Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Architecture studio Ingenhoven Architects has created a series of buildings topped with large, overhanging thatched roofs for the Lanserhof Sylt health resort on the Germany island of Sylt. Its building is topped with a thatch roof that measures 7,100 square metres – making it the largest in Europe.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Roofs are one of the most defining elements of architecture. As the most iconic roof form, the gable is the result of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable, how it is detailed, and its style depends on the structural system used, which reflects regional aesthetics, climate and material availability.

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Deezen

JUNE 29, 2023

Recycled metal sheeting and repurposed wood and glass form Tree House by the Lake, a home in Vietnam designed by local studio H2. It is enveloped by a forest and was built from local scrap materials to reduce its impact on the surrounding landscape. The walkway is an indoor-outdoor space with a glazed roof.

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Architizer

AUGUST 9, 2023

These “roof walks” are a response to unique environmental, social and urban conditions. Drawn from a diverse range of scales and programs, the following roof walks reimagine the roof plane in projects both large and small. Architecture and landscape come together three-dimensionally.

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Architizer

JANUARY 31, 2023

Architecture is defined by materials. One of the most significant designers in contemporary architecture, Kengo Kuma ’s work builds upon a legacy of Japanese craftsmanship while rethinking how we use materials. The site was formerly a tea field that formed a hillside. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. Centred around a skylit, concrete spiral stair, the home's spaces fan out to fill the triangular site, overlooking a paved terrace that wraps its eastern edge.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. The roof features a rounded triangle roof opening made of aluminium. The materials are durable and designed to weather over time.

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Deezen

JUNE 6, 2022

Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed a house in a Dutch village featuring a roof with three sloping sections that incorporate skylights , sedum and concealed solar panels. Villa K2 features a multi-pitched roof. Read: Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof.

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Architizer

MAY 4, 2023

Often, the expression of this negotiation between form and use plays out in materials, the many assemblies and combinations that define what we experience. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that the material began gaining new architectural applications outside roofing. inch (40 mm) panels.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Heliotrope Architects has minimized site disturbances while creating a cedar -clad holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest. The clients initially tapped Seattle's Heliotrope Architects to consult on the site selection and then hired the firm to design the dwelling itself. "We

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. 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. The upper level contains the main suite, an office and a roof terrace. It sits in a leafy neighbourhood.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

From the technological building systems we choose for our projects to considering the carbon impact of where a product comes from to have a better awareness of the materials our products are made out of. While many sectors are charging forward, the field of materials is rapidly progressing and reshaping how we approach design specifications.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Raised above its sloping site on a concrete podium containing garage space, GRAAM Architecture 's design was informed by a desire to use materials and companies local to the area. The choice of materials means the structure could be entirely dry-process built, with the concrete elements prefabricated before being brought to the site.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

Architecture practice Studio Zhu-Pei drew on traditional Chinese architecture to create the sweeping concrete roofs and stone walls of the Zibo OCT Art Centre in the eastern province of Shandong. In between these blocks, a number of alleyway-like spaces between the high masonry walls are sheltered by the oversized eaves of the concrete roofs.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2022

New York office SO-IL and Parisian studio FREAKS have completed the renovation and extension of an 18th-century glass factory in France, adding a sweeping concrete plaza that unites a series of cultural spaces. SO-IL and FREAKS have extended a former glass factory in France. The team added a sweeping concrete plaza.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

acre site there feasible for the young couple. The bars are covered with an irregularly shaped zinc roof that folds over the side walls and acts as a "fire blanket". The zinc roof acts like a fire blanket. The post 4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Architecture studio Parti has completed a compact housing project in north London , with a palette of robust and affordable materials chosen to create a sense of permanence. The Hercules Street infill project occupies a previously derelict site within a terrace of Victorian buildings close to Holloway Road.

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Dwell

APRIL 29, 2022

The 6,500-square foot home comprises three wood-and-glass volumes set on varying levels to correspond with the sloping site. Rich materials and finishes along with radiant-heated stone floors throughout. The main floor has a series of sliding glass doors that opens the living area up to a sunken patio.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. In response to the surrounding canopy of trees, Blurring Boundaries designed the home to have a curving form, which wraps around five of the existing mango trees on the site.

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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. when seen from certain angles.

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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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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. During the project's inception, designers from Manhattan's Desai Chia Architecture visited the site in different seasons to understand the climate and terrain.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The 117,150 square foot office building will transform an underutilized site into a vibrant setting with creative offices above 7,960 square feet of restaurant and/or retail space on the ground floor. The surrounding urban context heavily influenced the site response – particularly the activation of the streetscape.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Roofing contractor installs TPO system on 228-unit multifamily housing project in Worcester, Mass. Roofing project for 228-unit multifamily housing in Worcester, Mass. rcassidy Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:02 GAF Roofing project completed on time, despite New England winter weather conditions. Based in Westport, Mass.,

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Deezen

JULY 15, 2022

Rather than opting for a new-build house like so many of the other properties nearby, the owners asked A202 Arhitekti to develop a proposal that would retain the character of the existing pitched-roof dwelling while adapting it for modern living. The bright lounge area is connected to the adjacent garden by a large sliding glass door.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2022

The architects referred to the entrance block as the "quincho", which loosely translates to "gazebo", while the second block at the back on the site contains the living room, kitchen, and bedroom. Four vaults span the roof, resting on black steel I-beams. The voids between the structural supports and the arches are filled with glass.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2022

Brazilian architecture studio Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura has built a concrete home in Brasília made up of three volumes, each lit by a central light well carved out of its angular roof. Each of the volumes has an angular roof that pitches towards the centre, forming a light well. Glass walls in the bedrooms open onto a patio.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

In recent years, companies have been working on a solution to this problem: solar glass (often referred to as “solar windows”), which can turn windows into power-generating panels. What is Solar Glass? The most common type of solar glass is thin-film modules (e.g. Why Use Solar Glass? Other Benefits to Solar Glass.

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Habitus Living

JULY 11, 2023

The specific circumstances of this site are quite stark, and indeed starkly Australia: beach and ocean on one side, bush on the other. Robertson notes that the south-facing site is, in a word, “exposed”. There is also an operable roof over the deck which allows for more light, especially in winter.”

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2024

The Infinite Rise is located near the village of Anaikatti on an elevated, rocky site that provides expansive views across the surrounding mountain ranges. Looking to disrupt the site as little as possible, Earthscape Studio dug into the land to create a partially sunken, semicircular home, wrapped by a gabion wall to help it blend in.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Named after the community where it is located, the Cotton Patch Hills House sits on an oceanfront site in Bethany Beach, Delaware. For a sandy site that faces the water, the team created a rectilinear, three-storey building that totals 5,842 square feet (542 square metres). The staircase is made of white oak and steel.

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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. metre-high glass openings that lead out to a landscaped patio. Down from the entry hall is a spacious ground-floor kitchen and dining area, which is illuminated by 4.5-metre-high

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

RSHP has unveiled its design for a museum extension to house the Bayeux Tapestry The two-storey extension will be situated adjacent to the existing museum, connected by a one-storey glass structure.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Built following the restoration of the owner's main house in a hillside settlement in the Cairngorms National Park, the completion of the trio of buildings marks the end of a decade-long undertaking by the studio to reoccupy the site. undertaken with great care and precision in the detail," said Addy.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Named I/O Cabin, the wooden holiday home was raised off the ground with wooden pillars and perches on the sloped terrain of the site. The structure is raised from the ground by wooden pillars The hilly site is formed of solid rock and looks out to the south west coast, with views to Denmark across the Skagerrak strait.

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Clifton Hill Courtyard House by Eliza Blair Architecture and Studio MKN defined by a stunning brick and glass extension. In addition, the client’s desired an open-plan, light-filled living space, which was a challenge given the existing layout skinny south-facing site.

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