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Langarita-Navarro design getaway home in Tarfia with sawtooth roof

Avontuura

The post Langarita-Navarro design getaway home in Tarfia with sawtooth roof appeared first on Åvontuura. The lead character in this project is an extraordinary coastal landscape; thick, rugged, and impregnable, resisting the assaults of the Atlantic winds.

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Inter-Generational Homes: Addressing Diverse Needs Under One Roof

ArchDaily

© Andre J Fanthome Designing a home is always a significant challenge. Stacked House / Studio Lotus. Technical and construction expertise must align with the expectations of its future resident, gently embracing their daily routine and tasks.

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Eight buildings with inverted-pitched roofs that resemble butterfly wings

Deezen

An angular English home extension and a timber-clad Guatemalan retreat feature in our roundup of buildings with butterfly roofs. Otherwise known as inverted-pitched roofs, the V-shaped structures take their name from the angled form of a butterfly's wings. Here are eight buildings with butterfly roofs from the Dezeen archive.

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Proctor & Shaw tops London home extension with serrated zinc roof

Deezen

Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has topped a home extension with a steeply-angled roof clad with red pigmented zinc in East Dulwich, London. Home to a family of seven, Proctor & Shaw designed the project as an extension to an existing Edwardian house, extending the ground-floor kitchen and dining room.

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Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials

Aric Gitomer Architect

Every homeowner must replace their roof shingles at some point. You must keep this in mind if you are building a new home. Roofs are the “guardians” of your home. Their primary job to withstand harsh weather makes it necessary for you to select a high-quality roof for your home. Solar Power Roof.

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

Deezen

Indonesian studio Ismail Solehudin Architecture has playfully adapted the forms and materials found in traditional Javanese homes for Distracted House, a family residence in Jakarta. To the west, a rectilinear block contains the home's bedrooms across two storeys. The photography is by Andhy Prayitno of Mario Wibowo Photography.

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

Archinect

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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