Deezen

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. Civil engineer: Phillip Habib & Associates General contractor : Turner Construction Landscape designer: Future Green Studio Corp.

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MAY 11, 2022

The void enables the team to practice rescue scenarios that mimic conditions common to the city, using its height and associated elements of balconies, bridge, doorways, ladders, and stairs," Studio Gang explained. "At On the roof, the architects included planted areas and a space for the firefighters to enjoy the outdoors.

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

The composition is further enhanced by the varied angles of mono-pitched roofs and flashes of intense colour from the stained glass in the chapels." The building's design draws stylistic parallels with Boston City Hall (1968) by Kallmann, McKinnell & Knowles, though on a more modest scale, befitting a cathedral city in north Wales."

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Architizer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Quay Quarter Lanes – is the rejuvenation of a city block in the heart of Sydney City at Circular Quay. The whole is capped by a roof space brought to life with a recreational roof garden for the use of all residents. Tiered private outdoor spaces climb to the shared roof garden. Project Status: Built. Year: 2021.

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Deezen

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.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It is known for its visitor's center and for the Steve Jobs Theater , both of which feature pavilion-like structures with glass walls and thin cantilevered roofing. Zeller & Moye has offices in Berlin and Mexico City. The studio has created works at a number of scales, including earthquake-resistant housing in Mexico City.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Local studio GO'C drew on the aesthetics of a 1930s gas station to create Mini Mart City Park, a community arts centre in Seattle that aims to show the potential of remediated brownsites. GO'C wanted to create a functional space that used as much of the 1930s-era gas station aesthetic as possible. Skylights were included in the gallery space.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Intended to provide visitors with an overview of the many destinations dispersed throughout the 440-acre property in the heart of Louisiana’s capital city, the 28,625-square-foot facility will also detail the rich history of the Burden family and the Burden property, one of the largest donations ever made to LSU and the surrounding community.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2022

An angular concrete building and an underground reservoir form a stormwater treatment plant in Toronto by Canadian firm GH3 that is meant to "signal a new and distinctive city precinct". . The plant features an angled roof. Structural, mechanical, electrical, civil engineering: RV Anderson. Prime consultant: RV Anderson.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 5, 2024

Photo © Andrew Pogue The cantilevered and folded biophilic roof form inspired by Oregon’s canyons, and extensive curtainwall glazing, reflect the Port’s sloped and cantilevered headquarters building and ticket lobby entrance glazing, directly adjacent from the site. The entire south-facing roof of the concourse is solar ready.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof. 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. Structural consultant: Englekirk Civil engineer: Psomas Elevator consultant: HKA Elevator Consulting, Inc.

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Deezen

MAY 15, 2023

Located in southeast Portland , the city-owned park encompasses 16 acres (6.5 The pavilion is an open, roofed structure with slatted wooden walls New additions include an event pavilion, an aerial tree walk and three "botanic collections". After the Leaches died, the property was eventually gifted to the City of Portland.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. Studio Gang has completed a number of high-profile projects this year, including museum expansions in Arkansas and New York City. It also added a square at the building's primary entry.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Architecture studios Kuehn Malvezzi , Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte Architectes have created an insect zoo and museum in a glazed sawtooth-roof building with interior spaces that emulate the experience of being a bug. The main component is a two-storey glass building with a rectangular plan and sawtooth roof.

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2022

A tall, pyramidal roof tops the main living area of this holiday home in northern Mexico by Práctica Arquitectura, made almost entirely of concrete. Located on a large plot of land in the village of El Barrial, near the city of Monterrey , the project was developed as a secondary home for a family and dubbed "El Aguacate" – or "The Avocado".

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2023

Located on Limerick's main high street in the Georgian Quarter, the International Rugby Experience was built as an attraction that celebrates the game of rugby as part of a rejuvenation of the city centre. The museum's highest point is 33.8 metre-tall tower set back from the street front by a portico. The museum's highest point is 33.8

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

Kevin Daly Architecture (KDA) worked with Mexico City-based studio Productora to complete the 31,718-square-foot (2,946 metre) project in Spotts Park, northwest of Downtown Houston, for local institution Houston Endowment. MEP engineer: CMTA. Structural engineer: ARUP. Civil engineer: BGE.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 10, 2023

If we close our eyes and think of the city of Toledo, images of its beautiful, unique and unrepeatable historic World Heritage Site will come to mind. An architectural and urban wonder that completely conditions the life of Toledo and the configuration of the city.

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Dwell

AUGUST 2, 2023

While the roof is designed as a continual and leveled line in the horizon, the floor surfaces conform to different layers at the ground, which configure a series of dynamic spaces with varied ceiling heights. A Punchy Lisbon Townhouse Finds Clever Design Fixes for City Living

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

American architecture studio Gensler has completed a resilient and technologically advanced sports arena in Austin , Texas that has a wooden canopy and roof that moves depending on the type of event. The 10,000-seat Texas Longhorn basketball arena can transform into a 16,000-seat concert venue by raising and lowering the roof. "It

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2022

The Sound House is located on a sloped property in the city's Magnolia neighbourhood – a site that offers vistas of the downtown district and the Puget Sound. The living area is double height with views to the city. Structural engineer: Swenson Say Faget. Civil engineer: J Welch Engineering.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

Originally constructed in 1915 on Steel City's Automobile Row, the building was one of Ford 's 31 identical regional assembly plants built across the country. The original crane shed – a light-filled cavern topped by a gabled roof with exposed trusses – has been repurposed as a dramatic event space.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A roof-mounted landing pad allows the drone to land on the vehicle when it's moving. Find out more about Project Hero › Photo by Scape (also top) Living Breakwaters, USA, by Scape Landscape studio Scape won the 2023 Obel Award for Living Breakwaters, a coastal defence system installed along New York City's Staten Island.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Local studio Jensen Architects designed the house to both embrace and defy its difficult site conditions – a hilly parcel in the Cole Valley neighbourhood, near the city's famed Sutro Tower. Floor-to-ceiling glass provides views of the city. Structural engineering: Holmes Structures. Geotechnical engineering: Murray Engineers.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The studio likened these steps to those at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City or the Spanish Steps in Rome. Structural engineer: John A. MEP engineer & sustainability: Buro Happold. Civil engineer: KPFF. Fire life safety engineers: Simpons Gumpertz & Heger. Architect: Morphosis.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 28, 2023

With a collective commitment to enhance the city of Portland through sustainable and responsible development, four significant Portland institutions join together at the Vanport Building to share workplace resources. The Vanport Building’s site is unique to the City of Portland, with the curved streetcar path clipping its northeast corner.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Nader Tehrani: In a project that invariably was destined towards a panoptic plan with a tripartite set of wings separating the adults, teens, and children, the concept of the building form and roof was to create something larger than the sum of the parts underneath. © John Horner. © John Horner. This project won in the 10th Annual A+Awards!

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

Each office level contains a covered deck set back from the main facade, and the buildings are topped by open-air roof terraces. The Texas capital is the second-fastest growing city in the United States. Civil engineer: Civilitude. Structural engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative.

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e-architect

JUNE 27, 2023

Complementing each other’s programs and collaborating to expand community impact under one roof allows each tenant to become greater than the sum of their parts. Complementing each other’s programs and collaborating to expand community impact under one roof allows each tenant to become greater than the sum of their parts.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

New York City-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed the Prior Performing Arts Center for the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, which features an undulating facade of precast concrete and weathering steel panels. Civil engineer: Nitsch Engineering. Executive architect: Perry Dean Rogers.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2022

A swimming pool overlooks the East River on the roof. The roof has a garden and pool, with landscaping designed by New York firm James Corner Field Operations. Structural engineering: Rosenwasser Grossman, Consulting Engineers. MEP: Dagher Engineering. Civil engineering: Philip Habib and Associates.

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e-architect

JULY 5, 2023

The podium level is visually connected with an inner courtyard to the ground floor and childcare activities below as well as a 7th story and roof space above, dedicated to urban agriculture and food production for residents.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It is located in the state's capital, Oklahoma City. Roofs were designed to mimic bird wings and feathers "Reflecting the native tradition of a circular worldview, the design evolved out of multiple circles suggested by arcs," the team said. A third structure arches away from the courtyard and toward the sunken lawn to the west.

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e-architect

JANUARY 26, 2022

A kiosk in a mixed wood and steel structure is skillfully placed on the roof of the original refectory, creating an element in dialogue with the urban and landscape dimensions. Team: I+A Laboratoire des structures (structure); Choulet (fluids); Eco+construire (economist); Arwytec (kitchen); 2IDF (civil engineering); SLAM (acoustics).

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e-architect

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The building form takes it cues from the program elements, with a larger industrial shed-like form housing the Market and warehouse; and a smaller, more residentially scaled sloped roof form creating a welcoming entry and housing the Kitchen, HUB and offices. Structural Engineer: Lund Opsahl. Civil Engineer: KPFF.

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e-architect

MAY 22, 2023

In collaboration with the City of Montreal, Cardin Julien’s bold design was intended to help define new aesthetic, sustainability, and accessibility standards for this type of municipal building. Its orientation and large roof offer shaded areas around the building and, thus, maintain a cool interior during the summer season.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 23, 2023

The light-filled reception building has a large extended roof sweeping up to create an iconic, open, easy-to-find entrance. Photo © Brett Boardman Highly durable materials withstand extreme wear and bacteria spread, whilst best practice passive thermal comfort considers climate and ventilation.

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