Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. The house is organized along one long horizontal line The grey metal roof reflects the area's rolling hills. Our clients knew many hilly sites from growing up in the area and their time in Greece.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville.

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2023

An undulating green roof and timber cladding help this Suffolk house by MAP Architecture and Jon Broome Architects, which was designed to Passivhaus standards, blend into the surrounding wetland. The internal ceiling battens are made using an Ash facing piece with a softwood core to allow the battens to follow the roof curve," said Mawson.

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Dwell

MAY 13, 2024

The site itself was very interesting, because it felt expansive from one end, but actually quite intimate and enclosed by nature at the other." Before: Exterior After: Exterior The design firm Sherwood Kypreos preserved and repaired the home’s original brise-soleil. a Woodburning Stove?

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Dark timber and stone feature throughout Dalarö House, a summer holiday home that US studio Olson Kundig has added to a rocky waterside site in Sweden. Designed to blend in with the landscape, the home is built around rocks and features exposed natural materials that reference the surrounding stones and pine trees.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Nowhere has renovated a house in Hyderabad called Mayalogili Alongside brick and marble dust, the studio also used plants and soil from the site to create tactile internal finishes that "weave in the materiality of the landscape", it said.

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Architizer

APRIL 4, 2024

Nestled in the heart of America, Arkansas is rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. Known for its picturesque landscapes, including the majestic Ozark Mountains and the winding Arkansas River, the state’s architecture is grounded in its natural surroundings.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

An enormous thatched roof structure with open sides covers the communal areas of this home perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mexico by Zozaya Arquitectos. The structure features an enormous open thatched roof. Two levels make up the home, which is accessed from the top due to the site conditions.

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Archinect

MARCH 28, 2022

Two new images, updated from 2015 , show the concept design for the interior and exterior of the station. According to HS2, elements of the roof can be prefabricated off-site and installed using modular construction techniques. The station, itself, will span three levels, with ten 450-meter-long subsurface platforms.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

When viewed from the plaza, the forested mountains form a dramatic natural backdrop. The building is oriented east to west and is positioned at a point where the site slopes upwards, allowing the church to be raised above the plaza in front of it. The church stands out against a mountainous backdrop. It is oriented east to west.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2022

Scandinavian firm CF Møller Architects has completed a house where all the exterior surfaces match, thanks to a combination of dark red bricks and tiles. The 261-square-metre building takes its cues from the nearby Aarhus University, designed by CF Møller back in 1931, with its gabled roof profiles and rustic materials palette.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2023

Defined by their steeply pitched roofs that extend to reach near ground level, A-frame homes became popular in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and are now seeing a resurgence with modern interpretations being designed around the world. Corrugated black metal panels cover the roof of the upper level, where beds are placed.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2022

The 528-square-metre residence sits on a slight slope that is mirrored in the angles of its roof. In this case, the shape is the result of our site analysis and the idea of proposing a house that felt strongly connected to the place," studio principal Pedro López González told Dezeen. "In Black marble floors match the dark exterior.

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Architizer

JUNE 2, 2022

Despite technical complications involved in construction, inclined sites can invoke inspiring new architectural possibilities that just aren’t possible on flat sites. Below are a few ways in which architects have made the most of sloped sites to create unique homes and public buildings. Images by Benedikt Markel.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Compact bedrooms for adults and kids are located at opposite ends of the house while a tarpaulin-like roof strings them together, providing luminous social spaces in between. The soothing macrocarpa interior, the central stone fireplace and broad windows beautifully complement the tranquil exterior. Photos by Jeremy Toth. Cora House.

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Archinect

AUGUST 16, 2023

Two side-by-side asymmetrical pitched roofs are a modern reinterpretation of the roofline of the home that previously sat on the site. The materials on the buildings’ exterior evoke the natural color palette of the existing Victorian homes next door. Aluminum-trimmed windows continue the metallic theme.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Cesar Mancillas designed the concrete house in Baja California The narrow property is only 12 metres wide and has a gradient leading from public to private programs along its 40-metre site. On the site's eastern edge, the main facade is a rolling garage door, which provides a transition from the street to the house.

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Dwell

MARCH 9, 2022

Before: Front Exterior Before: The 1930s cottage sat on a.34-acre Sogno Design Group worked to preserve the site’s natural characteristics as much as possible, thus the addition "floats" over the landscape in places. 34-acre lot, which was large for the neighborhood in Berkeley.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Spanish architecture studios SelgasCano and Diego Cano used multi-coloured tubes made from recycled aluminium to clad a house on a steep site in Los Angeles. Its deck frames views of the city The covering wraps the whole home, protruding out from the face of the structure to act as a roofing and siding from the semi-enclosed deck.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2022

Di Frenna Arquitectos used natural materials such as stone, rammed earth , carrizo weaves and a traditional form of stucco to make Espacio Kaab in the Mexican city of Comala appear "as a volume that emerged organically from the ground". The project is located on a semi-arid site. The ground floor is sunken.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

River Bend Residence overlooks the Guadalupe River Respecting the natural setting was a guiding concern for the design team, as the home sits on a wooded perch overlooking the Guadalupe River. The buildings are topped with tall, pyramidal hipped roofs. A portion of the dwelling is lifted above the site by concrete piers.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

A sedum roof designed to "change colours with the seasons" tops Heatherhill Beach House, a wooden holiday home burrowed among the hills on the Danish coast by local studio Norm Architects. The holiday home is clad in cedar wood "The colour and qualities of the cedar wood complement the raw nature in which the house is located," Bak said.

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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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Archinect

MARCH 24, 2023

This project is, in a sense, born of the land, its striking slanted roof mimicking the natural topography of the site. Local zoning code dictated that the maximum building height be measured from existing natural grade at each point along the length of the structure, and from this design parameter emerged the form of the house.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Mamout has created a Belgian courtyard house "The project stems from its urban location and the need for direct natural light in all the rooms," Mamout founder Matthieu Busana told Dezeen. The sloping roof considerably increases the feeling of space," said Busana. The concept is therefore to have a low, long house lit by patios."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Located in the beachside town of Chonburi, Harudot was designed for both the cafe brand Nana Coffee Roasters and the owner of the site. In these southern structures, the seating hugs circular areas of planting, with the gable roofs pulled open to allow for natural light to enter from above.

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MAY 9, 2024

This repetition continues into the residence and is then transitioned into voids in the roof between rooms, subtly separating the spaces and allowing for penetrating light. The living room activates the pool and exterior lounge. Contrasting stone accentuates depth of the roof form and detaches horizontal and vertical planes.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2024

The starting point for the design came from a "run-down and mould-infested" house that stood on the site previously. Comprising a main house and an extension, it set a precedent for a double-peak roof. The building is insulated with an innovative, natural hemp-lime insulation on the inside of the exterior walls," said the pair.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The stone facade draws on fossils Fossil Building is topped by a green roof, helping it to blend into the stepped hillside when viewed from above and opening up to the landscape from below. "My My approach is to collaborate with the local nature rather than dominate it," studio founder Amelia Tavella told Dezeen. "As

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A sweeping roof designed to resemble a bird wing defines this restaurant , which Chinese studio Galaxy Arch has created on the grounds of an ancient temple on Dapi Mountain, China. The entrances to the restaurant are positioned at either end, sheltered by the oversailing roof.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2023

Located on a 30-acre site just outside the village of Tivoli, the building was designed as a "destination tavern" for the Lasting Joy Brewery , where visitors can taste locally made drinks while enjoying the surrounding landscape.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Irregularly placed square openings puncture the thick concrete exterior of SV House in Portugal , recently completed by architecture studio Spaceworkers. Located on a sloping site near the town of Sobrado, the blocky, three-storey home occupies a plot once occupied by the home of the client's grandfather.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

Making use of the site's location among a network of small brooks, streams and ponds, run-off water from the surrounding fields will be used to provide a portion of the home's energy needs. It will also be harvested on-site and filtered for use within the house.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2023

Earthy tones and natural textures feature in this nature-informed holiday home , which Athens studio Block722 has arranged down a mountainside in Crete. So our design of this house is an ode to this reverent relationship between nature and architecture."

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Deezen

APRIL 10, 2024

A swooping tiled roof will be the defining feature of Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian extension designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma , which is nearing completion in Lisbon. The extension is defined by its sweeping roof. On top, it is lined with ceramic white tiles made in Portugal, while the underside is covered in wood.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Hexi Sports Field is located on a site to the northwest of Shaoxing University's campus, which borders the old town and overlooks the Fengze River. By lifting the existing track field into the air, a super large overhead roofed space is naturally formed below," it added.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

We wanted to touch lightly on the site, so the home cantilevers over the site, is grounded at the entrance, and then floats over the landscape as you move through the home," the studio said. This projection helped us to minimize the impact on this natural site and reduce excavation.". The home is topped with a green roof.

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