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APRIL 9, 2024

Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. The house is 1,700 square feet, and reaches into the landscape with a sheltering roof and screen walls to create usable outdoor spaces on all sides. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The columns flatten at their peaks to evoke a tree canopy One of the library's most notable details is its tall, slender columns that "mushroom into flat panels" at their peak to support the roof. Meanwhile, the roof has integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) construction elements to generate renewable energy. The photography is by Yumeng Zhu.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

A thin steel shed roof pitches up to open the interior to the south sun and frame views to the ski runs on the mountain. Double-thick eight-inch concrete walls fitted with foam insulation extend up to the roof on the low side. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

The roof of the shell slopes down gently towards a central point, from which water is funneled by gutters into an adjacent rain garden, to capitalise on the heavy precipitation in Pompano Beach, a municipality north of Fort Lauderdale. The rain cascades from the roof into a rain garden where the water is infiltrated back into the aquifer."

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

Located on a triangular site in Paris's 19th arrondissement, the project is "the capital's first zero-carbon district", according to TVK. The biggest challenge of the project was to bring together more than a dozen programmes and turn them into a fully-fledged part of the city," said Trévelo and Kohler.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

The project is formed of five interconnected glazed buildings in a stepped arrangement, with the lowest volumes located next to the Kai Tak river. The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring. The photography is by Kevin Mak.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

The design marries Japanese architecture with the surrounding Hudson Valley "The main building has a porch space with long eaves that links with canopy-style roof design, which serves to accent the exterior," said Jun Mitsui & Associates. "We and the landscape as an intermediate area, but also gently welcomes visiting guests."

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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. Project Details: Location: Greenwich, Connecticut Architect: Eric J. To the left, a staircase ascends through a motorized roof hatch, accessing the panoramic roof deck.

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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

MARCH 15, 2024

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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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. Green outdoor space can be used for public events. Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

Leong Leong also added a second level above the kitchen that holds a dedicated playroom, topped with a roof deck that affords views of the skyline. Additionally, the team added a 24-kilowatt Tesla solar roof array that powers the home, bringing it to a net-zero energy structure. The photography is by Naho Kubota and Angela Hau.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Skylab Architecture created a series of A-frame cabins in Colorado The 23,450-square foot (2,180-square metre) hospitality project "takes design cues from 1970s American ski culture and the iconic A-frame cabins of that era," the studio told Dezeen. The photography is by Stephan Werk and Kylie Fitts.

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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. Aluminum was increasingly used in making window frames, doomed roofs, panels, and other ornaments and widespan constructions. Numerous aluminum products are widely used in various industries.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 12, 2023

the complex consists of two semi-cylindrical, prefabricated steel warehouse buildings, notable for their arching roof forms and con-nected via an enclosed walkway. The interiors will feature an industrial aesthetic: exposed concrete floors, aluminum windows, and an exposed steel roof. Source by Skylab.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The project also involved the redesign of a brick building that serves as a welcome centre and storage area. In an approach where the limits between the two became blurred, the project developed as a vast scenography of the landscape through architecture," said Lemay senior partner Eric Pelletier.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Supported by the internal concrete walls, this allows a small light gap to be created between the facade and the roof. Other recent projects by the studio include the Loenen Pavilion , which offers space to rest and reflect in another Dutch war cemetery. The photography is by Simon Menges.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2024

CannonDesign has created a student centre for a Michigan university "The primary concept of the building was to celebrate place, with a focus on elements and symbols that are universal to all people – and especially important to the Western community," Brett Lawrence, Cannon Design project manager, told Dezeen.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

The project is formed of five interconnected glazed buildings in a stepped arrangement, with the lowest volumes located next to the Kai Tak river. The project's design is informed by Hong Kong's legacy of textile manufacturing and draws on different aspects of tailoring. The photography is by Kevin Mak.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Read: Ingenhoven Architects tops island health resort with Europe's largest thatched roof Two of the lecture halls are double-height, while the remainder of the second- and third-storey spaces were filled with study halls and smaller classrooms. The photography is by Patrick Price.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

CookFox Architects and Gensler have created a Google headquarters in New York City Design architects on the project CookFox Architects adapted a 1930s railway terminal called St John's Terminal, which served as an end-point to the rail line that is now the High Line , to create the office building.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

This projection helped us to minimize the impact on this natural site and reduce excavation.". The home is topped with a green roof. The home is topped by a green roof planted with local grasses that camouflages the home in its context. Project credits: Architect: Sparano + Mooney Architecture.

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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". The space is shaded by a large cantilevered roof that is designed to "hover weightlessly overhead while focusing views to nearby mountain ranges".

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. Source by EskewDumezRipple. Image © EskewDumezRipple. Image © EskewDumezRipple.

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Deezen

MAY 11, 2022

On the roof, the architects included planted areas and a space for the firefighters to enjoy the outdoors. The concrete building is fronted with terracotta tiles that recall the red colour typically used for fire engines. Project credits: Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti. Civil engineer: Langan , civil engineer.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The team claims that it had to "invent" methods of glass working to achieve the scale of the project. The team worked with scientists and craftspeople for the project Apple Park was designed by UK studio Foster + Partners. Because it is arranged among the trees, the glass "appears to subtly melt" into the surrounding groves.

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

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. The main archive space was placed in a 40-metre-long tunnel that has glass windows at each end.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With a grass-topped, arched roof it was designed to be both contemporary and integrated into the landscape. The building itself is a very simple rectangular form but set within a curved courtyard landscape to provide, together with the arched roof, an organic natural flowing form," explained Kirkland. Electrical engineer: Aura.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Project Status: Built. 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. Year: 2018. Text description provided by the architects.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Read: Frank Gehry's long-awaited Ocean Avenue Project in Santa Monica finally approved "This is where the image of the iceberg is most visible, and where the visual effect of the fractured geometries of the iceberg work best," said the studio. Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof. The photography is by Tim Hursley.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 5, 2024

Context Embarking on its first major project in the Terminal in nearly 20 years, the Port of Portland (Port) sought to re-balance the number of passengers using the north and south sides of Portland International Airport. The entire south-facing roof of the concourse is solar ready. A lactation room provides privacy and respite.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The structure was built on the site of a former gas station Using references from the era, the structure features classic signage, an overhanging roof and divided metal windows. GO'C wanted to create a functional space that used as much of the 1930s-era gas station aesthetic as possible. Skylights were included in the gallery space.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

The project's third element is a "working ground plane of asphalt and concrete", with gutters and channels that link the reservoir to the treatment plant. The plant features an angled roof. GH3 constructed the project in Toronto. Project credits: Architecture and landscape architecture: GH3. Prime consultant: RV Anderson.

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APRIL 3, 2024

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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Composed of three distinct buildings – a main house, guesthouse and writer's studio – the project was designed for a California-based couple who manage an independent record label. The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood. Each building responds to its immediate setting.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Completed in April 2022 for Pennsylvania State University Behrend, the Federal House Renovation & Addition project saw the conversion of the oldest brick building in the Harborcreek Township into a modern educational facility. The barn form was modernized with the use of a standing seam infinity roof. Structural engineering: WBCM.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Studio Gang has created an expansion of Kresge College in California Studio Gang was tasked with expanding the footprint of the project along the northwest extent of its property, nestled in a lush Pacific forest. Studio Gang has completed a number of high-profile projects this year, including museum expansions in Arkansas and New York City.

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