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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. The roof is an additional level that provides more outdoor space, and has an elevated herb garden.

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Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab

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Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. Wutopia Lab focused on a former service yard and duty office at the site, transforming it into a multipurpose square with bold red concrete surfaces.

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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

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UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. When selecting materials for the project, practicality and longevity were central to the studio's approach.

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

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According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site.

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Laura Killam Architecture tops beachside cabin with slanted roof in Canada

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Vancouver studio Laura Killam Architecture has created a beachside cabin in British Columbia with a slanted roof that responds to the site's climate. The 650-square-foot (60-square metre) cabin is organised into two offset volumes that are connected by an interior passageway while a tilted, cedar-shingled roof covers the structure.

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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. It is distinguished by its inverted-pitched roof, or butterfly roof, which references the surrounding 19th-century architecture and inspired the project's name.

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Proctor & Shaw tops London home extension with serrated zinc roof

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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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