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StudioAC completes coastal Canadian home embedded into a steep ridge

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Large windows on the shore-facing facade frame views of the lake, while panoramic windows at ground level face an adjacent meadow. Above, large dormer windows bring additional natural light into the space.

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Ingenhoven Architects tops island health resort with Europe's largest thatched roof

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Architecture studio Ingenhoven Architects has created a series of buildings topped with large, overhanging thatched roofs for the Lanserhof Sylt health resort on the Germany island of Sylt. Its building is topped with a thatch roof that measures 7,100 square metres – making it the largest in Europe.

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Overhanging roof shelters wooden hall in Germany by Steimle Architekten

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Located on the northern shore of Lake Constance in the Radolfzell district, the timber building contains sports courts and a stage for events, unified by a cantilevered roof overhead. The post Overhanging roof shelters wooden hall in Germany by Steimle Architekten appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Brigida González.

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Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

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In this lookbook , we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site's history by weaving existing ruins into their designs. To encourage layered encounters of the site, views of the landscape were also aligned with existing window apertures from the bedrooms.

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Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for "native yet contemporary" home

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

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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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Ten contemporary buildings that showcase the versatility of structural stone

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The sand-coloured stone was extracted only 20 minutes from the rural site. Its bold geometric form is visually softened by oak-framed windows. These materials are teamed with eucalyptus wood used for the building's roof, doors, windows and kitchen counters.

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