Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Above, this curved ceiling forms a sloped roof terrace filled with plants, which is situated off the main bedroom on the upper floor. The photography is by Tom Ferguson.

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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

APRIL 22, 2024

The Makers' KUbe is conceived as a showcase in timber tectonics, traditional joinery, robotic manufacturing and sustainable materials." The building will have six storeys and be placed in a plaza surrounded by pre-existing structures, with bridges on its second level connecting it on two sides to the adjacent Chalmers and Marvin Halls.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

HGA has created a pair of mass-timber buildings at Bowdoin College in Maine While different in size and colour, the buildings have asymmetrical pitched roofs that "play off each other from different vantage points". Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The limestone-clad facades are decorated by perforated metal screens "The stonework has both honed and textured finishes to minimise strong surface reflections and allow building facades and edges to recede and not overwhelm the townscape," architect Chris Ravenscroft told Dezeen. The photography is courtesy of John McAslan + Partners.

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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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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.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Its design was informed by local vernacular architecture The building is divided into several gabled -roof volumes, with a glazed connector at the centre. It is clad in cedar shingles and salvaged wood Along the street elevation, the team added a flat-roofed volume crowned with an aluminium trellis.

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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. Exterior walls are wrapped in Alaskan yellow cedar with a weathered finish.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

It uses a blackened stained finish on its facade. Employing the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of wabi-sabi – the beauty of the imperfect and incomplete – the north volume uses a natural cedar finish while on the south volume, the cedar has been stained black. The material philosophy extends to the interior selections.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Completed in 2022 in the municipality of David Canabarro, Casa Trapézios – or the Trapezium House – is formed by two juxtaposed trapezoidal sections arranged back-to-back in a "reinterpretation of the gabled roof archetype". This conjunction of materials and shapes gives to Trapezium House the feel of a country house," the studio said.

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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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Habitus Living

MARCH 10, 2024

A staircase was erected to the roof cavity, that serves as a ‘relaxation zone’. The joinery ensured structural integrity and visual appeal, highlighting WOWOWA’s architectural prowess. The joinery is a curation of avant-garde materials and colours. Finishes Metro Mix and Mini Iriede tiles from Academy Tiles. Lighting RBW.

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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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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Maple flooring features on the interior The office contains a lobby, a conference room with a materials library, two private offices, an open-plan work area, a kitchenette and bathrooms. The material palette includes maple flooring and premium drywall. In the open work area, original roof trusses were left exposed.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

The 24-acre property had been neglected for more than a decade, so our work involved refreshing finishes, opening under-lit spaces to the landscape, solving sources of water damage, and shaping a landscape to unify the domestic complex," said In Situ Studio founder Matt Griffin. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2023

The project's exterior material palette references the surrounding agricultural area with whitewashed cedar siding and an aluminium standing-seam roof. Interior spaces were finished with ash flooring Across a gravel driveway sits the shed-shaped, two-car garage and studio space with sliding doors that open onto a manicured garden.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

Built to the international Passive House standard, sustainability is at the core of the project – embodied between the natural material palette, high performance design and strong biophilic connection," said Symes. The building's two wings are topped with green roofs planted with drought tolerant native species. Builder: Souter Built

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The building’s subdued appearance in the space is achieved by the low floating roof, under which the surrounding landscape is allowed to flow across the pool. At the same time, the roof of the structure is the volume housing all the programme which does not require a direct contact with the water surfaces.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

On the roof, a large terrace with an additional table, seating area and outdoor kitchen is surrounded by trees and sheltered beneath a metal pergola. There is a large roof terrace. The interior has a dark material palette. Structural engineer: Motoi Nomura Structures. Facility engineer: Naoki Matsumoto.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

The aim of the project was to demonstrate how an affordable, low-energy house could be created using simple yet robust materials. The material palette was chosen to be simple yet robust. "We Read: Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home. Structural engineer: Osbourne Edwards.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Atop the roof, the team placed a pool, a cabana, an outdoor theatre and space for grilling and cooking. Throughout the dwelling, the team incorporated neutral colours and earthy materials such as travertine, grey-washed oak and granite tiles.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

His 2,000-square-foot (185-square metre) residence is a conglomeration of geometry and materials – a series of overlapping rectangular spaces with circular additions and triangular bedrooms. The studio renovated the finishes and restored some of the original layouts. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Designed in 1974 by the artist’s husband, architect Albert Lanier, the Noe Valley residence features fresh finishes and an expanded plan that takes advantage of city views. Redwood surfaces and structural elements complete the warm interior landscape, from the sloping roof beams to partition walls and built-in shelves." "The

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Architizer

MAY 11, 2022

The distinctly modern forms contrast with the organic surrounds they occupy but the materiality and scale of the structures make them ‘of the landscape’… like they fit right in. ″ spacing of the vertical and horizontal slats set the basis for all structural and finish alignments.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A new skylight cuts through the pitched roof, offering natural light and creating spatial complexity in the apartment’s small quarters. Thick glass roof tiles, which match the profile of the originals, now replace a section of clay tiles allowing daylight to filter into the dining area below. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

CLB Architects gave the home a long, low roof To design the project, the team drew upon the site's history as a working cattle ranch. The house and barn are defined by elemental forms and materials that nod to the site's past." The home's long, low roof is supported by a system made of cross-laminated timber.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The structure was created simply by installing a roof over the RC foundation deeply rooted underground. Structural calculations dictate the roof slope of a 60-degree-angle to withstand the snow load. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Structural Engineer: Structure Workshop / @ structure.workshop Photographers: Jim Stephenson / @ clickclickjim and Richard Chivers / @ richchiversphoto From the Architect: " Our clients founded Sussex Prairie Gardens, an eight-acre public garden, in 2008.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 20, 2022

“For the new main terminal of Zurich Airport, we have attempted to answer this complex challenge with the simplest possible response: A mass timber space frame that is structural design, spatial experience, architectural finish, and organizational principle in one. Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

Stretching across a flat site, the house consists of intersecting, gabled volumes and a flat-roofed, pavilion-like volume in the rear. Interior finishes include walnut. Interior finishes are meant to provide a feeling of serenity and connection to the mountainous terrain. "A Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Refuge has a curved concrete roof that spans across the length of the pavilion. They are then used as a finish for the insulated inner shell of the pavilion.". The concrete roof of the pool house extends over an outside patio and curves around the pavilion. Concrete is a very good material for this," said the architects.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2022

In particular, it draws upon design principal Jim Olson's personal cabin in rural Washington, which features rectilinear volumes, overhanging roofs and a subdued colour palette. Flat, overhanging roofs shade patios and large stretches of glass. Visually speaking, the roofs contribute to the home's low, horizontal stature.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2022

It generates all of its electricity needs from an array of nine solar panels on the roof, draws its water from a well and from rainwater collection, and is equipped with a septic system to process wastewater. The house's interiors have a pared-back material finish. Structural engineer: Manuel Jezzini.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The existing house was in bad shape and rife with common hazardous materials from the time, such as lead paint and asbestos," the firm said. HUUS is the literal 'black sheep' in the neighbourhood – larger than its neighbours, modern in form and concept, embedded in its place, and made of unadorned materials," the architects said.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 19, 2022

While this home is surrounded by water rather than trees and overlooks a high-traffic waterway, it shares much with the cabin, such as the low-key use of natural materials, the attention to detail, and the intimate sense of scale and proportion.” –Jim Water Cabin’s materiality draws inspiration from the weathered informality of a cabin.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The new buildings have a roof profile that matches the original entrance sign. A rippled roof profile mirrors the Jubilee Pool's historic gate signage, and also resonates with the scalloped wall of the churchyard across the street. Although simple in form, these structures integrate highly durable materials and finishes.

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