aasarchitecture

APRIL 2, 2024

Extension of the National Swedish Museum of Technology, housing a visualization dome, a spherical space where visualization technology achieves an immersive audiovisual experience, along with a café and an exhibition hall. The roof mediates between the tall dome and the low facades of the one-story building, spanning 26x48m across the dome.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Kaan Architecten has created a visitor centre at the Netherlands American Cemetery In 2017, Kaan Architecten was commissioned by the American Battle Monuments Commission to add a visitor centre to the landscaped site, providing a small display space and an auditorium. The photography is by Simon Menges.

Civil Engineering 127

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. Roughly rectangular in plan, the dwelling has cutouts, cantilevers and multiple sloped roofs that combine in a sculptural way. Desai Chia created "winged" roofs for the house.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

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.

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Dwell

APRIL 20, 2023

ROAR Architects turned a confined site into a light-filled social space with a vaulted ceiling inspired by ship-building techniques. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Home Technique Structural Engineering Roofing 140

Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. It was also designed to appear demure yet dynamic upon approach One volume is square-shaped and holds an open-plan communal space.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. The roofs – composed of two triangular planes each that slope toward the centre – collect rainwater and redirect it to river-rock basins.

Civil Engineering 144

Civil Engineering Housing Architecture Engineering 144

Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

It is an addition to a Long Island home The team conceived a two-storey addition that contains a painting studio on the upper level and an exhibition space down below that doubles as a garage. Rectangular in plan, the building has a gabled roof and walls clad in pine boards that were stained black to match the main house.

Structural Engineering 128

Structural Engineering Windows Finishes Engineering 128

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. We aimed to defer to the site’s surroundings, offering ample indoor-outdoor spaces for gathering and reflection." meters) above ground level.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Atelier Koma and Eunsok raised it above ground level on a concrete terrace that is dug into this slope, sheltering an entrance route that leads directly into the elevated worship spaces. Alongside the main worship space on the first floor, which is named the Sea Chapel, the building contains two smaller prayer spaces.

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Engineering Engineering Glass Windows 136

Deezen

MAY 18, 2022

A mix of textured timber cladding animates walls throughout the Creative Centre teaching space, which London studio Tate+Co has created for York St John University in England. Tate+Co has completed a teaching space for York St John University. Bleacher-like seating features inside the atrium. The auditorium has wood-lined curved walls.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Bright white plaster clads the exterior of a 1960s concrete building that has been turned into the self-designed studio of Baldridge Architects, which acted as the designer and contractor. That space won multiple design awards, but it no longer met the firm's needs. "As In the open work area, original roof trusses were left exposed.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. The eastern corner of the structure has terraces filled with colourful planting that descend to the ground to provide stepped access to the roof.

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Roofing Landscape Engineering Engineering 105

Deezen

MARCH 15, 2023

Czech studio Mjölk Architekti has created a mass-timber building with a gabled solar-panelled roof for the headquarters of timber and forest management company Kloboucká lesní in the Czech Republic. With its oversized timber gable, the four-storey structure in Brumov-Bylnice nods to traditional architectural forms.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It was designed as a viewing platform The white-walled interior spaces are organised according to three different functions – play, physical and professional space. White walls define the interior spaces The centre of the plan holds the physical area with a driveway basketball area on the ground level and a yoga studio above.

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Housing Architecture Structural Engineering Design 121

Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Instead, the studio "planned a new independent structure outside the existing structure," Unemori Architects team member Keita Komori told Dezeen. Unemori Architects deliberately chose the wood as it matches the existing structure. Large windows let the light in. The photography is by Atelier Vincent Hecht.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Oliver Leech Architects ' introduced a pair of brick extensions to the side and rear of the ground floor, creating a large skylit living, dining and kitchen space overlooking the garden and two planted courtyards. Read: Oliver Leech Architects tops Surrey house extension with a stepped roof. Main contractor: Sutton Construction.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Located in the old town of Tammisaari, which is known for its historic wooden buildings, the timber art museum was informed by traditional halls and will be used for exhibitions and as a community space. 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

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station. Photo is by Aogvision These underground waiting halls havemetal roofs equipped with solar panels that power the station, contrasting the brick exterior of the old station front. Green outdoor space can be used for public events. Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. The roof planes vary, however, contributing to the home's sculptural look. Photo is by Alan Tansey Roofs and outer walls are clad in a grey rainscreen made of charred accoya wood.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

At our first client presentation, we proposed a plan comprised of interconnected triangles, but this design was not rigidly fixed; rather, our approach allowed for the forms to be adjusted by “pinching” the roof peaks as we developed a more detailed plan.

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Architect Structural Engineering Client Clients 105

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The columns were created using a technique in which concrete is poured into fabric formwork "The hay field is treated as if it were a carpet, draped over the volumes of the residence in a series of berms, allowing the entire building roof to be traversed from the exterior and contributing to the archaeological reading," said the team.

Housing 139

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rear half of the ground floor contains an open-plan living, dining, and kitchen space that passes to the backyard. The roof design accommodates a future green roof. The roof design accommodates a future green roof.

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Housing Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 128

Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Each of its three structures—a residence, artist’s studio, and bath house—features a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater. The main residence takes the form of a pavilion that allows for outdoor use year-round, with over two-thirds of the building footprint dedicated to covered exterior space.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. Read: Boyd Architects creates monolithic-metal forms for South Carolina residence The outdoor spaces include a spacious, south-facing deck that receives bright sunlight. Interior finishes include ash cabinetry, large-format porcelain floor tiles, and ceramic tiles around the fireplace.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Architecture studio New Practice has transformed an unused site in the town centre of Craigmillar, Edinburgh , into a multi-purpose public space for the local community. A tall timber structure marks the entrance. Walk-Up Avenue includes a stage and events space for locals to use. Structural engineer: Will Rudd.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Called Skyglass , the 335-foot-high (102 metre) tower is located just east of the Space Needle, which was recently renovated by Olson Kundig Architects , and contains apartments with shops on its lower floors. It's not enough to simply make space," continued Nagele. "We It is located in downtown Seattle.

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Information Residential Structural Engineering Landscape 142

Dwell

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Situated between two traditional gable residences, its rectangular plan is fronted with a steel structure that gives it a slick, institutional feel. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Home IT Structural Engineering Utilities 140

Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Two green roofs top the building, characterised by their asymmetrical pyramid shapes topped with rooflights. The bricks were stacked vertically at the base of the home and horizontally near the roof to create variation in the facade. The two accommodation wings of the house were rotated and overlook the courtyards," said Jassal. "The

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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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Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Design Engineering 96

Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

A shaded courtyard features a 75-ton excavated boulder From the rotunda, residents transition to an internal, shaded courtyard featuring a 75-ton excavated boulder and continue through a blurred transition into the home's shared spaces. Two heavy, sand-coloured stone walls run the length of the house, dividing the plan into three volumes.

Housing 111

Housing Building Civil Engineering Structural Engineering 111

Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. The studio exposed the wooden roof trusses and columns of the original building "We 'skimmed' the building to expose its 'skeleton'," said the studio.

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Housing Architecture Restoration Roofing 97

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The residential buildings have a bow-form to preserve trees At the centre is a large lecture hall, surrounded by a triple-space atrium with smooth concrete hallways and elevated walkways that connect to the four protruding spaces. However, cross-laminated ceilings were included and in many places, these elements were left exposed.

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Consulting Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Residential 132

Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Original brick was left exposed on the interior "Though it's built within an old structure, a night out at the theatre should not feel like watching a play inside of a relic," the studio said. Our goal was to design a space that is true to Detroit without being stale or trapped by its own history."

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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. The corner window of the main living space looks out into the foilage. Project credits: General contractor: Constructions Boivin. Structural engineer: Geniex.

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Roofing Exterior Structural Engineering Windows 126

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The red tone of the brickwork heavily contrasts the green that colours the doors, window frames and the underside of roof canopies. Inside, the layout is organised around six "storage towers" that house closets, utility spaces and bathrooms. Main contractor: Ken Biggs Contractors. Structural engineer: Momentum.

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