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StudioAC plays with gabled forms for an ‘unapologetically contemporary’ Toronto home

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Image credit: Doublespace Photography Image credit: Doublespace Photography At the base of the scheme, an otherwise contemporary rectilinear massing holds a gable-shaped opening while, above, the scheme is crowned by a gabled roof form.

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Frame House by Studio MBM / Maurizio Bianchi Mattioli

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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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a thatched roof floats over PAX architects’ skagen klitgård house in denmark

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clean, contemporary interiors are enclosed by a traditional thatched rooftop in skagen, denmark. The post a thatched roof floats over PAX architects’ skagen klitgård house in denmark appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Coppin Dockray turns mid-century Hampstead House into contemporary family home

Deezen

A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. Coppin Dockray has overhauled Hampstead House in London. It was barely insulated, the roof was failing," the studio's co-founder Sandra Coppin told Dezeen.

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La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

Deezen

Providing homes for people with disabilities and formerly houseless LGBTQ+ youth, our next Social Housing Revival case study set out to prove that low-cost housing in the US can look as good as upscale apartments. The housing needs to look like it's market-rate housing," Mutlow said. "It

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Ten houses that showcase Mexico's contemporary architecture

Deezen

From humble brick homes in the city to sprawling hillside villas, our latest roundup features 10 Mexican houses from the Dezeen archive. That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles. I zar Houses, Valle de Bravo, by Taller ADG and Estudio MDB.

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terracotta gable roof tops martin zizka’s organic house, echoing czech republic’s landscape

designboom

fusing heritage and contemporary living, the home features a traditional gable roof, rounded eaves, and classic ‘bobrovka’ clay roof tiles. The post terracotta gable roof tops martin zizka’s organic house, echoing czech republic’s landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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