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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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Eight interiors with pyramidal ceilings that create dramatic depth

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. Find out more about The Tin House › Hollowed Out House, Australia, by Tribe Studio Instead of conforming exactly to the shape of the roof the pyramidal ceilings in this Sydney house function like voids in the thick roofline.

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Foster + Partners reveals Techo International Airport with gridded "tree-canopy" roof

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Drawing from the local vernacular and its tropical climate setting, the design by Foster + Partners will consist of a new airport city and a terminal building with a grid-shell roof that was designed to resemble a tree canopy. The roof design will also use a filtering screen to capture natural light and illuminate the terminal interior.

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elongated wooden roof shields JINS hikone eyewear store’s steel frame in japan

designboom

the store design echoes the concept of a pavilion in a park, fostering visual and spatial connection to the lush greenery of the lakeshore. The post elongated wooden roof shields JINS hikone eyewear store’s steel frame in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Eight tranquil interiors where oversized windows frame lush views

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This week's lookbook explores eight peaceful residential interiors that feature expansive glazing and floor-to-ceiling windows framing verdant views. These eight projects all use oversized or unusually shaped windows in clever ways, creating interiors that embrace nature and forge welcome connections to the outdoors.

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KPMB tops horticultural centre with roof informed by Fibonacci spirals

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A spiralling cable-net roof modelled in the image of a Fibonacci sequence tops a new public greenhouse designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects in Winnipeg. The centre's roof significantly impacted the design and takes the form of a Fibonacci spiral The building's unique roof was a crucial part of the design.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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CLB Architects gave the home a long, low roof To design the project, the team drew upon the site's history as a working cattle ranch. The house is located near the barn and pastures in order to ensure that "horses are a constant visual presence," the team said. The interior features wooden walls, exposed beams and a long skylight.