Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in north London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. The garden, designed by VATRAA and planted by the client, becomes part of the interior." VATRAA was founded in 2018 by Anamaria Pircu and Bogdan Rusu.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2025

Five blocks surround a central sunken courtyard The main studio has a double-height structure topped with a north light roof. The blocks are supported by steel structures A large lily pond strewn with lights resembling reeds was created on the lowest level of the courtyard.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2025

Named after the fruit trees that line the street, Mango Lane overlooks Byron Bay and is designed by DFJ Architects as a flexible home for a busy client whose grown-up children are flying the nest. Existing gardens at Mango Lane have been retained where possible, with new structures positioned to minimise their disruption.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2025

Rather than the typical 'super room' open-plan layout, our client asked for separate spaces," he continued. These spaces are all framed by the oak structure, made in collaboration with joiner Tim Gaudin , which extends outwards to become a small pergola alongside the living space.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2025

A corridor was used as an exhibition space and small workshops and remnants of the original structure constructed with handmade adobe bricks are scattered around the site. This reaches up to the roof of the historic building and allows visitors to pass through it on an elevated walkway.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Located in an area known as Coffee Village in Wanning, the project involved completing a multipurpose arts centre that had been partially constructed, with its basement and structural frame already in place. The photography and video are by Guowei Liu.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Read: Osso Architecture models timber pool house in New Jersey on horse arena By casting Malvern Pool House's services directly into the structural walls themselves, the water can extend to the very edges of the interior, where a large panoramic window provides views over the landscape.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2025

Architecture studio Loader Monteith has replaced a dilapidated farm building in Angus, Scotland , with a home finished with stone, black-painted pine and a red corrugated-metal roof. Situated on arable farmland acquired by the client in 2009, the home occupies the site of an old stone stable, or byre, lending it the name Cairnconon Byre.

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Dwell

JANUARY 16, 2025

Other challenges were to house the clients books and music collections in a flexible single display, and exhibit a collection of art and sentimental objects in a well-lit space without direct sunlight. The multi-faceted roof has a fully visible structure inside and expressed waterproofing seams outside.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2025

Studio on the Rye has added an extension to a terraced home in London Built for a client who has lived in Peckham for 14 years, the two-storey extension nearly doubled the size of the existing house adding a kitchen, snug and utility room on the ground floor. Upstairs is an additional bedroom with an ensuite shower room and walk-in wardrobe.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

An exposed grid of structural steel was used to bring a feeling of "industrial elegance" to House XO in Kerala , India, which has been designed by local architecture studio 3dor Concepts. The durable deck-sheet roof offers thermal insulation, completing the modern industrial aesthetic while ensuring energy efficiency."

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2024

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.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Located on a densely vegetated and sloped site, the tower-like structure comprises an art studio and bedroom, which connects to the main house via a polycarbonate corridor. Arête Architects has created a towering house extension in New Zealand Karaka Tower sits on the nine-square-metre platform of an old shed that had fallen into disrepair.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Robbie Walker has completed a steel cabin in Victoria, Australia Walker said the cabin is designed as a place for his client to "escape, relax and reflect", with a structure that respects the site's natural beauty and its towering snow gum trees. It has an outdoor kitchen and a laundry, accessed by driving under the house.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Read: Studio Gang reveals design for hotel with scalloped facade in Denver It is among a series of residential structures going up in the neighbourhood, which was until recently dedicated mostly to industrial use. MAD Architects created the structure for developer The Max Collaborative.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 26, 2024

It is clad in red brick and cedar shingles To provide separation from the home, the office is situated next to a side road at the end of the garden, where a separate entrance and parking space have been provided for clients. The chosen materials for the floor, walls and ceiling make the structure and finishing at the same time," he added.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2025

The museum is located on an artificial lake in Hangzhou Named Yohoo Museum, the building has an undulating roof design that takes the form of two interlocking rings. The museum is entirely clad in a glass facade and roof that was informed by jade, a rare gem stone in China. The photography is by Qianxi Zhang.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2025

The neo-gothic exterior of the rectory was restored to showcase where interventions have been made GRT Architects was enlisted to convert the derelict four-storey structure, and took the opportunity to rethink the spatial layout to suit the change of use.

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2022

Minimal details and neutral finishes anticipate an evolving composition of the client’s art and design collection. The home’s open and connected spaces ultimately flow to the client’s workshop, a new separate structure dedicated to unbounded exploration.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The site was bought by small developer Flawk to build Lode, named after a vein of precious metal to reflect the client's aim for the building to stand out like a "jewel" in the neighbourhood. At the top of the house is a third-floor main bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe, ensuite bathroom and access to a secluded roof terrace.

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Deezen

JUNE 5, 2023

Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has created a brick music school in Nacajuca, Mexico that includes two structures and a lofty, cantilevered roof made of coconut wood. Double brick walls support the roof structure The social space also holds a mezzanine stage for workshops and local musicians.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Designed by Antoine Predock Architects, LUXELAKES · The Water Theater stands out for its mix of iconic red bush hammered concrete, all-glass structural glazing system, and regionally sourced granite and bronze cladding. It was our first completed project in China and a very special design for a very special and engaged client.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2025

Referencing the client's profession, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design created several more organically shaped elements, including handrails, bathroom basins and the kitchen island. Terracotta tiles are laid in a herringbone pattern across the floor in the entryway, which is separated from the living room by a wooden storage partition.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Project Details: Location: Whakamaru, New Zealand Architect: DCA Architects of Transformation / @ dca_architects Footprint: 3,218 square feet Builder: HRC Construction Structural Engineer: No.8 The clients had camped on the bare land for 14 years prior. Post it here. The outer cladding is weathertight and light-emitting.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2024

Built as a prototype for the studio's Sprout concept, the Netherlands home was designed to feature as many bio-based materials as possible, including a wooden frame structure and hemp insulation. For this prototype, which is located in Olst, Woonpioniers created a small house comprising a two-storey volume topped with a mono-pitched roof.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The Japanese restaurant is raised on an existing jetty that extends out from the shore and has a bamboo structure with tree-like columns to support its wavy roof. Together with the layered pattern, the roof will resemble the scales of a fish." "Together with the layered pattern, the roof will resemble the scales of a fish."

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Deezen

JUNE 27, 2024

London studio SPPARC has overhauled a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia to create a homely four-story office featuring a honeycomb-shaped roof. It is illuminated by an array of skylights set in a hexagonal roof structure resembling honeycomb. On one side, it forms a lightwell for the basement.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

California studio Brooks + Scarpa has included roofs with exaggerated gables for the angular black -metal-clad Steeplechase house in the forests of North Carolina , USA, designed to merge modern and traditional elements. Steeplechase is characterised by two 31-foot (9.4-metre)

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A rugged stone wall lines the front of the house The home was designed for a client who wanted to age in place and accommodate her daughter's growing family. Walls were clad in stone and hemlock wood, and the house was topped with a metal gabled roof. There also is a large, angled roof cutout that demarcates a front courtyard.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Architecture studio Edition Office has created a three-bedroom house with a cutout roof and fibre-cement cladding in Mossy Point, Australia. Elevated on parallel blockwork walls within a peaceful, wooded area, the home comprises a two-storey structure with a dramatic aperture in the roofline that forms a sheltered outdoor dining space.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2025

Working with the clients, the decision was made to keep the nine shotcrete pillars that supported the existing shelter, and stack the new modular cabin on top. Given the rainy climate, a flat roof was not an option so TEST designed a hip roof made of wood and clad in metal with an overhang providing a canopy around the cabin.

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2024

The five-bedroom family home is constructed from wood and defined by its origami-like, wood-clad roof, which pays homage to local buildings and agricultural structures in nearby villages. We want the building to feel agricultural, hence the gabled ends, but also nod to the variety of domestic roof pitches found in the local area."

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2025

Built for a private client, the retreat is located on a rural estate near the city of Bogor and includes villas and "space for prayer", including a semi-public Catholic chapel. Both the villa and chapel, which float within the site, are wrapped in roof shingles to protect the livable spaces from the harsh conditions of the pristine forest."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Canadian architecture studio Lemay has designed a chalet prototype with a sloped roof and extensive glazing using mass timber in Potton, Quebec. On the other side of the expansive glazing lies a double-height family room with a sloping roof set between the large V-shaped columns. The photography is by Stéphane Groleau.

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Architizer

MARCH 4, 2025

Finally, by doubling functions throughout the space i.e., designing a roof that also acts as a deck maximizes the spaces efficiency, where every element serves multiple purposes in a compact living environment. The cabin serves as an outpost, realised prior to any other (larger) building, allowing the client to occupy the site much sooner.

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Architizer

APRIL 16, 2025

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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