Architizer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Architects and urban designers are increasingly challenged to address these risks, creating resilient structures and landscapes that not only withstand but thrive. From resilient structures to adaptive landscapes, these projects provide a blueprint for how the built environment can harmonize with water rather than succumb to it.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2025

A triangular plaza will mark the entrance to the Selman Strmasi Stadium Renders of OMA's design show footpaths, planting and photovoltaic panels on the stadium's roof. A triangular outdoor space will be added to Selman Strmasi Stadium's entrance, functioning as a public square or fan zone on match days.

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Renovation Urban Development Zoning Developer 122

Deezen

JUNE 12, 2024

Barrel-vaulted concrete roofs are supported by thick laterite walls at The Stoic Wall Residence in Kerala, India , completed by local studio Lijo Reny Architects. The L-shaped plan of the home is divided into four zones, beginning with a formal living area topped by a barrel-vaulted roof alongside an open parking area.

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Roofing Modern Home Zoning 143

Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2025

A concrete bench helps to demarcate different zones The pavilion, which has a green roof to make it "an integral part of the landscape", features rain chains that bring rainwater down to beds planted with meadow plants.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

California studio Brooks + Scarpa has included roofs with exaggerated gables for the angular black -metal-clad Steeplechase house in the forests of North Carolina , USA, designed to merge modern and traditional elements. Steeplechase is characterised by two 31-foot (9.4-metre)

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2025

Architecture office Studio Wok has transformed a disused technical building at QuadroDesign 's headquarters in northern Italy into an artist residency, with living and sleeping areas accommodated in its unusually shaped roof. A second set of stairs leads to a small seating area, housed in an existing concrete walkway near the top of the roof.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

We completely upended every part of the house and the site to improve light, views, and flow in and out of the house and landscape, as befits a home by the sea," principal Alan Barlis told Dezeen. The existing main residence was reconfigured to house multiple shared spaces including the kitchen, living room, dining room and lounge space. "By

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2025

The expansive, 11,780-square foot (1094-square metre) house was constructed in Summerlin, Nevada and reflects the durability and vernacular methods the desert landscape requires due to its strong winds, dry winters, and hot summers. While the climate influenced the materiality and form of the house, the zoning set a 24-foot (7.3

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2025

"The structure of the buildings is intentionally placed on the outside of their envelopes to actively shade the facades, while achieving an efficient structural design in a seismic zone," Foster + Partners senior partner Roland Schnizer said. The exoskeletons create column-free spaces internally and support external solar shading screens."

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2024

The five-bedroom family home is constructed from wood and defined by its origami-like, wood-clad roof, which pays homage to local buildings and agricultural structures in nearby villages. We want the building to feel agricultural, hence the gabled ends, but also nod to the variety of domestic roof pitches found in the local area."

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Roofing Home Windows Landscape 131

Dwell

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Inspiration was taken from architects such as Glenn Murcutt, who pioneered a type of climate-responsive design that is heavily influenced by the landscape that surrounds it. There is no gate, no fence, and no taming of the landscape around it." Materials were often selected by what was available from the hardware store in the village.

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Glass Civil Engineering Zoning Materials 93

Dwell

APRIL 18, 2025

Enjoying the affluence of contemporary times, exurban residents strive for a pleasurable and provocative style of landscape living. For thousands of years, houses resembled their landscapes, but not out of aesthetic intent. As early as the 19th century, however, this aesthetic approach to the landscape provoked negative reactions.

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Housing Landscape Zoning Site 86

Deezen

AUGUST 15, 2024

American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated to keep the airport operational. magnitude earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone." metres) – and 5,000 plants.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Like other aspects of the campus, the Observatory was designed to integrate with the landscape and is mostly subterranean , with large windows looking out at the nature walks and other structures. It has three long structures all with steeply gabled metal roofs and siding made of blackened cedar.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2025

We took the decision to instead retain and transform the low-lying land into rainwater harvesting lakes while landscaping the edges with indigenous plants that can survive varying water levels." Inside the Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre are five main zones.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

There are practically no doors in this Hawaii retreat by Craig Steely Architecture that has a triangular inner courtyard , massive skylight and a cantilevered roof. Though the low-slung roof is quadrilateral, the living areas were placed in a rounded triangular floor plan. Musubi was designed to celebrate its surrounding landscape.

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Roofing Housing Zoning Architecture 111

Deezen

MARCH 27, 2022

It also failed to embrace the scenic landscape. The home's gabled roof was replaced, as were all of its doors and windows. In addition to a public zone, the house has a main bedroom, a guest bedroom and an office. Over the years, the 2,500-square-foot (232-square-metre) dwelling had become dated. Photo is by Betsy Peace. "In

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The homeowners are Becker’s sister and brother-in-law, and commissioned the studio to design a home that reflects their appreciation of nature, and supports their outdoors-oriented lifestyle with their two young children, including activities such as raising chickens, fishing, landscaping and gardening. "In

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2025

It comprises a group of sports facilities with green roofs , which appear to emerge from the ground like volcanoes. Widely known as London's landscaper, the building will stretch 330 metres in length, making it longer than the Shard the UK's tallest building is tall.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2024

An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney , designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. The building is raised on a low-lying concrete step The red-mesh roof pitches towards the building edges and is designed to provide solar protection to clerestory windows along the facade.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Situated in a woodland clearing in the village of Waasmunster, the expanded home has been clad in timber planks and topped by a thatched roof, both chosen as they will gradually weather and blend in with the surroundings. The photography is courtesy of Britsom Philips.

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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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Architizer

MAY 20, 2024

Utah is a land of striking contrasts and otherworldly landscapes, and its architectural identity is deeply rooted in the state’s history and culture. The 120-foot (35-meter) cantilevered roof to the west creates a covered exterior social space, shielding the west-facing glass façade from direct solar gain and glare.

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Landscape Building Exterior Design 126

Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Its roof, sides and underside are wrapped in slats of dark brown weathered steel, which filter in sunlight and protect the cabin from heat in the summer. Built on site with a structural steel frame, the cabin has a rectangular form measuring 12 metres long and four metres wide.

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2023

An undulating green roof and timber cladding help this Suffolk house by MAP Architecture and Jon Broome Architects, which was designed to Passivhaus standards, blend into the surrounding wetland. The internal ceiling battens are made using an Ash facing piece with a softwood core to allow the battens to follow the roof curve," said Mawson.

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Deezen

MAY 18, 2022

Search engine company Google has opened its BIG and Heatherwick Studio -designed Bay View campus in California's Silicon Valley , which features sweeping, scale-like panels across its roof. Its roof is covered in a solar skin. Various cubicles and partitions were used to zone Google's different work areas.

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2024

The five-bedroom family home is constructed from wood and defined by its origami-like, wood-clad roof, which pays homage to local buildings and agricultural structures in nearby villages. We want the building to feel agricultural, hence the gabled ends, but also nod to the variety of domestic roof pitches found in the local area."

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Roofing Home Windows Landscape 105

Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2023

The relationship between built and organic landscapes can sometimes be a fraught one. These exceptional winning landscape projects from the 10 th Annual A+Awards achieve precisely that. Heritage roofs in the region utilize overlapping tiles and the same design is employed here across a number of striking water features.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A wavy, tiled roof formed by intersecting catenary vaults shelters this lakeside restaurant , designed by Bangalore-based Play Architecture for the Deva Dhare Resort in Karnataka, India. The Deva Dhare Restaurant is topped with a vaulted tiled roof. Four glass-covered openings under the wavy roof offer views of the surroundings.

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Roofing Architecture Glass Zoning 111

Dwell

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Some upgrades include California wide-plank walnut floors; custom ironwork for the driveway gate, entrance, fence, and carport; fire-resistant siding; a new roof plus new electrical and plumbing systems; and two-zone central HVAC. The gated 1950s residence in Los Feliz Oaks is surrounded by soaring trees and mature landscaping.

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e-architect

APRIL 8, 2025

The rhythmic quality of the sawtooth roof to the new bridge structure is both lyrical and rational. The pitched roofs to the north integrate an extensive solar array with high level windows at its peak to capture the changing light throughout the day. The existing ground floor areas have been reconfigured and refurbished.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 30, 2024

Just a short ride from Copenhagen City Hall Square, Amager Nature Park, a 35 km2 landscape park offers protected nature, open spaces, and an unhindered stretch of coastline. Photo © Morten Aagaard Krogh The design enhances the park’s DNA in a clear landscape narrative and an easily recognizable yet subtle architectural language.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Zoning Living Spaces Based on Sunlight: To maximize daylight usage, divide spaces into daytime and nighttime zones. Use of Skylights and Roof Windows Skylights and roof windows are effective solutions for bringing light into central areas or spaces with limited wall space, such as stairwells, hallways, and bathrooms.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A flowing landscape of grass-topped, terracotta-coloured concrete animates the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre designed by Chinese studio Change Architects to reference mountains in Anhui province. The post Undulating concrete landscape conceals Chinese cultural centre by Change Architects appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2025

Exposed concrete is used across the living spaces "The interplay of these materials, combined with carefully detailed joinery and a restrained colour palette, ensures the interior feels both refined and inviting, with a strong connection to the surrounding landscape," added Mailen.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan , completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Its structure is built largely from local cedar , including its distinctive 90-metre-long roof that is perched on tall tapered columns.

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Architizer

MARCH 13, 2023

Learn more and register > Architecture and landscape mirror one another. At the heart of landscape architecture is a deep appreciation for process and time. The following museum designs explore the human experience and the intersections where landscape and architecture meet.

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