Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston 's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass. Its corners taper to sharp edges that "cut through the sky with precision".

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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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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Behind the elegant dark wooden façade and bold aesthetics are particularly progressive engineering strategies that imbue the structure with remarkable resilience: the building was designed to withstand the force of possible avalanches. Upon first glance, Avalanche Chalet appears to be an elegant but cozy ski retreat.

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Deezen

JULY 10, 2024

Modu has created a residential extension for a Brooklyn apartment building Mini Tower One adds 30 per cent area to the existing family house, which has three pre-existing storeys, as well as a roof-top. Solar panels added to the roof will also provide 30 per cent energy gain.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it.

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Dwell

AUGUST 5, 2024

Upcycled materials from a dilapidated structure found on site create a sustainable home made up of round volumes connected by a floating roof. It is a sustainable house with a minimal footprint that upcycles various spaces, components, and materials from a dilapidated structure that existed on the site. "The Have one to share?

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has topped a home extension with a steeply-angled roof clad with red pigmented zinc in East Dulwich, London. Deep skylights punctured into the roof draw daylight into the space below, while sliding doors seamlessly connect the interior with an outdoor patio.

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Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by Danish studio BIG , engineering firm Arts Group and architecture studio Front has topped out in China , with curved metal roofs designed as a "fifth facade". The stainless roof tiles form a true fifth facade." The photography is by Justin Szeremeta unless stated.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2023

Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its completion in 2013. And engineers were incredulous that such a large wooden structure could function without steel connections."

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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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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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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. It will have an all wood structure It will have chamfered edges on all of the corners, creating entrance canopies on the ground floor and terraces up top. The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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Deezen

JUNE 28, 2024

A post-tensioned stone frame by engineering firm Webb Yates is among the exhibits in the architecture rooms of this year's Royal Academy of Arts summer exhibition, curated by London studio Assemble. We wanted to have a really broad net of people together under one roof to make for a more dynamic show."

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2024

The closure was announced Friday by the provincial government, citing the need for repairs in many of its RAAC roof panels in the interest of public safety. Each responded with the position that the government's reading of the engineers' report is wrong and meant to favor prospects for a new development.

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BD+C

JULY 19, 2024

The Role of Diaphragms and Shear Walls in Creating Resilient Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:00 MFPRO+ Blog Guide to incorporating diaphragms and shear walls into your next building project design. Diaphragms and Shear Walls Defined A diaphragm is a flat structural unit acting like a deep, thin beam. See Figure 1.)

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Dwell

JULY 9, 2024

A living roof is heavy; managing the extra weight requires careful consideration in its design. To pull off a sculptural green roof—and the 2,500 square foot, off-grid-ready weekend getaway tucked beneath it— it helps to have an international design firm at your disposal.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2023

Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. Bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms are located in the two concrete structures, which are separated by a covered outdoor space leading to a decked patio overlooking the lake.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 1, 2021

It’s a fact; many times residential structures are simple and straight-forward enough that a structural engineer is not required. Pre-engineered wood roof trusses and engineered wood floor joists or trusses are common. Many times, a structural engineer is not involved with these homes.

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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2023

Shanghai-based studio Wutopia Lab has created Deep Time Palace, an underground museum in Changchun featuring a wavy concrete roof with eye-shaped openings. When envisioning the space, I aimed to utilize the underground structure as a starting point to convey the sense of 'depth'," Yu said.

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The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Heatherwick Studio, BIG Location Mountain View, California Completion Date May, 2022 Landscape Architect Olin Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Civil Engineer Sherwood Design Engineers, Arup Civil, [.].

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Santa Cruz Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In an era when sustainability, cost-efficiency, and resource conservation are paramount concerns in the construction industry, Advanced Framing, also known as Optimum Value Engineering (OVE), has emerged as a revolutionary construction method. It involves a departure from conventional practices that often overbuild structures.

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Architonic

JULY 16, 2023

. </p> <p>The Dunois staircase provides independent access to the "urban farm" roof developed and maintained by the association "Les fourmis qui jardinent" In addition to creating an easy pathway, the wide, high platform offers a general view of all the green roofs. This staircase connects two…

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

It’s a sunny morning in Normandy, and the light is beginning to peek through the trees, glimmering across the curved metal roof of Isabelle and Patrice Girard-Donnat’s home. As a breeze wafts in from the surrounding garden, the boundary between inside and out truly begins to fade.

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Architizer

JULY 8, 2024

Preserving the structure’s notable slim columns and beams, the project maintained the building’s elegant architectural characteristics and reused most of the existing materials. In parallel, the building is operating mostly on low energy systems such as natural ventilation and solar power without burdening further the natural context.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A faceted roof on slender columns tops this home by Gluck+ in Los Angeles ' Hollywood Hills neighbourhood, covering the residence "like a parasol". An angular roof on slender columns tops California House. This airy space is glazed on all sides and has tall, angled ceilings that follow the outline of the sculptural roof.

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Dwell

APRIL 2, 2024

A new tw0-story structure on the rear lane contains the bike and garden storage, laundry area, bathroom, and a studio space. The roof to the living space is densely planted and its concrete structure provides enough depth for the plants to thrive. Post it here.

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Dwell

MAY 12, 2023

The building is organized around a repeating grid of slender quadripartite columns that frame views and support a lightweight trussed roof structure. This large overhanging roof canopy unites the four volumes and forms a perimeter verandah. The metal frame is painted in a rich golden and the roof is lined with copper.

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Architizer

APRIL 30, 2024

They can be material structures that connect two (or more!) Beyond spanning from point A to B, architects are designing bridges as inhabitable structures to build connections between people and places. With a nod to nearby engineering legacies, new cross-bracing and aluminum siding celebrate its heritage.

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Deezen

JULY 5, 2024

Stratigen features a thin tip for accessing small bone voids and pre-filled cartridges for contamination-free delivery – its spring actuator mechanism delivers the graft directly into the surgical site and then tamps it to form a stable, weight-bearing structure suitable for bone remodelling and revascularisation. "I

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Dwell

APRIL 21, 2023

The homeowners created the structures using stones collected on-site to connect their rural residence to the land. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. The clients erected and filled the gabion walls themselves.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The design of the building draws on nature, with its structure set to be built from timber and finished with wooden shingles. Renderings of Ørestad Church show multiple volumes built close to one another and crowned with trapezoidal roofs at different heights and angles. Ørestad Church will be made from wood.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The project transformed 12 acres of concrete parking lot into a sustainable structure and resilient landscape with native plants. The design includes a sawtooth mass timber roof that references the adjacent ocean waves and terracotta-coloured flooring that nods to the former brick bathhouse. It is topped by a sawtooth mass-timber roof.

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Deezen

JUNE 6, 2022

Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed a house in a Dutch village featuring a roof with three sloping sections that incorporate skylights , sedum and concealed solar panels. Villa K2 features a multi-pitched roof. Read: Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof.

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BD+C

JUNE 22, 2023

How to Specify Engineered Wood Products 1 kcichowicz Thu, 06/22/2023 - 10:58 APA – The Engineered Wood Association offers guidance on the properties and applications of engineered wood products and how to correctly specify them in accordance with the IBC. The panels must pass wet and dry structural performance tests.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. The roof features a rounded triangle roof opening made of aluminium. Cabinetry: Xylem, Inc.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Instead of putting everything under one roof, architecture firm Lake|Flato created a network of smaller volumes to minimize impact on the forested plot. Envisioned as a home that embraces the outdoors, the residence is composed of four structures housing the home’s separate functions. Have one to share? P ost it here.

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