Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Due to its location on the edge of the Česky Kras nature reserve southwest of Prague, the project was required to visually blend in with the local vernacular, with regulations specifying a simple gable-roof form with rounded eaves. Meanwhile, the roof is lined with traditional tiles called bobrovka.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2022

Studio MK27 designed Vista House with a smaller envelope nested under a long gabled roof. The position and view of the ocean heavily influenced the design, as did the material palette of the tropical environment. The home is made up of a low-slung, gabled roof that is roughly 15 metres wide, 3.5 metres tall, and 60 metres long.

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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. Desai Chia created "winged" roofs for the house.

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Dwell

APRIL 4, 2023

Project Details: Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Landscape Design: SBLA Studio Builder: J & S Contracting Structural Engineer: W.J. The aesthetics and materials of the house are designed with an agricultural aesthetic.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

A thin steel shed roof pitches up to open the interior to the south sun and frame views to the ski runs on the mountain. Double-thick eight-inch concrete walls fitted with foam insulation extend up to the roof on the low side. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Scottish architecture studio Loader Monteith has designed an office with a gabled roof , along with two private residences, for mountain bike tour operator H&I Adventures on a sloping brownfield site in Scotland. The first of two planned residences, it is distinguished by its lower height and butterfly roof.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

L-shaped in plan, the house consists of rectilinear volumes with flat roofs to prevent dangerous snow slides. Large stretches of glass wrap the exterior In addition to large stretches of glass, the exterior is wrapped in a mix of two sturdy materials – weathering steel and pale-toned accoya wood. The photography is by Lara Swimmer.

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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. Above, this curved ceiling forms a sloped roof terrace filled with plants, which is situated off the main bedroom on the upper floor. The photography is by Tom Ferguson.

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Dwell

MARCH 21, 2023

The roof extension is built in a timber frame structure with exposed beams. Straw bales from a nearby farm were chosen as the insulation material. Second-hand recycled products add character and prevent additional emissions from new materials. "By Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

AUGUST 3, 2022

PAD Studio replaced a rundown cottage with a new gable-roofed timber design that looks as if it’d been there all along. The L-shaped plan comprises two pitched-roof volumes clad in timber battens and white render in reference to neighboring A-frame chalets.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro 's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. It is really surreal and magical in the whole; the whole roof just feels like it's floating."

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

RAPA used materials sourced locally in Hungary to create the three-storey dwelling, which was commissioned by a family who wanted an intimate and cosy summer residence. The lower storey is informed by local 1960s flat-roofed architecture and clad in stone that is mined locally in Tihany. The photography is by Tamas Bujnovszky.

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Dwell

JULY 15, 2022

The house also has a strong materiality externally, with a singular cladding and roofing material of warm cedar shingles, which has the added benefit of being low maintenance. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

APRIL 12, 2022

The flint was chosen to echo the traditional building material that is used in local walls and a nearby 15th-century church, while the Corten was picked to give the house a contemporary feel. Structural engineer: Create Consulting Engineers. An open-plan living space is located in the central pavilion. "We

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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. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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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.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

The small windows, large canopy overhang, wide door on the front facade, and use of industrial materials all sing from the same song sheet." "The It was designed to be a peaceful space The arched roof was digitally fabricated from hundreds of pieces of timber that were CNC cut. The photography is courtesy of Boano Prišmontas.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

It is essential that structural engineers have a strong understanding of wind behavior, structural behavior, knowledge of building codes, and repair requirements. Meanwhile the edges and corners of roofs experience higher wind pressures compared to the middle of the roof.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Four intersecting shed-roofed bars divide the plan into public and private areas, with a fully enclosed courtyard at the building’s center and seven semi-enclosed ones at its perimeter to bring light and air into every room," the studio said. The shed roof – capped in standing seam metal – creates a series of narrow, slanted interior spaces.

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Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

Non-combustible materials form the exterior of a cabin near Lake Tahoe that was designed by US studio Faulkner Architects to serve as a "base camp" for an active family. As climate change increases the magnitude of wildfire events, we must enhance the construction systems and materials to withstand these disasters," the studio said.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The pavilions are raised above the ground and are covered with hipped roofs. The interior rooms feature earthy materials and neutral colours, including ample use of woven decor. Structural engineer: APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR. Electromechanical engineer: CIEM. It also holds a master suite. Builder: Cr-Eco.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

The studio gutted and expanded the 4,650-square-foot (430-square metre) rectangular home into an L-shaped plan with overlapping roofs. Worrell Yeung also added a free-standing garage and studio; and a single-slope spa shed, each with its own material treatment.

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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. The photography is by Naho Kubota.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

The cladding was made from recycled material The exterior cladding was selected for its cost efficiency, ease of installation, and ability to withstand hurricane-force winds and rain, which are common in the area. Made from recycled material, the cladding can also be unscrewed for repair or reuse. The photography is by Andrew Welch.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2022

Cascada House is topped with two sloping roofs. Its profile is defined by two roof slopes, which drain towards a central gutter running along the main axis of the addition. A simple palette of materials run throughout the extension, primarily featuring the home's distinctive green colour. Structural engineering: CAFEL Ingenieri?a.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

During the first phase, already executed, a three-volume extension is built within the roof perimeter, with a ceramic cladding distinguishing the new elements: an extended living area, a bedroom for the four daughters (where the garage and woodshed were), and a boiler room. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2023

The material philosophy extends to the interior selections. The material philosophy extends to the interior selections, fixtures and furnishings, creating spaces that flow freely from the inside to the outside with combinations of light and dark elements. The home is topped with a green roof. Civil engineer: McNeil Engineering.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. The site's central building is an open-sided, timber -framed structure with a thatched roof known as a palapa.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2024

A black steel frame rises to support the roof structure A lightweight, black steel frame rises to support the roof structure from one side. Shaped like a "4", the modular frame forks out to hold a corrugated metal slanted roof. The photography is by César Belio.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Casa que Da is conceived as a pre-Hispanic codex, which expresses through its spatiality and iconography, the knowledge of the earth and its materiality," RED Arquitectos principal Susana López González told Dezeen. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

The Makers' KUbe is conceived as a showcase in timber tectonics, traditional joinery, robotic manufacturing and sustainable materials." The building will have six storeys and be placed in a plaza surrounded by pre-existing structures, with bridges on its second level connecting it on two sides to the adjacent Chalmers and Marvin Halls. "A

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. On a secluded wooded site, the new structure grounds itself to the earth with its approach to material and form. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

The aim of the project was to demonstrate how an affordable, low-energy house could be created using simple yet robust materials. The material palette was chosen to be simple yet robust. "We Read: Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home. Structural engineer: Osbourne Edwards.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The existing house was in bad shape and rife with common hazardous materials from the time, such as lead paint and asbestos," the firm said. HUUS is the literal 'black sheep' in the neighbourhood – larger than its neighbours, modern in form and concept, embedded in its place, and made of unadorned materials," the architects said.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Redwood surfaces and structural elements complete the warm interior landscape, from the sloping roof beams to partition walls and built-in shelves." "The Free from decorative motives, light and materiality take precedence in this thoughtfully crafted house.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The quincha walls reuse soil and adobe from the site and use more straw to lighten and insulate the material. The laminated wooden frame is filled in with prefabricated quincha panels – a type of wattle and daub that is traditionally composed of cane and mud.

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