ArchDaily

JANUARY 16, 2024

Sawtooth roofs are an iconic architectural feature of industrial buildings A historic symbol of the industrial age, the sawtooth roof is a lasting legacy of architectural history. Although a functional invention born from necessity nearly 200 years ago, the iconic shape is enjoying a renaissance in many contemporary projects.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

a contemporary interpretation of the traditional palapa structure provides natural shade and ventilation to the rooftop spaces. The post thatched roofs crown exposed-structure houses by ana nuo de buen and palma in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 12, 2024

Defined as rows of columns that support a roof, this solution has developed in different cultures in different periods of time, which can explain the variety of materials, shapes, sizes and distances between the columns that can be found around the world. © Archive Miguel Marcelino (photo by Lourenço T.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

The central mass contains all passenger processing, security and immigration, and retail elements under an overarching roof canopy that stretches from the drop-off to the airside. The roof canopy itself is comprised of a lightweight steel grid shell with a screen to filter daylight into the terminal space.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Will Gamble Architects has extended a farmhouse in North Hertfordshire The Flint Farm extension contains a kitchen and dining area wrapped by floor-to-ceiling glass, lending it a contemporary look that contrasts with the existing architecture. A contemporary picture window has also been added to frame a view of the garden.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Proposal for the Roof of the Málaga Cathedral. Over the years, various works have been undertaken—including the recent adaptation of tourist access to the domes —but one major task remains: the gable roof. Alternating between high notes and moments of silence, these structures are intermittent narratives that have spanned centuries.

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Archinect

APRIL 25, 2023

Ukrainian firm MAKHNO Studio has designed a contemporary hotel in the breathtaking natural setting of the Carpathian Mountains. The interior is distinguished by a stone garden, which is framed by an opening through the roof that resembles a mountain. The firm likens the hotel to a liner in the sky.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For architectural innovators, exploring new technological potentials and envisioning ways to enrich people’s lives have long been driving forces, shaping responses to contemporary challenges. “Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness,” says one of the most prominent architects of our time, Frank Gehry.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 7, 2022

This is an extremely traditional and historic building technique, but which is rarely attributed to contemporary buildings. But its connection also encompasses the built heritage of the region, more specifically because of its covering with straw, harvested and dried close to the land. Read more ».

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Archinect

JANUARY 15, 2025

The home needed to be solar-powered, feature an accessible roof, and ensure high air quality for her asthmatic son. This project explores what it means to create a contemporary home in the city while maximizing usable space in a dense urban area. The second floor houses a master suite,

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

Sinuous accessible roofs top the Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Center. Photo by Dong Image Muda Architects ' took cues from the meandering shapes of the nearby Jinma and Minjiang Rivers when designing the building's sinuous white-steel roof, on which visitors can walk.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The studio replaced these walls with large portions of glazing while levelling out its sunken floor, transforming the tile-roofed structure into the Underwing Workshop – a pottery studio with views out over the surrounding gardens. Inside, Underwing Workshop takes the form of an open pared-back room framed with shelving and work benches.

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SW Oregon Architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

It is not about clinging to traditional forms or avoiding contemporary styles, but rather about creating spaces that speak to universal human experiences. We selected durable materials and planned for future adaptability, including provisions for a fourth-floor expansion under the building’s vaulted roof. What makes a design timeless?

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Deezen

APRIL 12, 2025

Read: Contemporary Hyderabad home cantilevers above stone-clad plinth "To enhance visibility, the stacking area remains open towards the courtyard, with two large sliding shutters," explained the studio. This presided our choice of material and construction method." The photography is by Pranit Bora Studio.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Draping over them is a single undulating roof, finished with perforated glass tiles that draw dappled light into the interior, nodding to the surrounding trees. A courtyard sits at the centre of the pavilion Intended to resemble "pixelated leaves", the glass roof tiles are composed of two perforated layers.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2024

An extension perched above a ranch house and a 3D-printed home designed by Lake Flato and ICON feature in this roundup of contemporary architecture in Austin , Texas. Its gabled roof and boxy silhouette nod to the simplicity of a child's drawing and the bright, open interior echo a similar pared-back nature.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 13, 2024

Although contemporary building practices allow us to form huge, glittering skyscrapers of glass that rise hundreds of meters into the air, the ancient material’s original purpose – to welcome light into weathertight and secure interiors – remains its most important more than a thousand years on.

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Deezen

JULY 20, 2024

A popular feature in many contemporary kitchens, skylights are typically used to maximise natural light in rooms that sit below ground or in the depths of a plan. In the kitchen, this involved adding skylights to its wavy roof. The post Eight contemporary kitchens brightened by skylights appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

MARCH 21, 2024

The aim was to create a contemporary and pedagogically inspiring teaching and learning environment that meets the modern requirements for educational institutions. The challenge was to renovate two ageing buildings from the 1950s and combine them into a holistic ensemble through the addition of several new structures.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Among the studio's key projects are the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, which is composed of a low-lying circular structure wrapped with glass, and the stepped Sydney Modern gallery in Australia. Alongside its central art galleries, it hosts public spaces including a library, lecture hall and children's workshop.

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Archinect

JULY 3, 2024

Cedar roofs, brick walls, and glass bridges tie the four volumes into one singular experience. The design repeats the prototypical form in four different articulations—an outdoor summer home, an indoor winter home, a living quarter, and a guest quarter.

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Archinect

AUGUST 9, 2024

Another museum project in China from BIG , the 646,000-square-foot Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art, topped out recently ahead of its scheduled 2025 opening. It stands as the centerpiece of the ongoing Jinji Lake redevelopment.

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Deezen

JANUARY 7, 2025

Arranged across three rectilinear volumes, the 520-square-metre school features a dry-stacked brick ceiling and an overhanging metal roof raised by a network of steel bars. Simultaneously, hot air is released through the building's clay roof to passively cool the classrooms and eliminate the need for air conditioning.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

People's Architecture Office has transformed an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen Using a strategy that the studio calls "plug-in architecture", the site's traditional brick and timber structures have been extended and interlinked with contemporary elements in glass and blue and orange steel. "By

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Archinect

MAY 3, 2024

Image credit: Riley Snelling Image credit: Riley Snelling The 1,000-square-foot cabin by the Dubbeldam team, who was recently honored at the 2024 RAIC Annual Awards as the Architectural Practice winner, sees a contemporary interpretation of the traditional A-frame shape.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2025

This reaches up to the roof of the historic building and allows visitors to pass through it on an elevated walkway. Many of the historical facades were maintained Then, the team constructed contemporary structures the Centro Cultural Aduana de San Blas made of local adobe elements to house the surrounding public spaces and workshops.

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Avontuura

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Reflecting the region's building heritage, the façades and roof materialize in a contemporary interpretation of Alpine architecture, featuring a distinct design language. The post Escape to this Italian home overlooking the Dolomite peaks appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

JULY 19, 2024

Canadian studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has wrapped a lakeside cabin in cedar and topped it with a split gable roof that reinterprets a traditional A-frame cabin in Ontario. The rectangular cabin is characterized by a shifted roof that splits one gable into two in a "contemporary interpretation of the traditional A-frame shape."

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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. A mezzanine overlooks the main workspace Each block on the campus has a pitched roof covered with corrugated steel sheets supported by a predominantly steel structure.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Designers are weaving regional histories and identities into their projects, from reimagined public spaces that celebrate communal life to contemporary residential designs that reinterpret vernacular traditions. Yet, this architectural movement isnt solely about functionality; its also about storytelling.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for an arts centre in Shaoxing It will comprise a series of venues including a 1,400-seat grand theatre, a 7,500-square-metre heritage museum and a 10,000-square-metre art gallery, unified by sweeping interconnected roofs that Zaha Hadid Architects said will provide a "highly recognisable silhouette".

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2025

To the south is a raised lounge, while the north side contains a partially sunken bathroom, kitchen and dining area, illuminated by large high-level windows beneath its sloping roof. In the raised living room, a wooden stair leads up to a platform beneath a fully-glazed roof.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

The café pavilion sits in the courtyard of The OWO hotel in London The prefabricated circular pavilion, which contains a bar and dining space for the Parisian restaurant Café Lapérouse, has a crafted glass facade and mirrored stainless-steel roof panels. The photography is by Kyungsub Shin.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The design combines historic features with contemporary elements, featuring 18th-century frescoes painted by Italian artist Gaspare Serenario, a floral carpet in the reception lobby and a rich colour palette to achieve a "balanced decorative effect".

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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 11, 2025

Read: YounghanChung Architects creates small study space in Seoul as a "microcosm for oneself" The floor and roof planes are clad in horizontal boards made of Western red cedar , the same material used for the main house. Inside, one finds a single room with exposed concrete, wooden casework and contemporary decor.

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Archinect

JUNE 1, 2023

The gable roof is almost ubiquitous and often associated with domestic spaces and evoking a sense of "home". While a gable roof is well-suited for a simple rectangular plan, most contemporary homes consist of a mishmash of idiosyncrasies resulting from responses to program or zoning restrictions.

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