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. But looking at the wider area where this house is built the strictly controlled landscaping and city planning worked out very well.".

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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Named the Refuge, the project is a walled pavilion containing a square building and swimming pond – a swimming pool with a natural filtration system. The Refuge has a curved concrete roof that spans across the length of the pavilion. Cutouts in the solid concrete walls were located to frame views of the landscape. Interior: ILB.

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APRIL 17, 2024

A unique experience center for the famed Swedish brands, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, World of Volvo is designed around Scandinavian values of freedom of movement, access to nature and openness and inclusion. “As a brand Volvo is rooted in a Swedish pride for producing and manufacturing quality for everyone.

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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

JANUARY 5, 2024

The building has a gabled roof In response to strict zoning rules and environmental sensitivities, the studio created a small-footprint building that preserved existing trees and minimised the overall impact on the landscape. metre) ribbon windows offer immersive views of the landscape. The ground floor also has a powder room.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Settled on the edge of a meadow surrounded by spruce trees, the massing of the two-bedroom, rectangular house follows the natural grade, never rising more than 15 feet (4.5

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APRIL 9, 2024

Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. The house is 1,700 square feet, and reaches into the landscape with a sheltering roof and screen walls to create usable outdoor spaces on all sides. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A metal roof and glass facade contrast the brick station. Photo is by Aogvision These underground waiting halls havemetal roofs equipped with solar panels that power the station, contrasting the brick exterior of the old station front. Green outdoor space can be used for public events. Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

HGA has created a pair of mass-timber buildings at Bowdoin College in Maine While different in size and colour, the buildings have asymmetrical pitched roofs that "play off each other from different vantage points". Gibbons Hall holds a collection of Arctic objects The surrounding landscape was informed by Arctic topography.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Norwegian studio Feste Landscape/Architecture has unveiled a series of wooden cabins that can be freely used by hikers exploring the mountainous coastal landscape of Norway 's Agder region. The challenge was to design an attractive and functional cabin that could be installed in any location, regardless of the landscape conditions.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. The eastern corner of the structure has terraces filled with colourful planting that descend to the ground to provide stepped access to the roof.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Lumi Shala is covered in shiny copper shingles Designed to convey a feeling of lightness and connection to nature, the studio space is enveloped by a layering of bamboo forms, designed in collaboration with Kul Kul Farm , Bamboo Pure and structural engineering firm Atelier One.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. A portion of the roof is sliced away to form a linear skylight that stretches from the public space to the bedroom.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

The residence is located in Mill Valley, a town just north of San Francisco that is known for its natural terrain and cultural offerings. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. Proving a connection to the forested, hilly landscape was a guiding concern for the team. Softer light flows in through the courtyard on the north.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Local architecture studio Lemay aimed to rethink the relationship between "the built and the natural" in its revamp of Théâtre de Verdure, which consists of a stage on an island and a fan-shaped seating area. The team aimed to accomplish several goals, including honouring the site's history and making the most of the natural setting.

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JULY 20, 2022

The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees. A thin steel shed roof pitches up to open the interior to the south sun and frame views to the ski runs on the mountain.

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JULY 14, 2023

Project Details: Location: Betty's Bay, South Africa Architect: KLG Architects / @ klgarchitects Footprint: 1,787 square feet Builder: Quali Projects Structural Engineer: Karl Hvidsten Timber Work: Herbert Robinson Land Surveyor: Diesel & Munns Inc. The house is of the locale.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English woodland. If you were to draw a force diagram, you'd need more material in the middle, so naturally it's a win-win," she said.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Named Ferndale Flightdeck, the 400-square foot (37-square metre) extension holds a recreation room, yoga studio, home office and a rooftop observation deck that allows the owners to watch birds in the surrounding diverse and ecologically rich landscape. Great effort was taken to translate that as a window to frame views," the team said.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2023

The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre) Replanted natural grasses will create a dramatic ground plane when fully grown. The terrace is natural concrete. The plan balances a bedroom suite on each end with efficient, communal spaces in the centre.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

bath house out of two volumes with floor-to-ceiling glazed ends that float above the landscape. The north volume is oriented along a direct east-to-west axis and contains the private spaces, while the south volume, rotated 45 degrees along the canyon's axis, holds the public gathering spaces that overlook the landscape and city below.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Located on a farm in Canada, the house was covered with berms that rise out of the landscape The technique allows the concrete to continuously cure during the installation process, reducing the risk of pressure at the base and weaknesses at the column's joints. Interior planting beds were also installed in the gathering space.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Photo © Alan Brandt The 3,750-square-foot shed-roofed building, sited on the campus’ public threshold, puts science education on display. Photo © Alan Brandt Open, airy labs flooded with natural light accommodate an array of experiments, activities, and student groups.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. "It On the roof is the Sky Chapel, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape to create a "complete sense of awe".

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

South African architecture studio SAOTA has completed an angular residence in the Los Angeles hills meant to provide privacy while drawing in the "calmness and serenity" of the surrounding landscape. Large stretches of glass break up the cladding and bring in natural light.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

The facades create "compressed" and "expanding" interior corners According to the studio, the design created interior spaces similar to an attic or an apartment in a mansard roof. "On And then there's the tower that relates to this larger scale, yet also natural context."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond." It also added a square at the building's primary entry.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These natural materials will age gracefully over time without loss of their inherent character and life, to safeguard the long-term visual quality of the building and the sense of place and community that it represents," he added. The photography is courtesy of John McAslan + Partners.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The interior features a C-shaped plan An exterior staircase – shaded by a black partition lattice made of local purple rosewood – leads up to a roof terrace with 360-degree views. The house is constructed of concrete block, the most accessible material in the area, and covered on both the exterior and interior with naturally pigmented cement.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Manna offers 32 rooms fitted out with natural materials and neutral tones, plus gym and spa facilities and a restaurant focused on local produce.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Due to its location on the edge of the Česky Kras nature reserve southwest of Prague, the project was required to visually blend in with the local vernacular, with regulations specifying a simple gable-roof form with rounded eaves. Meanwhile, the roof is lined with traditional tiles called bobrovka.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 22, 2022

Located on the edge of the Jiangbei New Area’s Financial District, Oasis Towers creates a mixed-use residential and commercial complex with a green landscape nestled between two 150-metre-tall towers, providing a haven for residents in a dense and rapidly developing part of the city. Image © Atchain.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Over time, these materials naturally age and grey, enhancing the structure's beauty and blending it further with the landscape, much like the enduring designs found in aerospace and automotive constructions that are designed to last and evolve over time." The photography is by Peter Markos and Efe Onikinci.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Instead of putting everything under one roof, architecture firm Lake|Flato created a network of smaller volumes to minimize impact on the forested plot. A third structure functions as an art studio, and the final structure serves as a carport, which was designed to be adapted into additional living space in the future.

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