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This double-curved roof house by Mecanoo is covered in slick multicolored tiles

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Mecanoo has designed a distinctive residence with a striking double-curved roof and ceramic tile-covered façade in Schoorl, a village in northern Holland. Called Villa BW, it spans three floors, with an additional level within the hood of the roof. Image: Ossip van Duivenbode, courtesy Mecanoo.

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Atelier Bow-Wow’s first U.S. home features a large ‘umbrella’ roof in the Sierra Nevadas

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The acclaimed Japanese firm Atelier Bow-Wow has completed its first and only home built in the United States.

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World's first 100% bio-based 3D printed home unveiled at the University of Maine

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The University of Maine has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first 3D printed home made entirely with bio-based materials. The home, developed by the university’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), measures 600 square feet and features walls, floors, and a roof made of 3D printed wood fibers and bio-resins.

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Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials

Aric Gitomer Architect

Every homeowner must replace their roof shingles at some point. You must keep this in mind if you are building a new home. Roofs are the “guardians” of your home. Their primary job to withstand harsh weather makes it necessary for you to select a high-quality roof for your home. Solar Power Roof.

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LLDS Architects tops self-designed home in Melbourne with curved plywood roof

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A curved roof and textured concrete walls characterise Northcote House in Melbourne , designed by local studio LLDS Architects for its founder partners. Glazed doors lead to an open-plan kitchen and dining room on the upper floor, where the arched roof structure is left exposed.

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Kiron Cheerla Architecture crowns home in India with lantern-like roof

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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. A smaller first floor occupies the southern half of the home.

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Iwan Baan takes us inside the new National Museum of Norway

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Said to be a scale so large it is considered hard to comprehend the structure until viewed from above. The process of consolidating disparate collections of art under one roof took time. The new structure is joined by two preexisting 19th-century buildings that were former train stations. Image © Iwan Baan.

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