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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

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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.

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Daniel Joseph Chenin uses passive building strategies for stone-clad Nevada house

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Daniel Joseph Chenin designed the house in the Las Vegas desert Named Fort 137, "the building pays homage to the old fort structures from the early settlement days of Las Vegas, which relied upon site-sourced materials along with tried-and-true techniques for designing and building in an arid climate," the team told Dezeen.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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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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Snøhetta creates library to emulate feeling of "sitting under a tree"

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International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China , a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. According to the Snøhetta, it is one of three new major cultural buildings in Tongzhou that are hoped to transform the district into "a lively arts and cultural destination".

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Skylab reveals design for their new Portland headquarters

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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.

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Ten designs and buildings that reduce the impact of environmental hazards

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Three people can build the shelters in just five minutes. A roof-mounted landing pad allows the drone to land on the vehicle when it's moving. The post Ten designs and buildings that reduce the impact of environmental hazards appeared first on Dezeen.

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Skylab arranges series of A-frame Colorado cabins in snowflake-like pattern

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The cabins were prefabricated and assembled on-site The steep black metal roofs give way to warm vertical cedar boards. A historic saloon building holds the corner of the site. The studio has also created large-scale structures, such as the Serena Williams building at Nike's corporate campus in Oregon.