Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

Vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas The team opted to preserve certain elements while adding contemporary interventions. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The main residence was designed as a "contemporary counterpart" to the farmhouse – now used as guest quarters – and draws upon the region's vernacular architecture. Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. Five of the volumes were placed around a triangular courtyard.

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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

Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. It has a glued laminated (glulam) timber structure and was clad in black-stained spruce as a nod to the nearby timber buildings.

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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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Dwell

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

During the first phase, already executed, a three-volume extension is built within the roof perimeter, with a ceramic cladding distinguishing the new elements: an extended living area, a bedroom for the four daughters (where the garage and woodshed were), and a boiler room. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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 grid of battens frame a window and conceal a side gate. "As

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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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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 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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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

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 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Stone window sills were stripped out and relocated, while the original roof was removed and repurposed on a hospital in nearby Tripoli.

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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

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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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc has created a prefabricated home in Ontario with an exposed structure and blue-painted element on the interior. A kitchenette was outfitted with cobalt blue cabinetry "Unlike many contemporary projects, there is a purposeful restraint in glazing," said the studio.

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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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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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aasarchitecture

JUNE 20, 2022

Based on BIG’s concept of the ‘Raumfachwerk’ – a robust yet flexible structural framework – the design proposal celebrates the passenger experience and movement through the airport. A contemporary, pared-back material palette, the structure, floors, and ceilings of Dock A are envisioned with timber as the main material.As

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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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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

US architecture studio GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century home in Erie, Pennsylvania into an educational facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure. The barn form was modernized with the use of a standing seam infinity roof. Dark grey zinc panels reference the colour of the original roof.

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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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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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Habitus Living

JANUARY 30, 2022

The shell-like structure initially framed an immense void for military activity to fill. 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.”.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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. Horizontally, the façade is divided by white, weather-resistant coated metal strips.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has created a series of crescent-shaped student housing blocks with a CLT structure for King's College at the University of Cambridge. Steep-pitched roofs reference arts and crafts buildings in the area. Stephen Taylor Court has a cross-laminated timber structure clad in brick.

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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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Dwell

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This nimble renovation to an existing brick walk-up celebrates an often-overlooked apartment typology – highlighting the value of the original building while elevating it to support contemporary modes of living. The void reveals glimpses of previously concealed timber structure and frames an everchanging view of the sky. Post it here.

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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

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. The renovation was sensitive to the building's art deco style.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Budget dictated a facelift of the existing structure rather than a rebuild so the design is a sort stage-set behind which a lot of the original building still sits. It’s easy to do and can look more contemporary than other techniques. How is the project unique? See it in the images of the project from the back garden!

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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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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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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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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The structure has been refurbished and rebuilt. At other key points throughout the building, the new structure is stepped back to allow the original spaces to breathe and tell their story.". In the apartments located within the building's original structure the original brickwork and steels have been left exposed.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Harrison McCain Pavilion was completed in Fredericton The 9,000 square-foot (836 square metres) structure acts as a new lobby for the gallery. At the front of the building, the roof projects out towards Queen Street and is supported by precast concrete columns that are set at slightly different angles, pointing towards the front door.

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