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Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

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Non-profit Project Mingde has unveiled Duling Educational Centre, a staggered complex topped with roofs that help recycle rainfall into clean water for schoolchildren in rural southern China. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond.

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Payette creates sculptural Ragon Institute on triangular site in Massachusetts

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A doughnut-shaped terrace and green roofs covered with sedum are among the standout features of a V-shaped research facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts , designed by local architecture studio Payette. It sits within the Kendall Square neighbourhood, which is home to several research buildings and tech companies.

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3XN and GXN offer insights into unique roof design behind Sydney Fish Market

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When completed, the 700,000-square-foot building will be the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere. Image credit: 3XN The building’s undulating roof is described by 3XN as “an integral aspect of the fish market’s iconic design” as well as being key to its overall sustainability strategy.

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BIG to wrap Kosovo opera and ballet theatre in sculptural photovoltaic roof

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Danish studio BIG has designed a curving folded roof informed by traditional Kosovan skirts for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina. The roof will be clad in photovoltaic tiles and a stone-paved public square will surround the building. The images are by Bloomimages unless otherwise stated.

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Atelier Hajný tops rural hut in Czechia with trapezoidal roof

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Czech studio Atelier Hajn has transformed a derelict 1970s stone hut into a metal-clad countryside getaway named Skylight Hut with a trapezoidal roof and warm, wood-lined interiors. The client really wanted to raise the building a little to incorporate an attic bedroom space," Atelier Hajn founder Martin Hajn told Dezeen.

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Southern hemisphere's largest timber roof tops Sydney Fish Market

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The 200-metre-long roof canopy above the Sydney Fish Market, designed by architecture studios 3XN and BVN , has been completed. Located on Blackwattle Bay, the building will combine a fresh seafood market with shops, restaurants, community spaces and a seafood school under the largest timber roof in the southern hemisphere.

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Swatt + Partners tucks Moss Rock home office into woodsy site in California

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Situated in Dry Creek Valley, the site features a dense forest of Douglas fir, madrone and oak trees. The team conceived a rectangular building that lies west of the main dwelling and is designed to minimise impact to the landscape. Part of the building floats over a narrow, flat pad, and part of it extends over a steep slope.

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