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Dual Roof Extension in Kingston by Square One Architects

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This recently completed project located in the London Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is spread between two semi-detached Victorian properties which both sought to extend their roof spaces. The four dormers are joined together with a mansard roof which gives the illusion that the dormers are.

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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art begins exterior finishes ahead of 2025 debut

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The finish line for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art may still be out on the horizon, but the exterior of the $1-billion project from Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas is starting to take shape.

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Eight notable projects by late architect Fumihiko Maki

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Following the news of Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki's death at the age of 95, we have rounded up eight key projects designed by the Pritzker Prize and AIA Gold Medal-winning architect throughout his career. The geometric structure is topped with a folded roof and contains a museum and library dedicated to art and architecture.

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Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

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Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg , Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. Named Clinic in Anif, the two-storey project by Steiner Architecture houses a ground-floor respiratory clinic along with two individual apartment units on the upper floor.

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PSLA Architekten tops urban townhouse with cascading roof terraces

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The home has 11 levels "The main concept of the project was to find strategies to deal with urban land as a vanishing, limited, quantitative resource which needs to be efficiently re-used through qualitative densification," said Ali Seghatoleslami co-director of PSLA Architekten. The photography is by Lukas Schaller and Simone Bossi.

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Angular clay-tile roof crowns Jakarta home by Ismail Solehudin Architecture

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Distracted House is finished in a mix of concrete, brick and plaster and topped by an angular clay-tile roof based on those of traditional houses in the area called joglo. This traditional joglo roof form is also updated with projecting elements such as window boxes.

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Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab

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Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. I designed the roof of the architecture as an undulating mountain shape, resembling a tent settling on the site," explained Yu. The photography is by CreatAR Images.

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