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Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney

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An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney , designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. The building is raised on a low-lying concrete step The red-mesh roof pitches towards the building edges and is designed to provide solar protection to clerestory windows along the facade.

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Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"

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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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London office renovation by dMFK Architects features 1970s-style interior

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London studio dMFK Architects has renovated a 1970s office in Fitzrovia with an interior designed to match the building's original character and heritage. These informed the use of dark timber joinery for partitions and surfaces throughout the five-storey renovation.

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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

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US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco , adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. The ground level contains a family room and a garage.

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Heryco blends "history and modernity" in renovation of pink apartment block

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Local studio Heryco has completed a renovation of a pink apartment building with arches influenced by the form of aqueducts in the city of Querétaro, México. This led the team to search for ways to reinforce the building's structure and repair the corroded roof without making too many interventions into the floorplan.

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A Los Angeles Musician’s Shed-Roofed Home Gets a Pitch-Perfect Renovation

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Drew Straus calls on Laun Studio to update his 1930s house with a copper roof, cobalt-blue finishes, and a sunny music studio. Indie musician Drew Straus, who performs under the name Onsen, will be the first to tell you that his early records were "brooding and moody."

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Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora

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Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. The balustrade and the treads of the new staircase are also finished in the same colour.