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This double-curved roof house by Mecanoo is covered in slick multicolored tiles

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Mecanoo has designed a distinctive residence with a striking double-curved roof and ceramic tile-covered façade in Schoorl, a village in northern Holland. Called Villa BW, it spans three floors, with an additional level within the hood of the roof. Image: Ossip van Duivenbode, courtesy Mecanoo.

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Grass-topped home in Czech Republic bridges "the urban and the natural"

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An undulating concrete roof topped with grass covers this house in the Czech Republic, designed by local architecture studio RO_AR. Located alongside a wildlife corridor at the edge of the Hlubocepy district in Prague, the family home is designed to be a "bridge between the urban and the natural".

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Olson Kundig references natural surroundings for Swedish holiday home

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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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Arched Roofs and Shingle Cladding: Iglucraft’s Tiny Homes Are Straight Out of a Fairytale

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Welcome to Tiny Home Profiles , an interview series with people pushing the limits of living small. From space-saving hacks to flexible floor plans, here’s what they say makes for the best tiny homes on the planet. The structures are rounded to reflecting nature’s true harmony. Know of a builder we should talk to?

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StudioAC completes coastal Canadian home embedded into a steep ridge

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” The home, named Cherry Valley House, sits on a steep ridge that descends to the lakeshore. Above, large dormer windows bring additional natural light into the space. Large windows on the shore-facing facade frame views of the lake, while panoramic windows at ground level face an adjacent meadow.

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10 Vacation Homes That Bring Nature Inside

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These rentals reimagine conventional notions of inside and out and celebrate the beauty of the natural world in unexpected ways. There are few better ways to improve your wellbeing than engaging with the beauty of the natural world, especially in the comfort of your own home. Matcham Jr.,

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The DHaus Company revamps London house with butterfly-roof extension

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An inverted-pitch roof and angular brick cladding characterise the Butterfly House extension, which architecture studio The DHaus Company has added to a terraced home in north London. The DHaus Company has created an extension with a butterfly roof "The butterfly roof is visually striking," The DHaus Company told Dezeen.

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