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CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper

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US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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GBBN expands historic Pennsylvania residence with metal-clad education facility

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The renovation and expansion by GBBN Pittsburgh preserved the original house and added a contemporary barn -shaped structure that mitigates the steep site. The barn form was modernized with the use of a standing seam infinity roof. Dark grey zinc panels reference the colour of the original roof. Structural engineering: WBCM.

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Strang Design tops Miami mansion with slatted volume and planter

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Local studio Strang Design has created a contemporary residence with a garden terrace in Miami , Florida, complete with Brazilian influences and vintage touches. Strang Design chose strong natural materials throughout Angel Oaks Residence The division between exterior and interior is minimal with materials and light bridging the boundary.

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Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"

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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." Its construction involved the demolition of three chapels and more than 200 houses, so that the motorway could be raised 15 metres above the roof tops.

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Dogtrot Residence // CLB Architects

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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. The exterior is clad in oxidized corrugated and perforated steel and Siberian larch.

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood. The writer's studio and guesthouse are tucked into the woods "Working in concert with the landscape, this dynamic quality further through the building's charred Shou Sugi Ban exterior, tugged and carved to create overhangs and openings."

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West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex

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We set out to make a contemporary version of the industrial warehouse, one that can age well over time.". The central pathway is marked by small gathering spaces that trail into the building, creating a "living room" that bridges interior and exterior zones. "A Civil engineer: Civilitude. Landscape architect: TBG.