Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. The roof features a rounded triangle roof opening made of aluminium. Cabinetry: Xylem, Inc.

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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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Dwell

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Project Details: Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect: LLDS / @ llds_architecture Footprint: 880 square feet Structural Engineer: Bollinger+Grohmann Civil Engineer: R. Sited on a narrow plot, the main design move was to elevate the ground to form a roof garden to address the lack of garden spaces. Post it here.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Taylor, who’s been visiting this area since the ’70s, wanted the new building draw upon the rich local history of making rudimentary structures out of the materials that people had at hand. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share?

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. Roughly rectangular in plan, the dwelling has cutouts, cantilevers and multiple sloped roofs that combine in a sculptural way. Desai Chia created "winged" roofs for the house.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Interior finishes are "Red List free" After exploring various ways of arranging the structural columns and load distribution, SOM decided on a clear, 44-foot-long (13-metre) span over the tracks. The building is topped with a large green roof that helps with onsite stormwater management.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2022

Cedar cladding and a rigorous structural grid feature in a winery tasting room by American studio GO'C that is designed to frame views of the terrain. A structural grid creates a focused entry. Rising up from a flat roof is a chimney stack, which helps anchor the building, and an extruded skylight that ushers in natural light.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Exposed structural oak timber and wide oak board flooring bring warmth to the spaces while acting as a carbon sink. Photovoltaic panels are fitted to the dormer roof and outrigger roof, providing the majority of the house’s electricity demands. As such, the pallet of materials focused on natural and low carbon materials.

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Dwell

AUGUST 15, 2024

Set on an undulating dune, the dwelling is comprised of three semi-buried pavilions connected by a lush green roof. The program is distributed on a ground floor, organized by three semi-buried pavilions whose roofs are tied to the ground, and form a topography absorbed by the forest. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

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. Double-thick eight-inch concrete walls fitted with foam insulation extend up to the roof on the low side. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

California architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a central structure for a sports complex in Florida with a sloped concrete shell designed to "make a spectacle of rainfall". The concrete shell protects the internal glass structure – where the offices and storage are located – and the outdoor spaces around it.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

L-shaped in plan, the house consists of rectilinear volumes with flat roofs to prevent dangerous snow slides. Alta House is in Wyoming Portland-based Lever Architecture sought to create a durable home that could withstand the region's harsh winter weather while capitalising on the picturesque setting. The photography is by Lara Swimmer.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

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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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2023

Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed the overall of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas , with the addition of a sculptural folded concrete roof. The Jeanne Gang -led studio, united eight previous structures, that have been built for the museum complex since it opened in 1937, with the concrete canopy.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The panelized structure of the 475-square foot (44-square metre) cabins was prefabricated by Plant Prefab in Los Angeles and then assembled on-site. The cabins were prefabricated and assembled on-site The steep black metal roofs give way to warm vertical cedar boards. The photography is by Stephan Werk and Kylie Fitts.

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Dwell

MARCH 19, 2024

Kitchen, living, and dining spaces are lightly contained by a floating roof, folded to capture northern light and facilitate the capture of easterly breezes. Structural simplicity and legibility dissolves the southern and eastern edge, with banks of sliding doors fully retracting to enable a seamless connection with the garden."

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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". Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 25, 2022

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of its founding and contribute to the community, Japanese civil engineering firm Qilu Construction recently invested around 250 million yen (approximately HK $ 14.5 The roof will be a covered observation space, where people can eat and drink outdoors while enjoying the view of the dunes.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The stone-clad Connecticut retreat is surprisingly advanced with a steel frame, glass sliders, geothermal heating and cooling, and a motorized roof hatch to the deck. To the left, a staircase ascends through a motorized roof hatch, accessing the panoramic roof deck. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

Originally built in 1929 by Arizona architecture firm Fitzhugh & Byron, the structure underwent a fire in 1984. The structure consists of a four-storey main building and a seven-storey bell tower, which sits at the church's front corner.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 12, 2024

When open, the large roof overhang provides protection from rain and sun, and enables parents easy access to their kids playing in the adjacent 14,000-square-foot plaza. Inside, the structure includes a partitionable, multi-use assembly space for public gatherings, music performances, dance classes, movies, and more.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

The studio gutted and expanded the 4,650-square-foot (430-square metre) rectangular home into an L-shaped plan with overlapping roofs. The home was informed by vernacular agricultural buildings Clad in a dark metal roof and custom dark green stained cypress in a varied batten pattern, the main house references and updates agrarian vernacular.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Architect Mark Stoner has led the restoration of Philip Johnson's Brick House It follows the building's closure in 2008 after the structure suffered ongoing "water intrusion" due to its sloping site. It measures half the depth of the Glass House, although both structures are 56 feet long (17 metres).

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 1, 2021

It’s a fact; many times residential structures are simple and straight-forward enough that a structural engineer is not required. Pre-engineered wood roof trusses and engineered wood floor joists or trusses are common. Many times, a structural engineer is not involved with these homes.

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2024

Olin and Overland have completed the first phase of an expansion to a Florida botanical garden Completed earlier this year, Phase 1 of the master plan included the addition of three new structures to the campus as well infrastructural updates like a "major stormwater management system, recreational trail and improvements to surrounding roadways".

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

LMN Architects created a learning center at the University of California in Santa Barbara The structure consists of two buildings facing one another to create an open-air causeway or "paseo", lined on either side with ramps and terraces. The photography is by Patrick Price.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All Supported by the internal concrete walls, this allows a small light gap to be created between the facade and the roof.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2024

It is designed around a courtyard The exterior of Harriet Hardy House is enlivened with areas of textured brickwork at the ground and roof levels, while the balconies are topped by arched concrete lintels. "[The All of the flats have been designed as "care ready" and can be fitted with telecare and assistive technology if required.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The columns flatten at their peaks to evoke a tree canopy One of the library's most notable details is its tall, slender columns that "mushroom into flat panels" at their peak to support the roof. Meanwhile, the roof has integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) construction elements to generate renewable energy. The photography is by Yumeng Zhu.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 12, 2023

the complex consists of two semi-cylindrical, prefabricated steel warehouse buildings, notable for their arching roof forms and con-nected via an enclosed walkway. While much of the existing structures will remain intact, Skylab has reworked the layout and is updating the buildings through a strategic set of insertions and modifica-tions.

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Deezen

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Nature Activity Centre has an overhanging roof The different areas carved out within the landscape are the Evolution Garden, the Nature Activity Centre, the Nature Discovery Garden and the Garden Kitchen. It is crowned by an overhanging roof made from timber, which integrates a rainwater collection system.

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Deezen

JUNE 25, 2024

The structural system is made primarily of wood In plan, the two-storey building takes the shape of a wide V. The structural system is made primarily of wood, and the facades are clad in northern white cedar. Much of the building's energy needs are met by a 100kW solar array that extends across the roof.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Snøhetta also designed landscaped plazas and roof terraces for Airside, which sits above the Kai Tak MTR station in the district that formerly held Kai Tak, Hong Kong's international airport from 1925 to 1998. The photography is by Kevin Mak.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

The home, called Wabi Sabi Residence and completed in 2020 is a 4,000-square-foot (370-square metre) structure on a nine-acre lot in the Wasatch Range. The home is topped with a green roof. The home is topped by a green roof planted with local grasses that camouflages the home in its context. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

GO'C has created the City Park Mini Mart art centre in Seattle Initially attempting to renovate an existing structure, GO'C realised it did not provide enough space. The structure was built on the site of a former gas station Using references from the era, the structure features classic signage, an overhanging roof and divided metal windows.

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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. The photography is by CreatAR Images, unless stated otherwise.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

An overhanging roof provides shade "The new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form," said GO'C , a Seattle-based firm. A metal staircase leads to a herb garden on the roof Exterior walls are made of Norman-sized black bricks with deeply raked mortar joints.

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