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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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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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Desai Chia creates “winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York

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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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Photos show Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "surreal and magical" Blue Dream house in the Hamptons

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A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro 's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. It is really surreal and magical in the whole; the whole roof just feels like it's floating."

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Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building

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Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof. Structural consultant: Englekirk Civil engineer: Psomas Elevator consultant: HKA Elevator Consulting, Inc. Gehry Partners was founded by architect Frank Gehry in 2001.

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Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

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Atop the front portion of the house, a thin, shed roof is lifted up, making way for clerestories. In addition to exposed concrete, finishes include black basalt floor tiles, sugar pine ceilings and granite countertops. General contractor: Jim Morrison Construction. Structural engineer: CFBR Structural Group.

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Jenny Peysin Architecture creates concrete Southampton home with a glass pavilion

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The concrete bar – which contains circulation and sleeping spaces – was Jenny Peysin Architecture's first time working with cast-in-place concrete as an all-in-one finished facade and structural material. A double-tiered roof plate floats above the cube. Local gravel serves as ballast for the roof of the cube.

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Leddy Maytum Stacy revamps century-old university building in California

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The steel-framed canopies have wooden roof cladding to complement the original sheathing found in the wings. The material palette includes a mix of expressed structural elements and finishes such as carpeting, rubber flooring and fabric-wrapped acoustical panels.