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. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share?

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station. Photo is by Aogvision These underground waiting halls havemetal roofs equipped with solar panels that power the station, contrasting the brick exterior of the old station front. Skylights and glass curtain walls light up the interior.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Snøhetta also designed landscaped plazas and roof terraces for Airside, which sits above the Kai Tak MTR station in the district that formerly held Kai Tak, Hong Kong's international airport from 1925 to 1998. The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Kaan Architecten has created a visitor centre at the Netherlands American Cemetery In 2017, Kaan Architecten was commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Commission to add a visitor centre to the landscaped site, providing a small display space and an auditorium. The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson used engineered timber and a cantilevered roof for Caymus-Suisun Winery to create a contemporary winery with a "new architectural language for the region". Retractable glass walls link the inside and outside of the winery. Wood features throughout the winery's spaces. For a 29-acre (11.7-hectare)

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Snøhetta also designed landscaped plazas and roof terraces for Airside, which sits above the Kai Tak MTR station in the district that formerly held Kai Tak, Hong Kong's international airport from 1925 to 1998. The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

For the glass facades, we adopted the image of icebergs for the dynamic angled geometry of their vertical faces," Gehry Partners told Dezeen. The glass facades are based on icebergs "As a counterpoint, we imagined metal volumes embedded within the crystalline glass forms," the studio continued. "We

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2024

Gold-coloured fins march along the exterior glass and are punctured with a leaf-like pattern, creating a dappled shading effect on the interior. The interior contains lounge, dining, and retail areas in a "vibrant space designed to foster connection, community, and collaboration for all students."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The cabins were prefabricated and assembled on-site The steep black metal roofs give way to warm vertical cedar boards. Each cabin includes a living room, kitchenette, and bathroom on the main floor and a lofted bedroom space. The cabins include a lofted bedroom space "The cabins are designed for adaptability," the team said.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

US architecture studio GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century home in Erie, Pennsylvania into an educational facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure. A glass bridge is included in the design. The addition includes offices, classrooms and conference and event space for the program.

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

The main archive space was placed in a 40-metre-long tunnel that has glass windows at each end. Placed parallel to this space, another tunnel-like form contains the guesthouse's kitchen and toilets, with the roofed area between acting as a seating area. A roof covers an area between the tunnel-like forms.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In honoring this conception of the Center as a contemplative retreat to nature, the design team looked to create a liminal space that would provoke curiosity and excitement for the surrounding scenery while simultaneously providing a legible point of arrival and orientation.

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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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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. The interior maintains this simple palette with steel, glass, and concrete.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The centre's flared form was clad in a metal curtain wall, rendered in a light colour to reflect the mid-century buildings, while the faces of each protrusion feature floor-to-ceiling glass trimmed with timber. These hold classrooms and utilise the slope with three storeys that line up with the two-storey central structure.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood. The writer's studio rises two stories while the guest house is rectilinear in form The ground floor includes public spaces, the primary bedroom suite, a garage and a gym, along with "an expansive mudroom for the client's Irish wolfhounds".

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Fougeron Architecture reconfigured the residence with floor-to-ceiling glass that enhances views of the stream and a backyard waterfall. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

ZGF – working with development group Wexford Science & Technology – reimagined the 224,866-square foot (20,890-square metre) factory to house state-of-the-art research labs, collaborative spaces,and community amenities. A glass vestibule cantilevers over the main public entry. MEP engineers + lighting: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

The home was designed to achieve three main goals – to make the most of the natural setting, provide ample space for visitors, and accommodate the client's impressive art collection, which features work by artists such as Richard Serra, Deborah Butterfield and Roy Lichtenstein. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

ne a series of indoor and outdoor spaces – from the intimate to the breathtaking – while providing shading and privacy," the team said. The upper floors, which step forward and back, are detailed in plaster and glass and "appear to float", the team said. Within the home, public and private spaces are spread across the five levels.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

A shaded courtyard features a 75-ton excavated boulder From the rotunda, residents transition to an internal, shaded courtyard featuring a 75-ton excavated boulder and continue through a blurred transition into the home's shared spaces. Two heavy, sand-coloured stone walls run the length of the house, dividing the plan into three volumes.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

American architecture studio Morphosis has completed a terracotta-clad art museum in Costa Mesa, California , that features expansive gallery space and a multistory atrium. The main level wraps around the entire block and holds most of the gallery spaces. Concrete, glass and steel are also visible in the design.

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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. The interior maintains this simple palette with steel, glass, and concrete.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

The buildings are organized around a central paseo that creates a playful, organic relief from the gridded facade and serves as the primary circulation space between the ground level restaurant, lounge, gym and office lobbies. The entire building is concrete rather than glass. Civil engineer: Civilitude.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

Austin -based Mark Odom Studio has completed a half-acre entertainment complex that uses repurposed shipping containers to create multi-level spaces. Ground-floor containers house restaurants and vendors, while the upper levels have enclosed spaces for gatherings and private events, as well as offices and to serve as viewing decks.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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. Exterior walls consist of glass and pale-toned metal. A third structure arches away from the courtyard and toward the sunken lawn to the west.

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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. At points, long panes of glass also stretch from the floor of the ground floor up to the second storey. MEP engineer: CMTA. Structural engineer: ARUP.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

SAW’s design enlarges the home to 3,457-sf, unlocks its layout to create an open-plan central living space, and enhances its connection to the dramatic vistas. The sensation is enhanced by interior ceiling beams that extend into outdoor space, forming a slatted trellis over the back deck. Photo © Mikiko Kikuyama.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

On the interior, each individual volume is expressed as a rectangular wood-clad truss on the long edges, and as a floor-to-ceiling glass facade on the shorter sides. Approximately 9,000 SF of solar panels on the Robert Day Sciences Center roof will provide between 200 – 230 megawatt hours of energy production per year.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 10, 2023

Beyond the renewed exhibit spaces, a creative infill and reimagining of the old large-screen theater allowed for additional programming space to support Audubon in its mission.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 20, 2022

The 60,000-square foot building, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro features 20,000 square feet of galleries, a state-of-the-art theater, event space and café. Level 1 Lobby Atrium: A skylight illuminates the 40 –foot tall atrium, while perforated GFRG (Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum) screens provide views from the lobby.

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e-architect

AUGUST 12, 2023

Gracefully cascading down the steep terrain from the south, the home creates an inviting entry courtyard through the strategic separation from the adjacent slope, featuring descending terraced gardens that lead visitors to the glass-enclosed foyer.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Expansive glass panelling immediately draws attention into the home, while simultaneously framing the mountainous horizon beyond. The siding harmoniously blends with 13-foot glass panels that provide the home with breathtaking transparency, and the materials interact with the sun to capture the colors of the surrounding earth and sky.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 23, 2023

The building housing individual kennels is at a domestic rural scale, where dogs are stimulated with views onto nature via large glass windows and can rest or withdraw if needed behind screens. Large exercise spaces overlook the adjoining parklands. This layout minimises attention fatigue, acoustic discomfort and supports staff safety.

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Architecture Ideas

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This made the metal extremely popular for finishing domes and roofs, used in wall panels and drains, and for decorative purposes. Metal was used in every basic structure of the building and interior spaces. Aluminum was increasingly used in making window frames, doomed roofs, panels, and other ornaments and widespan constructions.

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e-architect

JUNE 15, 2023

They’re supported by a central atrium spine in the form of a sculptured staircase and four glass lifts made possible by offsetting the building’s core. A digital twin of the building provides energy metering and data about how people are using space to continuously optimise environmental performance and occupant comfort.

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