Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Architecture practice THISS Studio has reconfigured the dark interior of an interwar house in east London, adding an extension characterised by timber joinery and a curved aluminium roof. The extension has a curved aluminium roof Sunny Side Up expands the home's ground floor by three metres and contains a light-filled dining space.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. A pale pink material palette was developed with Juliet O'Caroll. "[We] Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian house in London.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 3, 2022

DUNN HOUSE – The project transforms the typical morphology of sloping roofs to create a new language, with overhanging overhangs, marked slopes and intermediate extractions. The tension lines generated by the roof and the horizontality of the base, create a new face-to-face support in the environment. Size: 3000 sqft – 5000 sqft.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2022

A hipped roof covered in stepped tiles tops this extension to a home on a suburban estate in Epsom, Surrey , designed by London-based studio Oliver Leech Architects. The choice of the external materials was our biggest design challenge.we The choice of the external materials was our biggest design challenge.we

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Deezen

MARCH 22, 2022

Kite-like canopies and geometric roofs shelter the spaces of this factory by Studio Saar , which sits atop a seasonal lake in Sanand, India. Four individual buildings housing an entrance area, utility bay, factory hall and canteen space set in a natural landscape comprise the development.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The overhanging butterfly roof provides solar shading to south facing high level windows in summer. Wherever possible natural and sustainable materials with low VOCs have been used inside and out. The client enjoys very low energy bills due to the high levels of insulation and the solar panels that power her home.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

British studio Will Gamble Architects used natural materials throughout Palm Springs, a glazed extension to the back of a Grade II-listed house in north London. This includes the use of natural materials and floor-to-ceiling glazing on the walls of the extension, which are designed to connect the interior to the outside.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 24, 2024

This new complex is an integral part of the many innovations on the site, where approximately 500 clients live and recreate amidst a green environment. All areas are equipped with various aids to optimally support clients with mobility limitations or behavioral problems.

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Dwell

MARCH 23, 2023

Available in a natural or black finish, the Real Cedar exterior of the backyard house lends an air of warm Scandinavian minimalism. A focus on natural materials and light-filled spaces permeates the home’s 540 square feet, making it the ideal backdrop as a guesthouse, pool house, office, or gym.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2024

Mumbai-based architecture studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a swirling community centre with a sloping green roof in Rajasthan, India. The community centre's internal spaces also receive natural light through a set of "scooped recesses" that were arrayed around the roof garden and extend underneath the grassy mounds.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Natural materials and large windows overlooking a garden are used to create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort at this dental clinic in Japan, designed by local studio TSC Architects. You can experience nature as if you were walking along a green path," it continued.

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Jonathan Mizzi: The Royal Parks’ freestanding kiosks are inspired directly by their natural surroundings. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? © Mizzi Studio.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Designed by Henning Larsen , the 155,000-square-metre hub will contain offices, shuttle storage and pallet shuttle, as well as a restaurant and roof garden. The design will aim to create an atmosphere that prioritises employee well-being through the integration of nature into the workplace.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Named Green House, Hayhurst and Co created the home as an example of low-cost, low-energy housing, with a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure and repurposed materials used for cladding and flooring. An atrium at the centre of the home lets natural light into the interior and naturally cools the house by stack ventilation.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 15, 2024

Stripped of decoration and style, the primitive hut establishes a relationship between humans and the natural world, providing both shelter and a connection to nature. Photo © Pedro Pegenaute This aligns with the brand’s ethos of linen material as the literal thread between daily life and nature.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

CasaTresAguas – An architects dream to build your own house, comes with a lot of unforeseen challenges, such as millions of ideas one wants to make reality, the restricted budget, the small plot of land and probably the family which could become your worst client ever. What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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Architizer

APRIL 26, 2024

Dogok Maximum By Moon Hoon , Seoul, South Korea This project reflects the client’s unique personality, rooted in their experiences living in a mystical house on a high area in Gangbuk. Third, “Light Ascension” maximizes natural light and ventilation, creating a bright and pleasant interior centered around an open courtyard.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Mixed ideas, aligned and shaped to create a social area outlined by custom finishes, raw materials and a very selected colors palette. An achievement of their team’s expertise and clients’ confidence, together, create a major experience in design and functionality. What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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Dwell

MAY 8, 2023

A geometric facade and Passive House tech gives the addition a futuristic feel while a 60-year-old pepper tree and a shaggy green roof ground the plan. The two cantilevered wings each host a green roof, filled with native Australian plants that blend the building into the landscape. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Casa que Da is conceived as a pre-Hispanic codex, which expresses through its spatiality and iconography, the knowledge of the earth and its materiality," RED Arquitectos principal Susana López González told Dezeen. The client named the house Casa que Da (House that Gives) to reference the act of "giving" in a culinary context.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Manna offers 32 rooms fitted out with natural materials and neutral tones, plus gym and spa facilities and a restaurant focused on local produce.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Modern Barn is located in Dorset In order to have a minimal impact on views of the area, which is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Coffey Architects designed Modern Barn to have a pared-back profile finished with simple materials. The existing house was falling apart," said director Michael Henriksen. "It

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Deezen

APRIL 2, 2023

Office Alex Nicholls was brought on board while the apartment block was still under construction and was able to make significant changes to suit his clients' needs – improving the layout, adding skylights and up-speccing on key details like the windows. However, it became a key architectural intervention."

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

The timber cabin is wrapped by an external skin clad with cedar shingles "The idea behind the Monocoque Cabin was inspired by the construction techniques used in the aerospace and automotive industries, which are renowned for their efficient material utilization," Markos told Dezeen. The photography is by Peter Markos and Efe Onikinci.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2024

Our clients came to us with an initial concept for a concrete house for themselves and their two teenage children. The roof of the garage/gallery space is designed as a theatrical moment as it opens diagonally to reveal its internal contents. Our clients have a vintage car which they wanted to become a spectacle within the house.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Named Timjan, the extension was designed by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur to contrast the style of the existing villa, which dates back to the 1920s but has been frequently renovated by the clients in the past. To avoid distracting from the building, the studio designed a short volume with a minimal material and colour palette.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Its design is based on natural landscapes and prioritises helping visitors to connect to the outside, enticing them away from their screens. 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.

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Architizer

JULY 17, 2023

If there is one thing that architects and their clients can agree on, it’s that architecture should always work in harmony with nature. When it came to Silver Residence, a stunning modern home located in Minneapolis, nature wasn’t just a consideration — it was the starting point for developing the architectural concept.

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2024

Retaining focus on these views was prioritised throughout the design, with Oslo Works developing a material palette that helps the structure to camouflage with its surroundings when viewed from inland. They isolate it from the cold without the use of insulation material," it continued. "By

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

A unique experience center for the famed Swedish brands, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, World of Volvo is designed around Scandinavian values of freedom of movement, access to nature and openness and inclusion. “As a brand Volvo is rooted in a Swedish pride for producing and manufacturing quality for everyone.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Surman Weston has self-built a "characterful family home" in London The nature of the self-build project meant the duo was not guided by a client brief and instead largely free of parameters, requiring them to set their own. Peckham House was designed for and built by the directors of Surman Weston , Tom Surman and Percy Weston.

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Deezen

JULY 5, 2023

Each one is finished with a warm material palette and is informed by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfections and changes that come with the passage of time. Butterfly House is spread across two rectangular volumes topped with sloping roofs, after which the home is named.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

River Bend Residence overlooks the Guadalupe River Respecting the natural setting was a guiding concern for the design team, as the home sits on a wooded perch overlooking the Guadalupe River. The buildings are topped with tall, pyramidal hipped roofs. Large skylights at the tip of each roof capture daylight.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 24, 2022

House – Route Home – The client wants to move his residence from the lively city to nature, under the Pohorje mountain range in Slovenia. He wants to have a view on mountain and a house permeated with nature on all levels, from the construction to the choice of materials. The client is a passionate climber.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JUNE 13, 2023

The family's desire- Our clients, a 40-year-old IT couple, had a clear vision for their dream home in Bangalore. However, the plot posed a challenge between two G+3 buildings, resulting in both sides’ lack of natural light and ventilation. Let’s dive in. Parking on the ground floor.

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