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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has created a university building in Santa Barbara, California , with two separate volumes connected by a series of walkways clad in perforated aluminium. It is the first new building on the campus in 50 years LMN Architects was founded in Seattle in 1979. The photography is by Patrick Price.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. The roofs – composed of two triangular planes each that slope toward the centre – collect rainwater and redirect it to river-rock basins.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a sensitive restoration of a 19th-century church to provide a community hub in a historic dockyard on the Isle of Sheppey. Located in a prominent position in the port town of Sheerness in north Kent, the church is a key part of an 18th-century masterplan by Scottish civil engineer John Rennie.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Each building responds to its immediate surroundings Local firm CLB Architects carved away portions of the 6,000-square-foot (557-square-metre) building to form recesses and openings.

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Text description provided by the architects. The main volume of the 3,632-square-foot house is oriented along an east-west axis, which allows the living spaces to take full advantage of southern light, while its asymmetrically gabled roof orients the interiors toward the primary views. © CLB Architects. © CLB Architects.

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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. Source by Hennebery Eddy Architects. Its south orientation captures the sun, and the ramp-like form slopes up from the community toward the university.

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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. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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JULY 20, 2022

The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California. 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. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The columns flatten at their peaks to evoke a tree canopy One of the library's most notable details is its tall, slender columns that "mushroom into flat panels" at their peak to support the roof. Meanwhile, the roof has integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) construction elements to generate renewable energy. The photography is by Yumeng Zhu.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The stone-clad Connecticut retreat is surprisingly advanced with a steel frame, glass sliders, geothermal heating and cooling, and a motorized roof hatch to the deck. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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APRIL 6, 2023

Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has completed a seven-storey museum in Limerick, Ireland , with vaulted ceilings and walls designed to "reflect the forces found in rugby". The museum's highest point is 33.8 metre-tall tower set back from the street front by a portico.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Snøhetta also designed landscaped plazas and roof terraces for Airside, which sits above the Kai Tak MTR station in the district that formerly held Kai Tak, Hong Kong's international airport from 1925 to 1998.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Text description provided by the architects. Our design response is a spacious, off white and simple pitched roof classical form with slender exposed structural steel work creating a functional and elegant, light-filled interior. © H2o Architects. © H2o Architects. © H2o Architects. © H2o Architects.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

The “Takahama Cafe” designed by architect Kengo Kuma, the most convenient place to visit the Tottori sand dunes, opened on August 20th. With a total area of 190 square meters, the roof of Cafe, about 9 meters above the ground, has an outdoor terrace overlooking the scenery of the sand dunes. Kengo Kuma at his Cafe.

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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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JUNE 16, 2022

The main volume of the 3,632-square-foot house is oriented along an east-west axis, which allows the living spaces to take full advantage of southern light, while its asymmetrically gabled roof orients the interiors toward the primary views. Source by CLB Architects. Civil Engineer: Agrostis, Inc. Photo © Matthew Millman.

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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". Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Leong Leong also added a second level above the kitchen that holds a dedicated playroom, topped with a roof deck that affords views of the skyline. Additionally, the team added a 24-kilowatt Tesla solar roof array that powers the home, bringing it to a net-zero energy structure. The photography is by Naho Kubota and Angela Hau.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

It topped the buildings with photovoltaic panels and green roofs to produce energy while also aiming to increase biodiversity. For the small amount of energy that will be consumed, the project plans to compensate for it by producing green energy via bio-solar roofs." The photography is by Julien Hourcade.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has completed the mass-timber Founders Hall building for the University of Washington's Foster School of Business in Seattle. LMN Architects designed Founders Hall for the University of Washington. Read: nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof. Project credits: .

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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. The photography is by CreatAR Images, unless stated otherwise.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Snøhetta also designed landscaped plazas and roof terraces for Airside, which sits above the Kai Tak MTR station in the district that formerly held Kai Tak, Hong Kong's international airport from 1925 to 1998.

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JUNE 12, 2023

the complex consists of two semi-cylindrical, prefabricated steel warehouse buildings, notable for their arching roof forms and con-nected via an enclosed walkway. The interiors will feature an industrial aesthetic: exposed concrete floors, aluminum windows, and an exposed steel roof. Source by Skylab.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

US studio Jensen Architects has created a tall hillside home featuring expansive views and an elevator that will enable the owners to stay in the home as they age. A code-required exit led the architects to design a bridge between the terrace and the garden. Project credits: Architecture and interiors: Jensen Architects.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The roof is designed to accommodate solar arrays in the future. Aiming to garner a LEED Silver status, the building utilizes a hydronic heating system and high-efficiency vertically flooded heat exchangers, which are primarily located on the top floor for direct exhaust. The photography is by Christopher Barrett and Laura Peters.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. CookFox Architects sliced through the historic building to expose aspects of its structure on the facade "The rail beds within St.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

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., Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V.,

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JUNE 23, 2023

Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC), located adjacent to the Western Sydney Parklands, was designed by Sam Crawford Architects (SCA), and is the largest building of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, housing up to 380 dogs and cats. Source by Sam Crawford Architects. Large exercise spaces overlook the adjoining parklands.

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MAY 11, 2022

The architects put in skylights for more comfortable habitation. At the back, facing a courtyard, the architects included a kitchenette and conference room, where on-duty firefighters spend their time between operations. On the roof, the architects included planted areas and a space for the firefighters to enjoy the outdoors.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Architects John Friedman and Alice Kimm have stacked a concrete mass with sinuous cutouts into a hillside as a home for their family in Los Angeles , complete with a crane in the kitchen and an accessory dwelling unit. Nearby in Los Angeles, Anonymous Architects recently embedded a concrete house into a hillside with a two-storey pool.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson used engineered timber and a cantilevered roof for Caymus-Suisun Winery to create a contemporary winery with a "new architectural language for the region". The space is shaded by a large cantilevered roof that is designed to "hover weightlessly overhead while focusing views to nearby mountain ranges".

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The architects ended up conceiving a "theatrical destination integrated with nature". Other open-air theatres include a Japanese theatre that features trees that grow up through the floor and support the roof, and a small theater in Nebraska that is hidden behind a retractable fake storefront. The photography is by Adrien Williams.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

Beyond 1,000 square feet of gallery space, an occupiable green roof, a small dining area and café, gift shop, visitor restrooms, and offices for botanic gardens administrative staff. Source by EskewDumezRipple. Image © EskewDumezRipple. Image © EskewDumezRipple.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof. Gehry Partners was founded by architect Frank Gehry in 2001. The studio is the architect behind the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles and it recently completed a pair of skyscrapers called The Grand in the city.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With a grass-topped, arched roof it was designed to be both contemporary and integrated into the landscape. The building itself is a very simple rectangular form but set within a curved courtyard landscape to provide, together with the arched roof, an organic natural flowing form," explained Kirkland. Electrical engineer: Aura.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The home is topped with a green roof. The home is topped by a green roof planted with local grasses that camouflages the home in its context. Project credits: Architect: Sparano + Mooney Architecture. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering. Structural engineer: Structural Design Studio.

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