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Modular, Photovoltaic, Green or Blue Roofs: How to Choose the Best Waterproofing System?

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Living-Garden House In Katowice / KWK PROMES. Thanks to technological advances in reinforced concrete in the mid-twentieth century, usable flat roofs are far from new. Thanks to technological advances in reinforced concrete in the mid-twentieth century, usable flat roofs are far from new. Read more ยป

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This double-curved roof house by Mecanoo is covered in slick multicolored tiles

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Mecanoo has designed a distinctive residence with a striking double-curved roof and ceramic tile-covered façade in Schoorl, a village in northern Holland. Called Villa BW, it spans three floors, with an additional level within the hood of the roof. Image: Ossip van Duivenbode, courtesy Mecanoo.

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The DHaus Company revamps London house with butterfly-roof extension

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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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4 Solutions for Roofs without Eaves (and their Construction Details)

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Image ยฉ Sergio Camplone In his Robie House , Frank Lloyd Wright created an ingenious arrangement of public and private spaces that slowly moving away from the street through a series of horizontal planes. But for some time now, we have seen plenty of projects with sloping roofs without eaves, forming pure and unornamented volumes.

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madeiguincho repurposes cargo container as tiny house with sunken roof terrace

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The post madeiguincho repurposes cargo container as tiny house with sunken roof terrace appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the wooden interiors are kept simple and snug with an L-shaped layout and ample daylight filtering through several windows.

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The Bloom Architects tops Tile House with inverted roof in Vietnam

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Red tiles envelop the roof and walls of this family home , which Vietnamese studio The Bloom Architects has arranged around a central courtyard in the city of Bao Loc. Appropriately called Tile House, the home in the Central Highlands region is designed by The Bloom Architects to remain cool despite the tropical climate.

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planted green roofs crown nirvana house by atelierM in buenos aires

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The post planted green roofs crown nirvana house by atelierM in buenos aires appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the design concept by atelierm emphasizes topographical integration, shaping a three-level garden.

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