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. Structural engineer: Geniex. The opening lends the cottage its name, La Brèche, which roughly translates to The Fault. The photography is by Ronan Mézière.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe". Concrete is exposed both inside and out Both inside and out, the exposed concrete of the chapel's structure has been left exposed, as part of a minimalist design approach that is echoed in the blocky wooden furniture.

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Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2024

Crafted with double-width CMU exterior walls and inserted Douglas fir floor and roof structure, the entire residence was conceived with resilience in mind. Their vision was to create a modern house nestled in the backyard while preserving the charm of their existing 1940s, 850-square-foot Arts and Crafts bungalow.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Canvas House features a rolling brick facade The 2022 design is a contemporary alternative to the yellow brick Georgian homes of the neighbourhood – which were popularised in Toronto from the 1920s to 1940s by Canadian architect John MacIntosh Lyle. The roof design accommodates a future green roof.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

It can be used to display large pieces of art "The most impressive art galleries have cathedral-like qualities – from MOMA to Nottingham Contemporary or Tate Modern, you can always find the tallest ceiling, the largest spanning spaces, and the most impressive engineering," said Boano. The photography is courtesy of Boano Prišmontas.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

It has a glued laminated (glulam) timber structure and was clad in black-stained spruce as a nod to the nearby timber buildings. Both spaces are illuminated by a prominent skylight and have exposed timber roofs. "In The photography is by Tuomas Uusheimo. Project credits: Client: Albert de la Chapelle Foundation Contractor: K.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The fabric-formed concrete elements are treated as if they were found archaeological ruins in the hay field landscape, with the house considered a contemporary construction built around and among them," said the Omer Arbel Office team. 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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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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Dwell

MARCH 30, 2023

We proposed to carve out the rear of the floor plan to catch morning sun, which led to an angled building clearly distinct and contemporary from the original dwelling. A roof garden over the entire new addition provides natural thermal benefit, softens the architectural form, and responds to the private green grove that this home adjoins.

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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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Dwell

APRIL 14, 2023

Staggered bricks give the retreat’s facade a defined jaw that’s complemented by a generous amount of glass and a butterfly roof. The butterfly roof creates the illusion of a floating or flying house in nature. The roof has a wooden ceiling that extends from the interior to the exterior, embracing the sky. Have one to share?

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Dwell

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With its transformation and extension, BD House has not only been enlarged but has been made future-proof, contributing to the larger transformation of the countryside in which the existing housing stock is becoming more sustainable and adapted to changing wishes and demands for contemporary living.

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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. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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

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

AUGUST 19, 2022

Konishi Gaffney devised a scheme that involved filling in the existing garage door, raising the structure's roof to match the height of the house's ground floor and incorporating the property's side gate into the facade. Structural engineer: Entuitive. The photography is by ZAC and ZAC. Joiner: Andrew Macdonald.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Redwood surfaces and structural elements complete the warm interior landscape, from the sloping roof beams to partition walls and built-in shelves." "The Mixing the vintage redwood tonalities of the house with a contemporary language of its own, Studio Terpeluk’s intervention is respectful, unique and timeless."

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Dwell

MARCH 31, 2023

Project Details: Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Architect: State of Kin / @stateofkin Footprint: 3,509 square feet Structural Engineer: Forth Engineering Photographer: Jack Lovel From the Architects: " The original home was a fitting example of the typical ’70 and ’80s suburban development in the area.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

It is split into two elements – a black two-storey community building with a gabled roof and a giant perforated-steel canopy that defines and shelters the perimeter of the black granite plaza below. The photography is by Trevor Mein.

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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. The galleries are lit from windows below the new roofs. Photo is by Kevyan Radan. "It

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 20, 2022

“For the new main terminal of Zurich Airport, we have attempted to answer this complex challenge with the simplest possible response: A mass timber space frame that is structural design, spatial experience, architectural finish, and organizational principle in one. Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

Local studio Strang Design has created a contemporary residence with a garden terrace in Miami , Florida, complete with Brazilian influences and vintage touches. Civil engineer: Jorge G. Maldonado General contractor: Contemporary Builders, Inc. Francisco Cuello, Jr.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It connects the three levels of accommodation, lit from above by a new roof light that allows light to penetrate all the way to the ground floor. A fully retractable roof light gives access to a roof-mounted air-source heat pump (ASHP). Structural Engineer: Solid Geometry Structural Engineers.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 9, 2023

UNStudio’s design strategy for K.Wah G72 development adopts this history and incorporates it into the city’s embrace of contemporary art. The office towers will also use prefabricated components as well as a modular supporting structure. This solution will also be applied to the façade of UCCA Centre for Contemporary Art.

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Habitus Living

JANUARY 30, 2022

As Peters explains, “they are handsome, purpose-built structures and what we have been able to do is save the best elements of the building and recognise those values that enable its history to live on within a thoroughly contemporary framework.”. Structural Engineer – Partridge Structural. Builder – Alvaro Bros.

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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

APRIL 11, 2024

A kitchenette was outfitted with cobalt blue cabinetry "Unlike many contemporary projects, there is a purposeful restraint in glazing," said the studio. The underside of the roof deck, wood framing, exterior framing and white sheathing were also left exposed.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2022

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Koolhaas, who led the design alongside OMA managing partner David Gianotten, wanted the building to stand out from "standardised" contemporary theatres being built in major cities around the world. The walkway runs through the centre of the building before heading up to a public viewing point on the roof.

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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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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, most of the flat roof is reserved for terrace use, partly as a roof with intensive greenery and partly as a wooden deck. All other living areas are accessed via the central staircase in the main entrance. The common rooms are adjoined by spacious terraces. Access to the property is gained from the street via a gate system.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The slender volume creates optimal sightlines and daylight in the surrounding buildings, and space for a 1,600m² roof garden where residents of CasaNova and The Muse can meet each other. By placing the roof garden on level five rather than on the roof the tower, the garden is also connected to the ground level.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mork-Ulnes Architects designed the home with a gabled roof "We knew from the outset that this project would be an interesting collaboration, balancing our reductive tendencies with the more exuberant and maximalist impulses of our client/friends, whose style we had always admired and wanted to celebrate," said Casper Mork-Ulnes.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2023

"The pavilion intentionally touches the existing structure lightly, respecting the existing fabric – whilst providing a contemporary counterpoint – with a form which is expressive and reminiscent of early 20th-century architecture," explained the practice.

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Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Averra Developments proudly completed this 3,000 square-foot contemporary new home built for a young, active family of five in the heart of Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. It has a dramatic modern aesthetic with black cladding, flat roof with the second storey cantilevering over the entry. Interior Design | Laura Vroom.

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Architizer

JULY 21, 2022

In its balanced design, the new addition responds to the original structure, with a broad connector accommodating children’s and young adult libraries, general collections, and technical services. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker.

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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 upper level contains the main suite, an office and a roof terrace. Structural engineer: Lysaght & Associates Structural Engineers.

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