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Laura Killam Architecture tops beachside cabin with slanted roof in Canada

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Vancouver studio Laura Killam Architecture has created a beachside cabin in British Columbia with a slanted roof that responds to the site's climate. The 650-square-foot (60-square metre) cabin is organised into two offset volumes that are connected by an interior passageway while a tilted, cedar-shingled roof covers the structure.

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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague

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Located in a forest clearing next to an existing 18th-century chapel, the Hřbitov Suchdol Cemetery was conceived as a network of burial spaces that can be extended over time, while remaining understated within the landscape. Understanding the existing conditions was the crucial starting point," he continued. "We

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A Butterfly Roof Tops an "Upside-Down" House Built for Aging in Place

Dwell

A key ambition for the project was to make the most of the flat fenland landscape, which means you can see for miles. Its position on the site means it gets ample sunlight all through the year. The overhanging butterfly roof provides solar shading to south facing high level windows in summer.

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Ten key projects by AIA Gold Medal-winning architects David Lake and Ted Flato

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The structure is solar-powered and has a series of chains that collect rainwater and channel it to reclamation systems, which is managed on-site. Dramatic cantilevers in the roofing system and in a viewing platform add a sense of width to the property. Inside, an open-air boardwalk connects the two ends of the house's upper layer.

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Rescobie Pavilion by Kris Grant Architect overlooks Scottish loch

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Kris Grant Architect has created a hillside garden room in Rescobie It was created by Kris Grant Architect for a family who wanted a space where they could be immersed in views of the landscape while being sheltered from the elements. A mono-pitched roof oversails the structure and provides shade in the summer months.

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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second world war. Supported by the internal concrete walls, this allows a small light gap to be created between the facade and the roof. Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V.,

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Grand Designs’ ‘Fossil house’ is for sale in Devon

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This unusual Devon property is inspired by an ammonite fossil found on its site and mimics the form of a Fibonacci spiral. The inspiration for the shape came from an ammonite fossil that we had on our dining room table,’ the Tetlows told Grand Designs magazine when the organic building appeared on the award-winning show in 2017.

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