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Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

Deezen

The 142,560-square-metre building in China's southern city of Zhuhai contains a library, theatre and museum , all topped with a terraced roof garden. The building is topped with a stepped-down terrace roof The stacked rooftop creates three platforms, offering stunning views to the surrounding nature, and green space for community activities.

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Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

Archinect

On site, the local general contractor prepared the site and foundation for the arrival of six prefab modules. 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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The Importance of a Sturdy Roof: Tips for Choosing the Right Contractor

DesignRulz

A sturdy roof is essential for the overall well-being and protection of your home. Additionally, a solid roof adds value to your property and enhances its curb appeal. Signs that you need a new roof Over time, your roof may start showing signs of wear and tear.

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David Kohn Architects curves University of Oxford college building around three-sided quadrangles

Deezen

Stone gargoyles and grotesques feature on the buildings' rooflines The Main Quad has an undulating timber-frame roof topped with polygonal anodised-aluminium roof tiles.

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Studio Saxe elevates doughnut-shaped house in Costa Rican rainforest

Deezen

The underside of the doughnut-shaped roof is clad in wooden slats The hyperbolic shape of the roof accommodates the site's intense rain and sun, directing rainwater into natural streams down the side of the canopy. A small third wedge floats under the rise of the roof and holds a combined laboratory and library space.

Housing 115
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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

Archinect

Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site. Formwork, rebar installation, and concrete pours for the roof decks are also advancing on the Spaulding Lot. LACMA has yet to release a public opening date. (A

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Studio on the Rye encases Rusty House in London with "seamless" Corten steel

Deezen

The extension is clad entirely in Corten steel Peckham-based Studio on the Rye designed the 40-square-metre side extension to continue the form of the existing redbrick terrace but have a "modern idiom" with a gutterless pitched roof and its Corten steel casing wrapped around its walls and roof.

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