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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The architecture aspires to challenge the traditional conventions of 'firmness' by creating a dynamic structure that makes the building appear to soar," the 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design team told Dezeen. 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design added a cedar-clad extension to an Ottawa home "The project was inspired by a bird in flight.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

It is located in a three-storey, Italian Mediterranean-style building While the building's original architect is unknown, the firm Soule, Murphy & Hastings performed a renovation following a 1925 earthquake. The building's terracotta tile roof was retained, as well. The building has served various uses over time.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

PAD Studio replaced a rundown cottage with a new gable-roofed timber design that looks as if it’d been there all along. The local planning authority recommended the firm design a new, sustainable home rather than revive the disjointed cottage, on the condition the new home matched the footprint of the old.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

"We designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangular pergolas that can grow or contract, depending on the necessity of the client throughout the project," the firm said. The pavilions are raised above the ground and are covered with hipped roofs. Structural engineer: APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR. Builder: Cr-Eco.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. 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.

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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. The photography is by Atelier Vincent Hecht.

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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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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Working with architecture and engineering firm BDP , the studio aimed to highlight the original features of the chapel's structure, including the roof trusses, which it left exposed in the drama studio on the top level.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Each building responds to its immediate surroundings Local firm CLB Architects carved away portions of the 6,000-square-foot (557-square-metre) building to form recesses and openings. The roof is undulating, and the facades are clad in burnt wood.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

American firm Studio of Metropolitan Design Architects has renovated a stone Tudor Revival house and added a pavilion-like concrete extension in Wilmington, Delaware. Led by Elie-Antoine Atallah, Philadelphia-based Studio of Metropolitan Design Architects (SoMD) completed the Katzin Residence in December 2022.

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MAY 11, 2022

″ spacing of the vertical and horizontal slats set the basis for all structural and finish alignments. The simplicity of the two structures belies the amount of coordination and engineering needed – from the design team and the builder. How do you believe this project represents you or your firm as a whole?

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

The cedar table on the roof terrace is foldable and features brass handles, so it can be stowed away when the occasion calls for dancing. "It It is built as a wood structure on top of a catamaran steel hull. "The The exterior is a rugged pine to blend in with surrounding nature.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Instead of putting everything under one roof, architecture firm Lake|Flato created a network of smaller volumes to minimize impact on the forested plot. A third structure functions as an art studio, and the final structure serves as a carport, which was designed to be adapted into additional living space in the future.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2022

Designed by local firm SAW , or Spiegel Aihara Workshop, the project entailed the overhaul and expansion of a 1930s, Spanish Revival-style dwelling that sits on a long, rectangular property. A roof deck offers a sweeping view of the city and the bay. A mixture of plants are included on the roof. General contractor: Forma.

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MAY 10, 2023

A soaring roof in exposed Monterey cypress and wood floors in a matching hue emphasize a view of the seaside setting. As well as the living pavilion, there is a two-story sleeping pavilion at the back of the site with a roof terrace capturing the evening sun. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

Black Fox Ranch is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Local firm CLB Architects was tapped to design a primary residence and barn for the 35-acre (14-hectare) property, which features meadows, stands of cottonwood and aspen trees, and game trails that draw hundreds of elk. Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The first step in the process, completed in 2019, was the excavation of the 410-metre-deep well, a project overseen by engineering firm Arup and specialist Geothermal Engineering. The new buildings have a roof profile that matches the original entrance sign. The timber structure is salt-resistant, made from Douglas fir.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Rectangular in plan, the 4,068-square-foot (378-square-metre) house has a flat roof and low profile. Rectangular in plan, the dwelling includes a flat roof The design was influenced by a mid-century modern home owned by the client, said San Francisco's Klopf Architecture. Brown-painted beams create a rhythmic look both inside and out.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

US firm CLB Architects has blended Japanese and mid-century Californian architecture styles for this house in Jackson, Wyoming , which is broken up by a trio of courtyards. The four-bedroom home is arranged around a number of garden courtyards that extend through the roof, letting trees grow up and out through round apertures.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

The ground floor includes a multipurpose family room that leads out to the pool deck, which is set at the same height as the roof of the pink accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The pool deck and roof garden together create a 'middle ground' suspended between the streets at the site’s top and bottom," the team explained. "The

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

To design the residence, local firm CLB took inspiration from Swiss mountain chalets and the vernacular architecture of the American Mountain West. Stretching across a flat site, the house consists of intersecting, gabled volumes and a flat-roofed, pavilion-like volume in the rear. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2022

Cascada House is topped with two sloping roofs. Its profile is defined by two roof slopes, which drain towards a central gutter running along the main axis of the addition. Structural engineering: CAFEL Ingenieri?a. ngel neighbourhood, a sought-after area in the south of the city. The photography is by Luis Young.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Architecture studios Kuehn Malvezzi , Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte Architectes have created an insect zoo and museum in a glazed sawtooth-roof building with interior spaces that emulate the experience of being a bug. The main component is a two-storey glass building with a rectangular plan and sawtooth roof.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Curving walls and windows placed "like notes in a melody" define the latest Maggie's Centre , designed by architecture firm Studio Libeskind for the Royal Free Hospital in London. Situated to the side of the hospital 's car park, Maggie's Royal Free features a bold, sinuous shape that aims to draw visitors into its warm and inviting interior.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Further project partners are LAVA for the architecture, and insglück for the exhibition, supported by Schlaich bergermann partner for the structural engineering, and the Japanese architect of record Tokuoka Sekkei, and the Japanese construction company Mugishima Construction.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

Raleigh-based architecture firm In Situ Studio transformed the 4,200-square foot (390-square metre) residence – known as Morgan Creek – for New York-based art collectors Eric Diefenbach and James Keith Brown , who purchased the property at auction. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2022

American firm CookFox Architects has completed a pair of tall, connected buildings with gridded facades for a Williamsburg site that once held an iconic sugar factory. The towers opened in 2019 but the firm has just now released photographs. A swimming pool overlooks the East River on the roof. MEP: Dagher Engineering.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company has used cross-laminated timber to construct an off-grid office building that floats on water. A wooden structure, including cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor slabs, contributes to the building's low carbon footprint and also ensures it is light enough to float. Photo is by Marcel IJzerman.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2022

Knotty cedar and galvanised steel were used to form a two-storey, floating home by US firm Olson Kundig that draws upon cabin architecture. Designed by local firm Olson Kundig , the building is intended to offer "a cabin sensibility in an urban environment". Flat, overhanging roofs shade patios and large stretches of glass.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Ample light is afforded to the apartments via the bisecting walkway, which will also provide access from the street to the middle of the structure and to the wider Mission Rock complex.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The plaza level spans nearly the whole of the museum and the firm noted that it was equivalent to nearly 70 per cent of the building's footprint. Structural engineer: John A. MEP engineer & sustainability: Buro Happold. Civil engineer: KPFF. Fire life safety engineers: Simpons Gumpertz & Heger.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

This space was demolished and rebuilt completely, receiving a new pitched roof that directs the gaze upwards and towards the mountain behind the home. Project credits: Architecture firms: 180 Degrees Design + Build, CBTWO Architects. Structural engineer: Cartwright Architects & Engineers.

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JULY 26, 2022

Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27 has completed Caza Azul, a concrete home in the state of São Paulo that was elevated from the ground to better integrate with the surrounding landscape. Read: Studio MK27 nests living areas under giant roof of Brazilian beach house. Structural engineer: Inner Engenharia.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Steep-pitched roofs reference arts and crafts buildings in the area. Located within a conservation area in Cambridge , the apartments have a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure clad in water-struck gault bricks that are similar in appearance to traditional Cambridge bricks. "The Structural engineer: Smith and Wallwork.

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Deezen

MAY 29, 2023

British studio Haworth Tompkins and Swedish firm White Arkitekter have given the 19th-century Hippodromen theatre in Sweden a contemporary update that draws attention to its original circus design. The auditorium was redesigned within its historic shell "The stage is now positioned centrally beneath the cupola," he added. "We

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MAY 11, 2022

The rescue company is trained to respond to various emergency scenarios, from fire and building collapses to water rescues and scuba operations," said US firm Studio Gang. On the roof, the architects included planted areas and a space for the firefighters to enjoy the outdoors. Project credits: Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

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MAY 3, 2022

This skylight occupies the centre of the 20-meter-diameter green roof-dish that acts as an impluvium to collect the rainwater that then filters down into the underground cisterns," they added. The roof of the spa is landscaped for use as a terrace. Structural engineering: Clinker Proyectos / Sergio Barrios.

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