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Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials

Aric Gitomer Architect

Every homeowner must replace their roof shingles at some point. Roofs are the “guardians” of your home. Their primary job to withstand harsh weather makes it necessary for you to select a high-quality roof for your home. Selecting the right kind of roof in the present could save you money in the long term. How to Proceed.

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StudioAC plays with gabled forms for an ‘unapologetically contemporary’ Toronto home

Archinect

Image credit: Doublespace Photography Image credit: Doublespace Photography At the base of the scheme, an otherwise contemporary rectilinear massing holds a gable-shaped opening while, above, the scheme is crowned by a gabled roof form. “This approach was integral to working with the client's budget strategy and thesis:

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Enlace by Canopy / Architecture + Design

Archinect

A roof deck, computer lab, and interior multi-purpose spaces provide flexible locations to accommodate different programs that address the needs of both the community and the client.

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Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

Archinect

Designed for a soon-to-be retiring couple, the home is sensitive to the clients wanting to age in place. After the modules were delivered and set into place, the on-site contractor secured it to the foundation and closed up the mate-line conditions - seaming together the roof, walls, and floors.

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Edition Office tops New South Wales home with "bird’s mouth" cutout roof

Deezen

Architecture studio Edition Office has created a three-bedroom house with a cutout roof and fibre-cement cladding in Mossy Point, Australia. The cutout roof forms a striking outdoor dining area in the centre of the home Fulfilling its clients' request, Edition Office designed a cutout roof that resembles a bird's mouth.

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Kiron Cheerla Architecture crowns home in India with lantern-like roof

Deezen

Indian studio Kiron Cheerla Architecture has completed Pott House, a home in Hyderabad topped by a lantern-like roof that draws light and natural ventilation into its interiors. At night, lights inside glow outwards through the roof to create a lantern-like effect. The photography is by Vivek Eadara.

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Neri&Hu's newest Blue Bottle Shanghai space shelters a community of coffee drinkers from the daily grind

Archinect

Executed at just 1,680 square feet within the leftover footprint evacuated by a former residential building, the new 'The Imprint' café provides customers a respite from the blistering pace of city life with a welcoming sense of 'home' in line with the client's brand identity and community values. Photo by Zhu Runzi "Despite the.

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