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Step by Step: Exploring 12 Projects Featuring Staircase or Terraced Roof Designs

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© Rungkit Charoenwat Pitched roofs and terraced lots or hillsides are some of the oldest, yet still highly functional, solutions for rainwater dispersal, redirection, and erosion management. This has resulted in a rise in green roofs , passive insulation solutions, and more innovative uses of rooftops. Read more »

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Zaha Hadid Architects nears completion of Guangzhou sports center with fan-inspired roof

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The parkland has also been designed as part of the district’s flood protection strategy, incorporating wetlands to manage extreme sea-level changes.

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‘Treehouse’ concept by LAND Suisse and Campana Herrmann Pisoni wins competition for Swiss campus overhaul

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The landscape redesign, centered around the existing middle school, double gymnasium, and swimming pool, introduces 100,000 square feet of green spaces, 196 new trees, and sustainable water management features, including green roofs and rain gardens.

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MVRDV uses 500 recycled plastic mats to create Bangkok Design Week installation

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The bright colors of the mats form a gradient that visually represents Thailand’s plastic waste management: red indicates unsanitary landfills, orange covers sanitary landfills with pollution barriers, yellow depicts uncollected waste, and green highlights the percentage of plastic recycled.

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Windsor Terrace Residence by Lyon/Szot Architecture

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The home needed to be solar-powered, feature an accessible roof, and ensure high air quality for her asthmatic son. We collaborated with the engineering team to implement an air quality management system, delivering fresh air to all rooms year-round, and coordinated structural upgrades to support the solar canopy.

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Blueberry Hill ADU by HUTS

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A compost toilet efficiently manages waste. The exterior features painted cedar shingles, high-performance windows and doors, and a custom standing seam metal roof. With a 10’x10’ footprint, the Blueberry Hill ADU is fully off-grid and serviced by a custom utility shed. A European-style wet room combines the shower and c.

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COA Arquitectura tops Mexico winery with sawtooth roof

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Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has enclosed a winery outside of Guadalajara with a corrugated steel sawtooth roof and rammed earth walls. The main building is divided into two volumes A sawtooth steel roof covers the length of the facilities, lying exposed and uncovered by the stone walls on its far side.

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