Dwell

MARCH 12, 2024

The desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, is set within the sprawling Sonoran Desert and overlooked by the majestic McDowell Mountains, so it’s no surprise that this spectacular landscape plays a pivotal role in shaping much of the area’s architecture. Modern Sunset House is located on 14 acres of hillside.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Described by the design team as “reinterpreting the dynamic geometries of the neighborhood’s existing civic architecture,” the center’s built form is complimented by 126,000 square feet of landscaped terraces, roof gardens, and plazas that open directly onto a Martha Schwartz-designed public square.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has designed a bookstore wrapped with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms" in Nagano, Japan. Located at the foot of Mount Asama, the space was designed by Klein Dytham Architecture to be a community hub for the local residents.

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2024

Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled its design for the Lishui Airport in China , which will feature a swooping white roof informed by soaring birds. It will be the first airport in Lishui Located in China's southwest Zhejiang Province, MAD also drew on the surrounding mountain landscape for the design.

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2024

Architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled designs for the Williams College Museum of Art in the Berkshires , which will be topped with a tent-like cross-laminated timber roof. The undulating cross-laminated timber roof will be laid atop these volumes, unifying them below. It is punctuated by glazed openings dispersed along its facade.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Northeast Pavilion is a permanent bamboo structure created by Mumbai studio AtArchitecture to showcase local craft and construction techniques from the northeast of India. Bamboo was also chosen as it is a traditional construction material in this region of India. This required 90 workers from around the region to travel to the site.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The Japanese restaurant is raised on an existing jetty that extends out from the shore and has a bamboo structure with tree-like columns to support its wavy roof. Together with the layered pattern, the roof will resemble the scales of a fish." Timber shingles age gracefully and gain a grey-silverish patina over time," said Bruin.

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Archinect

APRIL 18, 2024

This project includes approximately 264,000 square feet of below-ground space and another 210,000 square feet of offices defined by a series of nine exponentially taller green-roofed buildings supported by a 300,000-square-foot podium. Adamson Associates and PMA Landscape Architects are also included in the design team.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A bed of shrubs and ruddy cladding blend the multipurpose ADU with the Pacific Northwest landscaping. Cobb Architects / @ ecobbarch General Contractor: Dolan Construction Photographer: Jamie Leasure From the Architect: "A growing Seattle family needed guest space for visiting grandparents along with an office space to work from home.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Anji Culture and Art Center will be defined by a series of curving canopy roofs that were designed to look like scattered bamboo leaves. Its roofs were designed to look like scattered leaves The interior will be arranged beneath the overlapping metal roofs and organised around a central corridor that divides the main event spaces.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 7, 2022

At first glance, Dorte Mandrup's design for the Wadden Sea Center seems to mimic the landscape. In this article we will rescue some of the history of this natural material, its constructive characteristics and some examples of use. Kindergarten Zimbabwe / Studio Anna Heringer. Image © Margarethe Holzer. Read more ».

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston 's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. The standing-seam metal roof was painted in Boston Red, a shade of prismatic paint custom-developed for the project at Monopol Color Lab in Switzerland.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2023

A curved roof tops Byró Architekti's Cabin Above the Town, a red timber-clad cabin informed by the surrounding Czech hills. Cabin Above Town was designed by Byró Architekti Taking inspiration from the local landscape, Prague studio Byró Architekti designed the home to have a sweeping form following the curves of the surrounding landscape.

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2022

These stacked layers shift and undulate vertically to break down the large scale of the building and provide an elevated series of roof decks that offer panoramic views of the strip and desert landscape. A tower sits atop three levels of gaming, dining, and nightlife venues.

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Archinect

MARCH 6, 2024

Construction is progressing at Denver’s One River North , designed by MAD Architects. View this post on Instagram A post shared by One River North (@onerivernorth) The scheme’s defining exterior element is a sharp carved opening midway up the tower, cutting through the upper section of the tower towards the roof.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Tembo Tembo's rammed earth walls blend into the landscape of the game reserve This setting was a large point of inspiration for Paris-based Studio Asaï , which decided to construct the home from rammed earth, emulating the materiality of towering termite nests that can be seen across the reserve. The photography is by Adrien Dirand.

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Deezen

MAY 29, 2023

Chinese practice Wang Chong Studio used rustic stone walls and a sloping roof to help this art museum blend into its rocky site in China's Henan Province. Taihang Xinyu Art Museum was designed by Wang Chong Studio The architects also topped the museum with a sculptural tiled roof designed to appear to grow out of the landscape.

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Archinect

JANUARY 10, 2023

The naturally sloping landscape embraces Villa BW, with a building volume characterised by a double-curved roof coupled with an unmistakable expression of the façade. The twisting roof is created as a result of two overlapping shapes. In contrast, a horizontal roofline is designed for the polder-side.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Frame House transforms the existing barn house typology into a contemporary dwelling, redefined by strategic compositions of window frames on each new elevation and new structure extending from the existing gambrel roof construction.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

ODA-Architecture has revealed plans for a new residential project under construction in Brooklyn that will deliver 336 units of studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments.

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2023

An undulating green roof and timber cladding help this Suffolk house by MAP Architecture and Jon Broome Architects, which was designed to Passivhaus standards, blend into the surrounding wetland. The internal ceiling battens are made using an Ash facing piece with a softwood core to allow the battens to follow the roof curve," said Mawson.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. The roof features a rounded triangle roof opening made of aluminium.

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Dwell

APRIL 21, 2023

We utilized stone from both the site and neighboring farms to anchor the building into the site, with rough-sawn timber cladding talking to the lost bush land, and a galvanized steel roof that is a nod to the vernacular Australian farmhouse. Post it here. The clients erected and filled the gabion walls themselves.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2023

Led by architects Carmody Groarke and landscape artist Kim Wilkie, the project will be the biggest redevelopment of the past two decades for the venue, which originally opened in 1817 as the UK’s first public art gallery. Image credit: Carmody Groarke The redevelopment will see a new timber pavilion constructed in the gallery's gardens.

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The Architecture Designs

APRIL 18, 2024

This comprehensive guide explores the intricate process of home, floor, and basement construction, offering insights, tips, and recommendations to help you navigate this complex journey successfully. Foundation Construction : The foundation is the backbone of any home, providing support and stability.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Also included is a foldable and portable bed that combines a sleeping surface with storage for people who lack safe and stable housing and a house in Palo Alto that has a living green roof. The post Ten architecture and landscape projects by Academy of Art University appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Symbiosis has completed a villa in Delhi, India , that rises up from its landscaped grounds, forming a terraced roof that is covered with plants to maximise the site's green area. It was constructed from concrete. Concrete planters line the steps that connect with the turfed roof terrace.

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Archinect

MARCH 7, 2024

The Ismaili Centre uniquely responds to established Islamic building traditions, while incorporating contemporary architectural form, materiality, and construction methods. The centerpiece of the project is the prayer hall, whose crystalline glass roof creates ever-changing interior lighting conditions. Set within a 6.8

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

Architecture practice Studio Zhu-Pei drew on traditional Chinese architecture to create the sweeping concrete roofs and stone walls of the Zibo OCT Art Centre in the eastern province of Shandong. In between these blocks, a number of alleyway-like spaces between the high masonry walls are sheltered by the oversized eaves of the concrete roofs.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A wavy, tiled roof formed by intersecting catenary vaults shelters this lakeside restaurant , designed by Bangalore-based Play Architecture for the Deva Dhare Resort in Karnataka, India. The Deva Dhare Restaurant is topped with a vaulted tiled roof. Four glass-covered openings under the wavy roof offer views of the surroundings.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A flowing landscape of grass-topped, terracotta-coloured concrete animates the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre designed by Chinese studio Change Architects to reference mountains in Anhui province. The post Undulating concrete landscape conceals Chinese cultural centre by Change Architects appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The project includes a restaurant with roof garden and terrace for employees and boasts several sustainable credentials, including the retention of 40% of the 70-acre total site for landscaping and wildlife habitats. Another 10% increase in its overall biodiversity will also be achieved through its realization.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MARCH 19, 2024

Embarking on a remodeling or construction project is a significant undertaking that requires careful planning and decision-making. Fixed-Price Contracts (Bids) Fixed-price contracts, commonly referred to as bids, offer homeowners a sense of cost certainty in an otherwise complex construction landscape.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Chinese practice Arch Studio has renovated and extended a courtyard home called Mixed House on the outskirts of Beijing , China, by inserting a timber structure topped by a wavy roof. Topped with a wave-like roof and filled with new living areas, this wooden volume also splits the existing courtyard into a series of smaller external spaces.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Refuge has a curved concrete roof that spans across the length of the pavilion. The architects used red concrete both to contrast with the green landscaping and to reference the nearby brick house. Cutouts in the solid concrete walls were located to frame views of the landscape. Landscape: Jeroen Provoost.

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Archinect

APRIL 24, 2023

The design team aimed to draw the most possible natural scenery into the building, while at the same time grasping the delicate balance between landscape and architecture. In order to minimize the impact of construction on the local ecology, the building area has to be compressed into a smaller scope.

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