Dwell

APRIL 21, 2023

We utilized stone from both the site and neighboring farms to anchor the building into the site, with rough-sawn timber cladding talking to the lost bush land, and a galvanized steel roof that is a nod to the vernacular Australian farmhouse. Have one to share? Post it here. The clients erected and filled the gabion walls themselves.

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Dwell

APRIL 2, 2024

Bushy plants camouflage the extension, but the interiors are bright thanks to a series of skylights. The roof to the living space is densely planted and its concrete structure provides enough depth for the plants to thrive. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus. The original house was clad entirely with cedar shingles both inside and out: the walls, roof, and ceilings. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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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Dwell

AUGUST 21, 2024

Geometric windows, a slatted cedar screen, and split roof offer a contemporary take on traditional A-frames. A contemporary interpretation of the traditional A-frame shape evokes the quintessential cabin in the woods, differentiated by shifted roof volumes. The interior is functional despite its compact size. Have one to share?

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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. The materials are durable and designed to weather over time.

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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. A series of interior volumes comprise offices, support spaces, classrooms and a continuous gallery. "As It is topped by a sawtooth mass-timber roof. Interior spaces comprise a continuous gallery.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

Studio MK27 designed Vista House with a smaller envelope nested under a long gabled roof. The home is made up of a low-slung, gabled roof that is roughly 15 metres wide, 3.5 The outside of the structure is wrapped in eucalyptus staves, while the roof is sheathed in hand-carved wooden shingles.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Situated between two traditional gable residences, its rectangular plan is fronted with a steel structure that gives it a slick, institutional feel. Landscape Designer: Michal Marcinov Structural Engineer: Katarína Kyselová Steel Constructions: Samuel Šimonovi? It is also independently accessible from the exterior."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Maple flooring features on the interior The office contains a lobby, a conference room with a materials library, two private offices, an open-plan work area, a kitchenette and bathrooms. In the open work area, original roof trusses were left exposed. That space won multiple design awards, but it no longer met the firm's needs. "As

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban "sanctuary".

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. Roughly rectangular in plan, the dwelling has cutouts, cantilevers and multiple sloped roofs that combine in a sculptural way. Wood was also used for the interiors.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2024

Throughout the home, CO Adaptive removed perimeter flooring to install a membrane, then replaced it with reclaimed boards at an angle Rather than throwing out the contents of the existing structure, all of the removed materials were separated by type and sent to new homes. "We The photography is by Naho Kubota.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A portion of the roof is covered with solar panels. Interior finishes include salvaged wood, concrete, local marble and Venetian plaster Within the home, one finds communal areas on the ground level and sleeping areas up above. The massing is described as a "deflected salt box," with the gabled end facing the water.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

However, contrary to the exterior, the interior of the house is far from being conventional and has been developed as a one large shared space, with the hope that it would maximize the family time for the client’s family of three. It's an energetic jumble of arched doorways, many mezzanines, a grand piano, and plenty of plywood.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2024

Neutral hues feature on the interior "The exterior finishes of brick and stained wood are warm and subdued, matching the tone of the old house and blending into the landscape," the team said. Large expanses of glass showcase the landscape from the interior and allow the new building to glow at night," the team added.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville. "The

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Its design reinterprets local building styles, including thatched-roofed rural longhouses, 1960s flat-roofed stone dwellings and compact summer cabins, while framing views of the nearby lake. The lower storey is informed by local 1960s flat-roofed architecture and clad in stone that is mined locally in Tihany.

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Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Over 5,000 industrial timber logs were used for the structure "The building continues long traditions of building with timber log in the area surrounding Tuusula Lake, including for example the lakeside villas of some of the national artists of Finland," Mikki Ristola, partner at AOR Architects told Dezeen. "It

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Dwell

MAY 10, 2023

A soaring roof in exposed Monterey cypress and wood floors in a matching hue emphasize a view of the seaside setting. Here, generous views to the ocean draw the interiors outward and natural light is plentiful; it is lofty and dignified yet the feeling is understated and inviting. "As Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Its design was informed by local vernacular architecture The building is divided into several gabled -roof volumes, with a glazed connector at the centre. It is clad in cedar shingles and salvaged wood Along the street elevation, the team added a flat-roofed volume crowned with an aluminium trellis.

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Deezen

AUGUST 14, 2024

International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca , Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. The team selected different finishes and shades of concrete to emphasize the varying geometries. The photography is courtesy of Aidia Studio.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Clair for a playful, interiors-focused renovation. The project focuses on the use of a small set of materials, varying in color and format to give each space a unique interior quality but allows for them to be pieced together cohesively. The team at Architect George took cues from "The Secret Life of Color" by Kassia St. Post it here.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Originally designed in 1983 by British architect Leslie Martin, the existing 17,174-square-metre art centre was updated to brighten its interiors and help reintegrate it with the city. Repeated use of white mesh walls and wooden detailing feature throughout the updated interior.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Interior finishes are a mix of earthy and industrial materials Interior finishes are a mix of earthy and industrial materials, including polished concrete, quartzite and timber – all meant to stand up to heavy use, as 800,000 travelers pass through the airport each year. The photography is by Matthew Millman.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

A sawtooth roof, blue ceramic tiles and corrugated steel panels define this home in Madrid , Spain , designed by Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects. A roof terrace provides additional gardening and outdoor space for the couple. A sequence of cascading gardens wrap around the home, providing outdoor seating along with a small pool.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. It is important to connect the house to nature and this is a small way to do this." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. The roofs – composed of two triangular planes each that slope toward the centre – collect rainwater and redirect it to river-rock basins. The photography is by Joe Fletcher.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. The structural system is mostly wood with an occasional steel beam. The other, which is set at an angle, holds a bedroom and bathroom.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The form of a traditional rural Czech dwelling is contrasted with modern pine-lined interiors at Casa de mi Luna, a home designed by architecture practice Studio Circle Growth. The interior, however, is anything but traditional, in its lightness, openness and organic organisation," he continued.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

HGA has created a pair of mass-timber buildings at Bowdoin College in Maine While different in size and colour, the buildings have asymmetrical pitched roofs that "play off each other from different vantage points". Both buildings also have mass timber frames, wooden interior finishes and brick facades.

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2024

The building has a gabled roof In response to strict zoning rules and environmental sensitivities, the studio created a small-footprint building that preserved existing trees and minimised the overall impact on the landscape. Interior finishes include birch plywood , which was used for flooring, walls and cabinetry.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The main house is located on the southwestern side and screens the guest house from view upon entry Excess rainwater is absorbed into permeable aggregate paving and planted roofs that serve as a pollinator source for bees. The photography is by Steve Hall.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo is by Alan Tansey To create visual continuity, the team aligned the roof ridges of all six volumes. The roof planes vary, however, contributing to the home's sculptural look. Photo is by Alan Tansey Roofs and outer walls are clad in a grey rainscreen made of charred accoya wood.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Site specific energy reduction strategies included: relying on the site to reduce building energy use, a horizontal geo-exchange heat pump system provides 50% of heating and all cooling needs and orienting the roof to accommodate photovoltaic panels. Interior finishes and colors were selected to complement the building design and site.

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