Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

California architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a central structure for a sports complex in Florida with a sloped concrete shell designed to "make a spectacle of rainfall". The concrete shell protects the internal glass structure – where the offices and storage are located – and the outdoor spaces around it.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

International studio Snøhetta has completed Beijing City Library in China , a glass-lined building filled with towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. Outside, real ginkgo trees have been planted at the entry points, framed by the glass walls that aim to "further enhance the connection with nature".

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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. A protective wood shutter neatly slides into the stone, revealing a glass panel pocket door. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

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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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The panelized structure of the 475-square foot (44-square metre) cabins was prefabricated by Plant Prefab in Los Angeles and then assembled on-site. The cabins were prefabricated and assembled on-site The steep black metal roofs give way to warm vertical cedar boards. The photography is by Stephan Werk and Kylie Fitts.

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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

JANUARY 20, 2024

To respect the cemetery's existing "monumental ensemble" and reference American memorial architecture, the studio created a concrete and glass form that would "claim its own space while blending into the greater whole". Supported by the internal concrete walls, this allows a small light gap to be created between the facade and the roof.

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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 barn form was modernized with the use of a standing seam infinity roof.

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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. The winery's terrace is shaded by a large cantilevered roof.

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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

APRIL 3, 2024

Read: Eight brutalist homes in Latin America "There are a handful of Welsh modernist structures that have been listed and recognised for what they are, but so many have been dismissed, neglected, forgotten and even demolished," he continued. The structure employs 13,850 feet of galvanised locked coil three inch wire rope.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2024

The facade at grade is clad in stone, referencing the region's Coldwater Shale bedrock, a clerestory level mimics a forest setting with an exposed column structure and reflective glazing, and the upper level suggests a tree canopy with a perforated shading system. The roof is designed to accommodate solar arrays in the future.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

A large central staircase with open teak treads, a glass railing and a powder-coated aluminium bookcase wall connects all three levels. The ground floor includes a multipurpose family room that leads out to the pool deck, which is set at the same height as the roof of the pink accessory dwelling unit (ADU).

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has expanded a California college through the addition of mass-timber structures that were informed by how fungi grow in the wild. Four buildings were designed to complement the existing structures – California modern-style buildings with stucco walls and splashes of colour – and the woodland environment.

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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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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Fougeron Architecture reconfigured the residence with floor-to-ceiling glass that enhances views of the stream and a backyard waterfall. The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In Have one to share? Post it here.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A series of glass walls on the far side of the entryway will provide unobstructed views out—a mediating surface between building and landscape. Beyond 1,000 square feet of gallery space, an occupiable green roof, a small dining area and café, gift shop, visitor restrooms, and offices for botanic gardens administrative staff.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2023

American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. A glass vestibule cantilevers over the main public entry. Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

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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

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

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. In some areas, stretches of glass are covered with wooden screens. The western wall is a vast expanse of glass that provides views of the ski resort and surrounding mountains.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Los Angeles-based Morphosis , which was founded by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, designed the structure to have a "gradient of architectural intensity, from complex forms at the museum's entry to rectilinear and flexible forms within the galleries". Concrete, glass and steel are also visible in the design.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

The containers were sourced with Falcon Structures from China. "We Trellises, vertical tube railings, and custom stairways were added to expand the space and create natural flows between the structures. A canopy formed from a mass-timber structure with a ballasted roof stands on eight-inch (20-centimetre) steel tubes.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The structure features a latticed canopy that was designed to reference the surrounding oak groves. The canopy provides passive cooling for the structure and has been outfitted with photovoltaic panels to provide energy. The two-storey structure is rectangular and has a facade of white scalloped aluminium panels.

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

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The upper floors, which step forward and back, are detailed in plaster and glass and "appear to float", the team said. Floor-to-ceiling glass provides views of the city. Floor-to-ceiling glass provides immersive views of the city to the north and a rear garden to the south. Structural engineering: Holmes Structures.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

Slanted structural columns animate the groundscape. The slanted structural columns animate the groundscape and rise into a warm wooden-clad soffit that transitions to the regimented expression of the primary facade. The entire building is concrete rather than glass. Civil engineer: Civilitude.

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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. Photo © Audrey Hal.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Technological developments triggered the acceptance of aluminum in structural applications. 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.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The building’s structure is designed as a stack of two volumes, or rectangle ‘blocks’ – two per floor – with each pair rotated 45 degrees from the floor below. 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.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Lateral rough-sawn Western Red cedar cladding enhances its horizontality, while slatted trellises slip beyond the roof and frame the front entrances against the guiding angled wall of the garage. The lounge also features glass floor-to-ceiling sliding doors that open onto the lower deck. Roof Floor Plan. Photo © Mikiko Kikuyama.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Read more about the Tate Modern extension › Photo courtesy of OUE Limited Skyslide, USA, by OUE Limited Designed as a tourist attraction for Los Angeles thrill-seekers, Skyslide was a glass slide that connected the 70th and 69th floors of the 72-storey US Bank Tower.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 10, 2023

Photo Courtesy of EskewDumezRipple/CambridgeSeven Location: New Orleans, USA Architect: EskewDumzRipple Exhibit Designer: CambridgeSeven Landscape: Spackman Mossop Michaels Structural/Civil Engineering: Morphy Makofsky, Inc.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The structures are muted in color and modest in scale, sitting naturally within the setting. The interior aesthetic is unrestrained, features an exposed steel structure and white oak flooring. The production facility’s north-facing clerestories in the sawtooth roof minimize the need for artificial lighting.

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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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