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Proctor & Shaw tops London home extension with serrated zinc roof

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Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has topped a home extension with a steeply-angled roof clad with red pigmented zinc in East Dulwich, London. Home to a family of seven, Proctor & Shaw designed the project as an extension to an existing Edwardian house, extending the ground-floor kitchen and dining room.

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Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

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Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. We saw this central skylight as the central anchor to the new house, surrounded by all the key spaces," he added. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

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Assuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex metal roof. Homeowner Julie Park ordered the home’s components from the prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, and she hired architect Andrew Goodwin to assist with structural engineering and permits.

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An Offset Roof Isn't the Only Off-Kilter Thing About This Home in Japan

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Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. See the full story on Dwell.com: An Offset Roof Isn't the Only Off-Kilter Thing About This Home in Japan Related stories: An Architect Couple Hand Built (and Then Rebuilt) a Bahamian Escape This $1.2M

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A Buoyant, Ark-Like Addition Brings a Sea Change to a Family’s London Home

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Inspired by the history of grand architectural spaces and ship-building techniques, a vaulted roof was developed so that head heights could be increased beyond the standard sloped side extension and still fall within the planning constraints of eaves and roof heights set by the local authority.

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PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

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Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya 's Manda Island. PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures.

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Young Projects "radically reimagines" traditional barn for home in the Hamptons

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A cluster of wood-clad, gabled volumes form a sculptural home by architectural studio Young Projects that nods to historic Long Island architecture while reimagining the barn typology. Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. hectare) lot with an historic farmhouse. "The

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