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.

Civil Engineering 145

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 145

Dwell

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Photovoltaic panels are fitted to the dormer roof and outrigger roof, providing the majority of the house’s electricity demands. Clay plaster is used extensively helping regulate moisture and odors within the air. Walls and ceilings where clay plaster is not used have a lime wash finish.

Civil Engineering 88

Civil Engineering Regulation Renovation Clients 88

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.

Housing 143

Housing Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Architecture 143

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. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 12, 2024

Photo © Andrew Pogue Simple and large, the space opens to the Town Square via a 24-foot-wide by 16-foot-tall bi-fold window wall. 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.

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Architect Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 59

Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

The courtyard was once an enclosed auditorium, but due to the 1980s fire, the roof was burned and never replaced, leaving it open to elements as it exists today. Preservation efforts included restoring exterior cladding, doors, windows and cleaning the interior Other elements include elevators, stairways, restrooms and a catering kitchen.

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Restoration Civil Engineering Utilities Engineering 130

Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

The design marries Japanese architecture with the surrounding Hudson Valley "The main building has a porch space with long eaves that links with canopy-style roof design, which serves to accent the exterior," said Jun Mitsui & Associates. "We and the landscape as an intermediate area, but also gently welcomes visiting guests."

Civil Engineering 133

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Windows 133

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. The interiors will feature an industrial aesthetic: exposed concrete floors, aluminum windows, and an exposed steel roof.

Civil Engineering 96

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Design Engineering 96

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. The photography is by Michael Moran.

Building 128

Building Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Education 128

Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Beginning in 2022, the scope of the restoration included updates to structural and cosmetic elements including improvements to site drainage, cladding and interior finishings, replacement of the roof and skylights , window repairs, artwork conservation and a complete replacement of the building's mechanical and electrical systems.

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Restoration Glass Housing Civil Engineering 132

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.

Renovation 145

Renovation Building Civil Engineering Engineering 145

Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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. Inside the structure, the restored wooden rafters were left exposed and pivoting windows were included to help expand the space.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Completed in 2019 on the eastern end of Long Island , New York, the 8,300-square foot (770-square metre) home has a board-formed mass with punched windows, natural materials and light-filled spaces. Peysin emphasised details of the design by sandblasting the formwork to draw out the wood grain in the concrete and mitering the window trim.

Glass 105

Glass Home Civil Engineering Architecture 105

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. Both of the entrances are covered by the roof as it cantilevers above the glass entryways.

Art 124

Art Building Civil Engineering Roofing 124

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The cabins were prefabricated and assembled on-site The steep black metal roofs give way to warm vertical cedar boards. Tall triangular windows under the eaves bring natural light into the interiors and direct views toward mountain vistas.

Civil Engineering 126

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Structure 126

Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson used engineered timber and a cantilevered roof for Caymus-Suisun Winery to create a contemporary winery with a "new architectural language for the region". All four sides have retractable glass walls and operable transom windows, enabling the building to open to the surroundings. For a 29-acre (11.7-hectare)

Civil Engineering 98

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Glass 98

Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

The exterior window system was designed to incorporate operable openings at key locations to take advantage of natural site ventilation, thereby reducing the need for mechanical heating/cooling and increasing indoor air quality," the studio said. The home is topped with a green roof. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2023

Called Sheerness Dockyard Church, the grade II*-listed building has been upgraded with a new roof and interior spaces designed by Hugh Broughton Architects to replace ones gutted by fire in 2001. This includes the church's parapets and its roof, which is animated by steel and timber flitch trusses. It features steel link bridges.

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Masterplanning Architect Civil Engineering Restoration 111

Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The outward-facing facade is covered in smooth grey concrete panels and windows that create a "taut" effect, while the inward-facing facades have a "loose, organic formal language". It's outward-facing facades have concrete panels This geologic approach resulted in two very different facade characteristics.

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

The main archive space was placed in a 40-metre-long tunnel that has glass windows at each end. Placed parallel to this space, another tunnel-like form contains the guesthouse's kitchen and toilets, with the roofed area between acting as a seating area. A roof covers an area between the tunnel-like forms.

Civil Engineering 111

Civil Engineering Utilities Roofing Engineering 111

Deezen

JUNE 25, 2024

Tall windows offer immersive views of the coastal terrain. Much of the building's energy needs are met by a 100kW solar array that extends across the roof. There are also laboratories Interior finishes include white walls, concrete flooring and wooden accents.

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Sustainability Civil Engineering Education Engineering 133

Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It features two distinct facade styles On the side facing the studio lot, these curtain walls are interspersed with steel facades with punched windows modelled on the art deco-style buildings of early Hollywood. Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof. Gehry Partners was founded by architect Frank Gehry in 2001.

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Building Consulting Civil Engineering Glass 135

Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

The ground floor includes a multipurpose family room that leads out to the pool deck, which is set at the same height as the roof of the pink accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The pool deck and roof garden together create a 'middle ground' suspended between the streets at the site’s top and bottom," the team explained.

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Housing Civil Engineering Glass Contractor 98

Deezen

MAY 8, 2023

The home has a series of strategically placed windows Openings were carefully placed to minimise views of surrounding properties and immerse occupants in the landscape. Light wells and clerestory windows on the eastern facade welcome morning light and offer peeks of greenery without compromising privacy," the team said.

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Civil Engineering Architecture Engineering Engineering 131

Architizer

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The main volume of the 3,632-square-foot house is oriented along an east-west axis, which allows the living spaces to take full advantage of southern light, while its asymmetrically gabled roof orients the interiors toward the primary views. Larch is used on the floors, walls, windows frames, and ceilings. © CLB Architects.

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Architect Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 98

aasarchitecture

MARCH 5, 2024

Photo © Andrew Pogue The cantilevered and folded biophilic roof form inspired by Oregon’s canyons, and extensive curtainwall glazing, reflect the Port’s sloped and cantilevered headquarters building and ticket lobby entrance glazing, directly adjacent from the site. The entire south-facing roof of the concourse is solar ready.

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Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Consulting 52

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The largest of these protrusions features a smaller lecture hall on the top level, with a roof that slopes up and out in a sizeable lip. These buildings are five storeys tall and have a central core set back from the wood-clad exterior, with large window boxes on each end that create sheltered patios on the second storey.

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Consulting Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Residential 132

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro 's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. It is really surreal and magical in the whole; the whole roof just feels like it's floating."

Housing 140

Housing Consulting Roofing Engineering 140

Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

Engineered wood and steel were used for the structural frame. Perimeter windows were carefully placed to prioritise vistas of the terrain and avoid views of neighbouring homes. Atop the front portion of the house, a thin, shed roof is lifted up, making way for clerestories. Structural engineer: CFBR Structural Group.

Housing 145

Housing Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 145

Deezen

MAY 2, 2022

A tall, pyramidal roof tops the main living area of this holiday home in northern Mexico by Práctica Arquitectura, made almost entirely of concrete. Its inhabitants can enjoy the surrounding landscape through the large windows that end in two of its perimeter patios," said Práctica Arquitectura. Civil engineering: Federico Guerra.

Materials 98

Materials Home Civil Engineering Roofing 98

Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

By opening sight lines and using transparent materials, floor-to-ceiling windows, see-through floors, and open-concept outdoor spaces such as floating staircases, the natural water features are visible from the front and back of the house.

Home 98

Home Civil Engineering Remodeling Structural Engineering 98

Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2023

Load-bearing terracotta-brick walls support 10-centimetre-thick concrete roof beams, which are left exposed to resemble a pergola and filter light from the skylights above. Some window openings puncture the exterior, but for the most part, blank walls were necessary for hanging tools and storing machinery and equipment.

Civil Engineering 98

Civil Engineering Exterior Engineering Engineering 98

aasarchitecture

MARCH 18, 2024

Clerestory windows draw soft natural light into gallery spaces, while intentional break spaces between pavilions offer views to the outdoors, allowing for informal interactions with art and the natural world. An undulating roof unifies the museum in a sweeping gesture of cohesion, inscribing an iconic signature onto the landscape.

Art 59

Art Civil Engineering Consulting Education 59

Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

Contrasting the stark white of the upper floor, the planted roof hangs down and allows vines to move up the elevation, creating a 'green wall' that camouflages part of the home in the existing grove of oak trees." Civil engineer: Jorge G. Francisco Cuello, Jr. Maldonado General contractor: Contemporary Builders, Inc.

Civil Engineering 128

Civil Engineering Design Structural Engineering Engineering 128

Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Morphosis chose to wrap the structure in a sculptural facade of white, glazed-terracotta panelling punctuated at points by windows that brings light into the galleries. This level also includes the entry lobby with a mezzanine and the large, window-lit atrium. Windows bring light into the atrium. Structural engineer: John A.

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Art Civil Engineering Contract Engineering 119

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

Sitting in the open countryside of Flintshire, the building's elevations are inventively articulated by an alternating grid of heavily cast concrete window apertures, which bring a strong graphic quality to an otherwise minimal facade." So much of an eyesore that in 2020 the rear wings to the complex were unceremoniously demolished.

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Building Civil Engineering Structure Roofing 138

Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

The original crane shed – a light-filled cavern topped by a gabled roof with exposed trusses – has been repurposed as a dramatic event space. Preserving the aspects of the original program, the Model T showroom is now a retail cafe, featuring the original octagonal columns and windows. Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

Civil Engineering 111

Civil Engineering Renovation Engineering Engineering 111