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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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. Smaller negative spaces between the structures were to be utilized to form the space of other rooms and a larger gap was allocated for a living room.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A terrace features on the third floor Gehry Partners' design also responds to the structure's proximity to the busy highway. Punched windows are based on art deco-style Hollywood buildings The other side of the structure is more geared towards pedestrians, with landscaped spaces by OJB Landscape Architecture directly outside of the building.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2024

Once complete, it is intended to resemble moving water, with large roof eaves modelled on the traditional architecture of Lingnan, the region in which Guangdong is located. Read: MAD designs bamboo leaf-roofs for Anji Culture and Art Center The plan for Nanhai Art Center is arranged around a central axis.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

A wooden house was inserted into the 110-square-metre Jisifang Boutique, the sloping roof of which takes advantage of the full height space to create a "spacious sanctuary", the studio said.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Each of its three structures—a residence, artist’s studio, and bath house—features a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater. All three of the structures share a tectonic vocabulary of volcanic-rock clad foundations and vegetated roofs."

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This repetition of the self-supporting and self-stabilising roof modules optimised pre-fabrication, pre-assembly and the use of modular construction. Photo © Virgile Simon Bertrand The distinctive roof structure unites the different venues under a network of reticulated shells that envelop the four wings of the centre.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. The team covered the structure with berms, which rise out of the flat landscape of the surrounding agricultural fields.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. Vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas The team opted to preserve certain elements while adding contemporary interventions. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The team overhauled the structure of a 1919 automotive repair facility from front to back, transforming it into a flexible black box theatre that seats 200 people. On the interior, the building was stripped back, exposing its original sand-coloured and red brick walls, wooden roof and iron trusses that became the focal point of the space.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2024

It is designed around a courtyard The exterior of Harriet Hardy House is enlivened with areas of textured brickwork at the ground and roof levels, while the balconies are topped by arched concrete lintels. "[The All of the flats have been designed as "care ready" and can be fitted with telecare and assistive technology if required.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. The eastern corner of the structure has terraces filled with colourful planting that descend to the ground to provide stepped access to the roof.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 15, 2024

The inserted wooden structure forms a spiritual space to dwell and inhabit, but is also a very functional element for displaying products. The openings on the “roof” allow light to pour in, and as the day progresses, in different seasonal weather conditions, the space and garments come alive with countless vivid expressions.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

LMN Architects created a learning center at the University of California in Santa Barbara The structure consists of two buildings facing one another to create an open-air causeway or "paseo", lined on either side with ramps and terraces. The photography is by Patrick Price.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. We had to resort to sleeping on the roof for relief."

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Design Thoughts Architects

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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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. Stone window sills were stripped out and relocated, while the original roof was removed and repurposed on a hospital in nearby Tripoli.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The red tone of the brickwork heavily contrasts the green that colours the doors, window frames and the underside of roof canopies. Main contractor: Ken Biggs Contractors. Structural engineer: Momentum. Services engineer: SGA Consulting. CDM consultant: Insight CDM. Ecologist: AEWC.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It is known for its visitor's center and for the Steve Jobs Theater , both of which feature pavilion-like structures with glass walls and thin cantilevered roofing. The team worked with scientists and craftspeople for the project Apple Park was designed by UK studio Foster + Partners.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2023

Above: It is one of three independent structures. The property consists of three independent structures – a main house, a bathhouse and an art studio. In turn, all of the structures are designed to capture and reuse rainwater. The final structure is the 206-square-foot (19-square-metre) art studio.

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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.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

metres, the cantilever forms part of a longer horizontal structure called The Link, which is dramatically suspended 100 metres above a six-lane highway and topped by a giant infinity pool. On the roof of The Podium is an "urban park" with gardens and a pool, intended to emulate Balinese landscapes. Measuring 67.5

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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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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The design combines harmoniously the relationship between architecture and landscape architecture (Land Process) to engage the community with functionality and leisure space by designing a green vegetation roof covering the whole building. The column-beam system is employed for the majority of the structure.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

metres, the cantilever forms part of a longer horizontal structure called The Link, which is dramatically suspended 100 metres above a six-lane highway and topped by a giant infinity pool. On the roof of The Podium is an "urban park" with gardens and a pool, intended to emulate Balinese landscapes. Measuring 67.5

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2024

An external spiral staircase leads up to the rooftop pool Rainwater collected from the roof and outdoor spaces is stored and reused throughout the building, supplying extra water lost by evaporation to the pools as well as irrigating the gardens.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

The colourful structure is designed to enclose a large electrical substation and become a landmark for the upcoming residential development named Brent Cross Town in north London. But then we realised that the motion of the vehicles themselves was enough to create the animation, and the structure could be static," she continued. "So

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. The roof planes vary, however, contributing to the home's sculptural look. Photo is by Alan Tansey Roofs and outer walls are clad in a grey rainscreen made of charred accoya wood.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. The studio exposed the wooden roof trusses and columns of the original building "We 'skimmed' the building to expose its 'skeleton'," said the studio.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The building's original arched windows, stucco walls and terracotta roof were kept intact "As part of a restoration, the challenge was to work within the historic context while creating experiences that are appealing to the modern traveler," the team said. The building's terracotta tile roof was retained, as well.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2023

The design was informed by local Georgian buildings "Both inside and out, structural forces are expressed through brick and vault detailing to create a building that reflects some of the forces found in the game of rugby," said McGlynn.

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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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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. While much of the existing structures will remain intact, Skylab has reworked the layout and is updating the buildings through a strategic set of insertions and modifica-tions.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2023

Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has completed a prefabricated steel-framed home with a pyramidal copper roof overlooking a tidal saltmarsh on the Isle of Wight. The home is characterised by four pyramidal ridges of deep brown patinated copper which form its roof.

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