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10 new architectural landscapes & outdoor spaces we liked this week

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by MA | Morris Adjmi Architects ↑ Powell Residence in Palm Springs, CA, by Studio AR&D Architects ↑ Greenwich Village School Green Roof—PS41 in New York, NY, by MBB Architects ; Photo: Charles de Vaivre ↑ LAND Community Center in Xi'an, China, by Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch ; Landscape: GZ.S.P.I.

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Modular, Photovoltaic, Green or Blue Roofs: How to Choose the Best Waterproofing System?

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Living-Garden House In Katowice / KWK PROMES. Image © Jakub Certowicz Among the "Five Points of New Architecture" formulated by Le Corbusier , terrace gardens figure as a way to take advantage of a building's so-called fifth facade, either as leisure areas or landscaping spaces. Read more »

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This concrete house in Portugal uses openings to frame pieces of the distant landscape

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The SV house is located in a rural context surrounded by traditional houses with sloped roofs and wrapped by anonymous architecture. The post This concrete house in Portugal uses openings to frame pieces of the distant landscape appeared first on Åvontuura.

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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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Aleš Fiala blends Czech winery into landscape beneath curved green roof

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A sweeping, grass-topped concrete roof creates an artificial hill to conceal the Gurdau Winery in the Czech Republic , which has been designed by local practice Aleš Fiala Studio. Where the sloping roof meets the ground, it blends with a series of winding concrete walls supporting planters around a paved patio.

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terracotta gable roof tops martin zizka’s organic house, echoing czech republic’s landscape

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fusing heritage and contemporary living, the home features a traditional gable roof, rounded eaves, and classic ‘bobrovka’ clay roof tiles. The post terracotta gable roof tops martin zizka’s organic house, echoing czech republic’s landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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SGH House / Ginga Architects

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This is a one-story house that blends into the landscape, incorporating the L-shaped roof open to the view and the Hinata-shaped built-up area into. Completed in 2023 in Sendai, Japan. Images by Katsuo Koseki.

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