roof form with rounded eaves. Meanwhile, the roof is lined with traditional tiles called bobrovka.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Instead of putting everything under one roof, architecture firm Lake|Flato created a network of smaller volumes to minimize impact on the forested plot. A third structure functions as an art studio, and the final structure serves as a carport, which was designed to be adapted into additional living space in the future.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

The design marries Japanese architecture with the surrounding Hudson Valley "The main building has a porch space with long eaves that links with canopy-style roof design, which serves to accent the exterior," said Jun Mitsui & Associates. "We and the landscape as an intermediate area, but also gently welcomes visiting guests."

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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. The building's exterior was inspired by the vernacular constructions of the area, a region of Quebec known as the Eastern Townships. Structural engineer: Geniex.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Original plywood siding was kept on the exterior walls. For the exterior walls, the team kept the original plywood siding but gave it a fresh coat of paint. The addition was initially designed as a steel-and-glass box with a flat roof, but the local planner required wood siding and a gabled roof. Landscape: Surfacedesign.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

The studio gutted and expanded the 4,650-square-foot (430-square metre) rectangular home into an L-shaped plan with overlapping roofs. The home was informed by vernacular agricultural buildings Clad in a dark metal roof and custom dark green stained cypress in a varied batten pattern, the main house references and updates agrarian vernacular.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The region is notable for its agrarian landscape of pastoral farms," said Birdseye , a studio based in Richmond, Vermont. An existing adjacent farm includes a large timber frame gambrel barn and gable-roofed chicken coop.". Structural engineer: Engineering Ventures. Survey: Buermann Engineering.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The complex comprises two interior pools and their infrastructure; in the 2nd phase of the project, an exterior Olympic-size pool is to be added. The building’s subdued appearance in the space is achieved by the low floating roof, under which the surrounding landscape is allowed to flow across the pool.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Hebra Arquitectos elevates a remote retreat on columns to minimize its impact on the surrounding landscape. First, the roof ridge was located in the center of the volume, to allow for the highest interior space. Have one to share? Post it here. This space’s sensation of openness was achieved by carrying out three design operations.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

"The 24-acre property had been neglected for more than a decade, so our work involved refreshing finishes, opening under-lit spaces to the landscape, solving sources of water damage, and shaping a landscape to unify the domestic complex," said In Situ Studio founder Matt Griffin. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The owner’s request was to increase the volume of the house while maintaining its original DNA as defined by angular geometries, redwood interiors, and exterior courtyards. Redwood surfaces and structural elements complete the warm interior landscape, from the sloping roof beams to partition walls and built-in shelves." "The

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