Dwell

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s slotted in a row of brick residences but connects with the outdoors via the screens, glazing at the rear, and a skylight roof. The site now sits between two-story brick houses with pitched tile roofs built in the 2000s and already sub-divided into flats. "The Have one to share? Post it here.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 10, 2024

Sited on Wurundjeri Country, the design approach of Hermon fell into two separate camps. The former accommodates the client’s need for a home suitable for hosting and conducive to the contemporary lifestyle of a family of four. A staircase was erected to the roof cavity, that serves as a ‘relaxation zone’. Lighting RBW.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

As you get closer you will see the sharp edges and geometries that come from a digital fabrication workshop rather than a traditional construction site." It was designed to be a peaceful space The arched roof was digitally fabricated from hundreds of pieces of timber that were CNC cut. The photography is courtesy of Boano Prišmontas.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Located near the coast of Gangwha County, the chapel sits at the top of a site that slopes down towards the sea, hugged from behind by dense forest and mountains. On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe". Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

A narrow passageway divides this cottage with a metal roof by Naturehumaine , marking the entrance to the home and providing privacy to a detached guest suite and atelier. A hallway leads past them to an open-concept kitchen, living and dining space with tall windows that look out onto the site's dense wooded surroundings.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

House, the home sits on a farmland site and is covered with a series of berms, while multiple trumpet-shaped pillars of varying heights create wave-like levels along the expanse of its footprint. Mature trees, which were planted in the hollow interiors of the columns, spring out of the roof line.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement. Concrete was used to replace the old sills, while the new timber roof was installed over rendered brickwork.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

Named the Sydney Plaza & Community Building, the project aims to highlight the site's heritage, which was once the land of the Eora nation – a group of Aboriginal Australians. The photography is by Trevor Mein.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The project was envisioned as a "modern reincarnation" of the hotel that once operated on the site. The building's terracotta tile roof was retained, as well. The hotel brand's Mexican property inspired much of the contemporary furnishings and decor. The photography is by Erin Feinblatt.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

The facades create "compressed" and "expanding" interior corners According to the studio, the design created interior spaces similar to an attic or an apartment in a mansard roof. "On We wanted the tower to continually change as the sun came out and the clouds came in and there's these pockets of blue sky and dark clouds."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

UK studio Kirkland Fraser Moor has created a contemporary house named Ashraya in Hertfordshire, England, which is topped by a cross-laminated timber arch. With a grass-topped, arched roof it was designed to be both contemporary and integrated into the landscape. "The Structural engineer: Structure Workshop.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Its glued-laminted timber walls were prefabricated off-site and insulation was incorporated outboard, or on the opposite side of the vapour barrier as most homes, which meant the interior wall structure could be left uncovered, eliminating the need for interior cladding.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The site is separated by the central river and the planned road into 4 plots which are set to create a dynamic community for locals and visitors. UNStudio’s design strategy for K.Wah G72 development adopts this history and incorporates it into the city’s embrace of contemporary art.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood. Bleached cedar, travertine, onyx and limestone were used throughout the buildings "The earth-toned palette – with pops of mustard, blush and deep burgundy – is punctuated by collectible pieces, vintage finds and contemporary art."

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The building is volumetrically oriented to the geometry of the site and also widens out in the direction of the shore. The shape of the building is stepped with sweeping curves, which structure the volume visually. The rear-ventilated wood construction made of rhombus strips in glazed ash structures the façade vertically.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Originally built in 1883 by cobbler Thomas Bonnell, the two-storey structure housed his 11-person family, served as a stagecoach stop and was later used as a safe house on the Underground Railroad. The barn form was modernized with the use of a standing seam infinity roof. MEP engineering: Tower Engineering.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has topped a 1920s beer factory in Tehran with a series of distinctive concrete roofs to create a contemporary art museum. The studio added five concrete roofs to the building. ASA North has converted an old factory in Tehran into a museum. Photo is by Kevyan Radan. "It

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The expression and prominent siting of these structures was seen as an eye saw and their dilapidated condition at end of life. The new amenities building seeks to recede into the dramatic rock outcrop landscape on which it is sited.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It’s easy to do and can look more contemporary than other techniques. Keeping a lot of the original structure and upgrading the roof insulation helped to reduce the carbon footprint of this project. See it in the images of the project from the back garden!

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aasarchitecture

MAY 29, 2023

Studio Seilern Architects (SSA) has unveiled Boksto 6, a major transformation of a disused site in Vilnius, Lithuania into a contemporary mixed-use space in the heart of the city’s old town. Similarly for the reflective roof of the restaurant, invoking the surface of water and adding a whimsical feel to the space.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson used engineered timber and a cantilevered roof for Caymus-Suisun Winery to create a contemporary winery with a "new architectural language for the region". The space is shaded by a large cantilevered roof that is designed to "hover weightlessly overhead while focusing views to nearby mountain ranges".

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Located on a sloped site in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighbourhood, the house sits among Victorian and Edwardian homes that line the area's hilly streets. The couple, who are avid collectors, desired a home that showcased their treasured belongings and supported their creative work.

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e-architect

JULY 7, 2023

Overall site planning and space program information was provided by the Jackson Hole Airport based on existing constraints, increasing demand, as well as future phasing and growth of airport development. The new facility provides a simple, site sensitive yet bold solution.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2022

American firm CookFox Architects has completed a pair of tall, connected buildings with gridded facades for a Williamsburg site that once held an iconic sugar factory. The site's original name has been retained. A swimming pool overlooks the East River on the roof. MEP: Dagher Engineering. Client: Two Trees.

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Habitus Living

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Cabin House was designed as a tranquil retreat, something immediately sensed by the home’s orientation towards the landscape and its compact placement on the southern side of the site. Compactness, integration with nature and offering moments of reprieve were interwoven with our contemporary approach. Mahaboob Basha, Ar.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 28, 2023

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, together with Italo Rota, has unveiled a new hospitality project called Roccia in the hills of Monferrato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This allows the complex to be habitable again while preserving the antiquity of the old structure and the natural elements that have taken hold.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Steep-pitched roofs reference arts and crafts buildings in the area. Located within a conservation area in Cambridge , the apartments have a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure clad in water-struck gault bricks that are similar in appearance to traditional Cambridge bricks. "The Structural engineer: Smith and Wallwork.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Named the House of Commerce, the headquarters is located on a prominent site in the oldest part of Nuremberg, between the main market square and the medieval church of St Sebald. The new buildings adapt design features of the old town, such as the sandstone facade and the pitched roof with plain tiles," the architects explained.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A contemporary, light-filled gymnasium for McKinnon Secondary College, our brief was to create a standalone competition-grade facility on a green fields site intimately connected into the campus. Project Status: Built. Year: 2022. Size: 5000 sqft – 10,000 sqft. Text description provided by the architects. © H2o Architects.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Local studio Jensen Architects designed the house to both embrace and defy its difficult site conditions – a hilly parcel in the Cole Valley neighbourhood, near the city's famed Sutro Tower. The site's complex geology and the clients' desires inform a composition of shifting volumes that de?ne Structural engineering: Holmes Structures.

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e-architect

MARCH 7, 2023

The colors and scale are also reminiscent of an archeological site, further invoking historical references. The structure makes use of compression and tension members to reduce its steel volume by 20% compared to traditional designs, creating the effect of a roof that floats above the continuous glass wall. 2019 – June.

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Dwell

JUNE 9, 2023

16,400 Groundwork & Foundation $49,000 CLT & Roofing $7,000 Aluminium Windows & Doors $1,000 Stone Drilling $5,000 Wood Burning Stove $2,700 Electrical $3,200 Architectural Fees $6,500 Structural Engineering Fees Grand Total: $90,800 "Our design fee was very, very little," says architect Cristian Stefanescu.

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e-architect

JANUARY 12, 2022

Court Lodge is a new build contemporary take on a traditional farm house which replaces the existing 1950’s workers cottage. The main building takes a vernacular agricultural barn form, with a seamed zinc roof and a combination of natural and black timber cladding. Structural Engineer – Stephen Evans Associates.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Only after the first column was poured on site – in a successful first experiment – did the clients agree to let Omer Arbel design the rest of the home around it. On the roof grow magnolia trees, planted in the hollow tops of the columns. The living spaces are separated into four double-height volumes, built in glass and cedar wood.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Structural engineer Arup and sports architecture specialist Populous also worked on the design for the venue, which will host its first match on 22 November and the final on 18 December. The 40,000-seat venue will host its first match on 30 November. Its first World Cup event will be on 21 November. Al Bayt Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah.

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e-architect

JULY 5, 2023

The podium level is visually connected with an inner courtyard to the ground floor and childcare activities below as well as a 7th story and roof space above, dedicated to urban agriculture and food production for residents.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A remnant of the once widespread Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub can be found near the site. A raised floating skillion roof is cantilevered upwards towards the fields and also allows cross views of the park from the street.” Each one presents unique challenges particular to site and setting.

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