Dwell

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. Once inside, the initial space compresses, the ceiling low, exterior fieldstone becomes interior. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

metre) boards that extend from the base of the exterior wall to the parapet without cuts. The material philosophy extends to the interior selections. The material philosophy extends to the interior selections. The home is topped with a green roof. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering.

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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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Deezen

MAY 11, 2022

On the exterior, various anchor points similarly allow the firefighters to practice using the building itself. The ground floor contains two garage bays for fire trucks, which are flanked by the classic firefighter poles, as well as easy-access storage for a wide variety of tools and building materials that may be needed in an emergency.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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. The barn envelope has a standing seam infinity roof that wraps around the eave and down the exterior wall. Inside, the design is softened by warm wooden materials.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

Strang Design wrapped the second storey in vertical ipe wood fins The two levels of the home are materially distinct. Contrasting the stark white of the upper floor, the planted roof hangs down and allows vines to move up the elevation, creating a 'green wall' that camouflages part of the home in the existing grove of oak trees."

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Design for integration & Design for Discovery: The Science Station is integrated into the broader context of the high desert and the immediate context of the new OSU-Cascades campus in form and materiality. A planar wood ceiling spans to exterior sots, while expansive glazing and high ceilings reflect the building form.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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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Architizer

FEBRUARY 20, 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. Material elements are minimal. © CLB Architects. © CLB Architects. © CLB Architects.

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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. These buildings are five storeys tall and have a central core set back from the wood-clad exterior, with large window boxes on each end that create sheltered patios on the second storey.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

Stretching across a flat site, the house consists of intersecting, gabled volumes and a flat-roofed, pavilion-like volume in the rear. Exterior walls are clad in vertical cedar siding, which is paired with local grey stone that mimics the area's rock formations. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2022

The pavilions were designed as square and rectangular buildings with exterior walls that are angled inwards at their base. Materials used were locally sourced, with the precast concrete used across the facade sourced from within 25 miles of the site. Materials and concrete used at the culture hub were sourced locally.

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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

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 arena dares to be different by respecting campus materiality and introducing a modern approach to systems and details," the studio said.

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Dwell

MAY 12, 2023

A saltbox roof and wood cladding give way to a blend of concrete and plaster at the rural address in Zurich. The exterior facade is clad in glazed spruce wood— the same type of timber used on traditional Swiss barns. A pitched roof was designed in the same vein, with tile roofing typical to the local architecture.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

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 It selected metal and leather materials that patinate over time without compromising durability. Civil engineer: Civilitude. Electrical engineer: Integral Group.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2023

A contrasting palette of raw and finished materials accentuate the resultant forms and create a sense of permanence and solidity. Glazed links connect the pavilions, accentuating their material and formal differences and contributing to a sense of journey as one moves through the site. "A Post it here.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

The original crane shed – a light-filled cavern topped by a gabled roof with exposed trusses – has been repurposed as a dramatic event space. Clad in precast terracotta, the new addition complements the brick plant in materiality, form, and industrial character while remaining architecturally distinct.".

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The CLT was used for the upper and lower roof decks and the entirety of the second floor was made using the material, which was then topped by gypcrete. The exterior photography is by Iwan Baan. MEP engineer: CMTA. Structural engineer: ARUP. Civil engineer: BGE. Collaborating architect: PRODUCTORA.

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aasarchitecture

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. Material elements are minimal. Civil Engineer: Agrostis, Inc. Photo © Audrey Hal.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 30, 2022

TEF Design recently completed concept designs for the shell and core base building rehabilitation of the landmark structure, including envelope improvements, complete roof replacement, and structural retrofit to transform the former theater for contemporary commercial use. The Century 21 rehabilitation is expected to be completed in 2025.

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e-architect

JULY 7, 2023

The three program spaces all reside under one large, heroic low-sloped roof. The continuous roof provides overhead protection from rain and snow in-between the two buildings and at the exterior fuel island. The complex is wrapped in a perforated, rusted metal screen with washing and fueling functions hidden from public view.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Other materials that were used to complement the timber include brick curtain walls and glazing used for the exteriors as well as concrete for the shear cores and steel long-span beams for the classroom ceilings. Read: nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof. Project credits: . Architect: LMN Architects.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Raw, textured materials like galvanized steel, rough-sawn cedar siding, and cast-in-place concrete define the project and accentuate its unexpected, layered geometries. While the entire home is an exercise in blurring distinctions between interior and exterior, this reaches its fullest expression at the rear. Photo © Mikiko Kikuyama.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 5, 2022

The use of simple forms along with honest materials and textures help break down the scale of the buildings to fit within its context. Interior and exterior materials are clean-lined while resilient. An integrated roof mounted photovoltaic system will minimize future reliance on utility-provided energy.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Overall, the interior’s materiality is defined by the contrast of the warm wood-clad beams, concrete floors, and the functional double-duty surfaces found within the integrated sciences labs. Image © BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group. Source by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group. Image © BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 21, 2022

TEF Design recently completed concept designs for the shell and core base building rehabilitation of the landmark structure, including envelope improvements, complete roof replacement, and structural retrofit to transform the former theater for contemporary commercial use. Civil Engineer: BKF Engineers.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A seamless blend of earth and sky Custom-stained external cedar siding, a classic and durable material, provides an inspirational nod to the character of the home’s agricultural neighbors. At night, or when the weather outside is cooler, warmer tones emerge from the color and material palette.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Anh Tuan Nguyen and his team – mainly to have a light and airy clinic – while also respecting the philosophy of ‘minimal means for maximum effects’, the Studio favoured a simple intervention based on the ingenious use of materials and meticulously executed construction methods. Structural engineer: Geniex.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Working through various options and discussions with New York Parks and the veteran representations, we developed a concept of the weathered portal that is monumental in form but understated in materiality. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? © Jeffrey Totaro. © Jeffrey Totaro. © Jeffrey Totaro. © Jeffrey Totaro.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The production facility’s north-facing clerestories in the sawtooth roof minimize the need for artificial lighting. The complex is as much about vistas and the spaces between buildings as much as it is about the spaces within.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Along the loop, the building massing and programmatic distribution create a series of microclimates, expanding the linear progression of the site into a network of exterior rooms. Structural Engineers: Labib Funk + Associates. Civil Engineers: Labib Funk + Associates. MEP Engineers: Hariton Engineering.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 15, 2023

The three buildings iterate on the archetypal gabled form of the American barn while also distinguishing themselves with varying approaches to cladding and material detail. Inside, a large timber gabled roof structure stretching from one end to the other, creates an open dramatic central communal space.

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e-architect

AUGUST 20, 2023

Daniel Joseph Chenin incorporated numerous design strategies into the project to offset the home’s carbon footprint and reduce its dependence on the grid, including a photovoltaic panel infrastructure and ballast roofing that complement other design elements along with passive cooling, thermal mass, and radiant heating.

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e-architect

APRIL 17, 2023

Design Years: 2022-2023 Construction Years: 2023-2025 Major Building Materials: Concrete structure, brick, natural stone, natural metals, and glass Program: The Steven S. Wymer Hall University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Location: 503 Gregory Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Client: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Architizer

MAY 19, 2023

Working with complex conditions, budgets, and a profuse history, today’s designers continuously explore through form, scale and material. The company’s human resources consist of experienced civil engineers and architects, offering its services in the fields of design and architecture of buildings and interiors.

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