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But it did have a conventional roof (i.e., So this time, they settled on the idea of a "concrete defense system": a concrete roof without eaves, as well as concrete walls, floors, and slab. Once OHerlihy and the clients decided on concrete, that simple fact drove the rest of the decisions. "We
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Similarly, its roof, which is topped with a crown of dark angular steel, is formed of shallow peaks and troughs referencing the black timber-clad gables on the late 16th-century farmhouse. A contemporary picture window has also been added to frame a view of the garden.
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