Architizer

AUGUST 9, 2023

These “roof walks” are a response to unique environmental, social and urban conditions. Drawn from a diverse range of scales and programs, the following roof walks reimagine the roof plane in projects both large and small. Above the double height multi-media room, the roof structure touches down on the sunken garden.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Named Karai, the house was created as a weekend retreat for its clients on a coastal site surrounded by fields that lead directly onto a nearby beach in the coastal town of Kuvathur. The post Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for "native yet contemporary" home appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The sand-coloured stone was extracted only 20 minutes from the rural site. These materials are teamed with eucalyptus wood used for the building's roof, doors, windows and kitchen counters. The span of the roof was determined by the length of eucalyptus beams available at the local market.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

Photo is by Jake Balston Hampstead House is a British interpretation of a Californian experimental Case Study House and was originally designed to have an intimate relationship with its low-lying, north-facing site in Hampstead. It was barely insulated, the roof was failing," the studio's co-founder Sandra Coppin told Dezeen.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2022

That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles. Mexico City-based firms Taller ADG and Estudio MDB designed this pair of identical weekend homes for two brothers on a steep site overlooking a lake in the popular getaway region of Valle de Bravo.

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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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Architizer

JULY 7, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Revisiting the typologies of the past through a contemporary lens can yield exciting, fresh perspectives. Order your copy today.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Image credit: Felix Michaud Image credit: Felix Michaud The home’s contemporary spatial sequencing is contrasted by materiality drawing inspiration from the area’s agrarian architecture.

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Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2023

Belgian studio Notan Office has completed Duchesse, a series of homes positioned around a communal garden on an old industrial site in Brussels. Duchesse's design also aims to preserve the site's historic significance by retaining existing elements while revamping others with new tiled volumes.

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Architizer

JANUARY 11, 2023

Qiao Shao Wan Contemporary Art Center is located on one side of Qian Shao Village office. The existing buildings on site aligned as a diagonal. The whole building is composed as two major structures: the lower building and the above steel structure roof. Qiao Shao Wan Contemporary Art Center Gallery.

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designboom

OCTOBER 13, 2022

the concrete volume communicates a contemporary abstraction recalling the site's heritage. The post ALTA tops compact concrete ‘boiler room’ with pyramid roof in france appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Sited on La Brea Avenue, a prominent north-south artery in a diverse part of the city known for its multicultural shops and restaurants, the building's adventurous facade was informed by surrounding 1930s art deco buildings. The post La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco 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. A stepped walkway built into the ramp-like roof form leads up from the entrance to a shaded outdoor living space.

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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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Design Thoughts Architects

AUGUST 9, 2023

As we delve into this topic, it becomes evident that the essence of contemporary villa design is a harmonious blend of comfort, style, and mindful living. This architectural gem sits on an east-facing, 4800 square-foot rectangular site, illustrating the beauty of individuality intertwined with unity.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Instead, the studio decided to create a 1,500-square-foot (139-square-metre) structure on the site that consists of a gallery and gathering space and a utilities area, separated by a courtyard. Also important was the remediation of the contaminated site, often referred to as a brownfield site. The photography is by Kevin Scott.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2023

An inflatable replica of Kusama was placed peering over the roof of Paris' polka-dot-clad Champs-Élysées store, while a large-scale sculpture of the artist was positioned next to oversized mirrored balls at a pop-up outlet in Tokyo. An iteration of Narcissus Garden was also installed at the site.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Jib House's name was derived from the coastal site's triangular shape, which resembles that of a jib, a slender triangular fore-sail used on a traditional sailing boat. The main structure has two storeys that follow the steep slope of the site. "A Omar Gandhi Architect designed cedar-clad Nova Scotia home.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher. The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The upper level contains the main suite, an office and a roof terrace.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The new wing sits slightly lower than the existing house and features a stepped, flat roof that abuts the gable end. The choice of a terraced roof for the extension allows the new volume to slide in underneath the overhang of the existing tiled roof," said the architects. A small garden sits at the rear of the site.

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Dwell

APRIL 4, 2023

Bryan Photographer: Anthony Basheer / @ anthonybasheer From the Architect: " This semirural house on ex-grazing land in Tamworth was designed to transform a scrubby parched piece of land into an energy-efficient contemporary home set within a landscape of regenerated native plants.

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Architizer

APRIL 15, 2022

The 35-acre, organically and biodynamically-farmed vineyard is sited on the plain of Ramatuelle, a valley protected by hillsides on all sides. Juancarlos Fernandez: This winery in Saint Tropez provides a contemporary winemaking and hospitality experience that also speaks to the surrounding agricultural vernacular.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The 117,150 square foot office building will transform an underutilized site into a vibrant setting with creative offices above 7,960 square feet of restaurant and/or retail space on the ground floor. The surrounding urban context heavily influenced the site response – particularly the activation of the streetscape.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2022

The 528-square-metre residence sits on a slight slope that is mirrored in the angles of its roof. To make the home stand out in the suburban neighbourhood, the simple geometric form of a traditional gabled house has been modified and abstracted into a more minimal and contemporary design. The photography is by César Béjar.

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Design Thoughts Architects

AUGUST 1, 2022

Project type: Minimalist Contemporary Villa Design. This unusual Minimalist Contemporary Villa blends nicely into the surroundings with its stucco exterior architectural design and neutral color palette. On a 40′ x 60′ site in JP Nagar, Bangalore. Location: JP Nagar, Bangalore. Plot Area: 40’ X 60’.

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Architizer

JULY 4, 2022

The SeaGlass Carousel was designed as a collaboration to create a distinctly contemporary ecologically themed environment for this public space. The Carousel’s underwater theme echoes its location on the site of the first home of the New York Aquarium. It is also home to a living roof with native mosses that grows plants year-round.

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Architizer

AUGUST 26, 2022

It was tricky to create brightness, storage and openness in a narrow, enclosed site. The team at AIDIA STUDIO used this historical reference and gave it a contemporary twist to create this conceptual mosque. The roof of the entire home is divided into geometric vaults that coincide with the spatial distribution within the home.

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Design Thoughts Architects

MARCH 12, 2022

The Texture Blending Contemporary Home. The Texture Blending Contemporary Home is for the 40-year-old client, who works as an IT consultant, desired a lovely duplex with a guest room and parking on the ground floor. The site of 1350 SFT is in Padmanabhanagar, Bangalore with a total built-up area of 3500 SFT.

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Design Thoughts Architects

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

An Alluring Contemporary Twin House Design Bengaluru. This contemporary twin house is located in Electronic city, Bangalore. The overall site is rectangular in shape having an area of 2530 sq. It is an East-facing site. While the glass contributes to the space’s contemporary appearance. ft (approx).

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aasarchitecture

MAY 23, 2022

Hidden in the bucolic landscape of Northern Vosges Natural Park, Site Verrier de eisenthal is a publicly funded active cultural center in a historic glass factory dating back to the 18th century. They are also included a multidisciplinary cultural space hosting art installations, happenings and concerts are sited at varying floor levels.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

A sedum roof designed to "change colours with the seasons" tops Heatherhill Beach House, a wooden holiday home burrowed among the hills on the Danish coast by local studio Norm Architects. Together with the sedum roof, the house will change its colours as the seasons pass, being one with its surroundings."

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Transitional and contemporary design concepts were introduced, respecting and accentuating the historical Architecture of the home. The existing large steep roof and attic with no Architectural character or detail serves as a canvas. Gabled dormers with fine Architectural detail were added at the front of the home.

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Architizer

JUNE 29, 2022

This design decision allows family members to have the parting ceremony either on-site or even in the privacy of their own homes, independent of the cremation process. The structure is enveloped by a fringe-like layer that falls halfway down from the roof. This resulted in a series of open forms scattered around the entire site.

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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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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In a remarkable site whose backdrop is the hillsides of the Seine Valley, this new school is attached to the Norman village of Heudebouville (France). The geography of the site orders the implantation of the work, the houses inserted according to the contours of the land and respect the natural soil. These guidel.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In a remarkable site whose backdrop is the hillsides of the Seine Valley, this new school is attached to the Norman village of Heudebouville (France). The geography of the site orders the implantation of the work, the houses inserted according to the contours of the land and respect the natural soil. A landscape of wooded countryside.

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2024

Krasnyk House's form mimics the typical architecture of the Hutsuls – an ethnic group from the mountains of western Ukraine – and blends it with contemporary materials and finishes. It looks south towards the village of Krasynk from a terrace elevated on slender black-steel columns and sheltered by the large angular roof.

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