Deezen

MARCH 17, 2025

Eight Gables is topped by an interlocking hipped roof clad with Kentish peg tiles, in another reference to its local context. Previous residential projects by the studio include a mews house in London updated with monochrome details and the terrace renovation project that introduced a skylit, three-storey stairwell.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The tower rises from a brick-clad base "I looked at the profile and stopped seeing a lot of floorplates twisting but just saw a basic shift," said Nagele. "I

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Both the main residence and cabin are clad in weathering steel "Coming to a point at the water's surface, the triangular frames that support the decks and roof create the sensation that the dock is balanced 'just so'," the team said. "At

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For the structural system, the team paired lightweight steel with Douglas fir glue-laminated beams and rough-hewn log columns. The structural supports are meant to have "an elegant and minimal presence". It was our intent to make the experience feel more like a residential space rather than a commercial one," the team said.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has topped a home extension with a steeply-angled roof clad with red pigmented zinc in East Dulwich, London. Deep skylights punctured into the roof draw daylight into the space below, while sliding doors seamlessly connect the interior with an outdoor patio.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Santiago Calatrava, born on July 28, 1951, in Benimmet, Valencia, Spain, is one of the most celebrated architects and engineers of our time. Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A dark standing-seam metal roof rises into a steep gable and thin red, circular columns add asymmetrical pops of color around the exterior. Inside, the two blocks of the dogtrot have been split in half to form four pavilions that each house a separate function and open views in four directions. The photography is by Keith Isaacs.

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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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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Canadian architecture studio Lemay has designed a chalet prototype with a sloped roof and extensive glazing using mass timber in Potton, Quebec. On the other side of the expansive glazing lies a double-height family room with a sloping roof set between the large V-shaped columns.

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Dwell

JULY 9, 2024

A living roof is heavy; managing the extra weight requires careful consideration in its design. To pull off a sculptural green roof—and the 2,500 square foot, off-grid-ready weekend getaway tucked beneath it— it helps to have an international design firm at your disposal. And yes, they put in a hot tub.)

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A faceted roof on slender columns tops this home by Gluck+ in Los Angeles ' Hollywood Hills neighbourhood, covering the residence "like a parasol". An angular roof on slender columns tops California House. This airy space is glazed on all sides and has tall, angled ceilings that follow the outline of the sculptural roof.

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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. Automation: GF Consultoria.

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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

MARCH 21, 2023

The roof extension is built in a timber frame structure with exposed beams. In this project we focused on densification, the circular economy, and cohousing. In this project we focused on densification, the circular economy, and cohousing. Straw bales from a nearby farm were chosen as the insulation material.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2022

High Sunderland was Womersley's first private residential commission. The single-storey flat-roofed building comprises 14 bays arranged in a 2.4-metre Insulation was added to the house's roof, which also integrates an air-source heat pump in a new timber-clad cube. Structural engineer: ? metre grid.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2022

It's] a hybrid between a cabin and a house, possibly a new residential typology in an era when the relationship between humans and their environment is being evaluated and redefined," said Mork-Ulnes Architects , an international studio with offices in San Francisco, California, and Oslo, Norway. Structural engineer: Eclipse Engineering.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

A narrow passageway divides this cottage with a metal roof by Naturehumaine , marking the entrance to the home and providing privacy to a detached guest suite and atelier. Naturehumaine was founded in 2004, and has completed a variety of residential commissions within and around Montreal. Structural engineer: Geniex.

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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. Alta House is in Wyoming Portland-based Lever Architecture sought to create a durable home that could withstand the region's harsh winter weather while capitalising on the picturesque setting. The photography is by Lara Swimmer.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Three simple, bow-shaped structures were placed to its southeast to house students. The residential buildings were clad in timber The Kresge College Academic Center sits on an uneven site next to a steep ravine. These hold classrooms and utilise the slope with three storeys that line up with the two-storey central structure.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2024

Upstairs, features include a built-in ladder that provides roof access via a skylight The home was refitted to be fully electrified, powered by a solar canopy from Brooklyn Solarworks on the roof, and is now net positive, according to the studio. The photography is by Naho Kubota.

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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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e-architect

MAY 3, 2023

The Woodlawn Residential and Dining Commons architect’s brief called for living and dining accommodations that promote active learning environments for 1,300 undergraduate students and address a critical need for more on-campus housing.

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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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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Boston-based architecture studio Safdie Architects has completed a 24-storey residential building in Ecuador that has a snaking profile with staggered apartments and terraces. Qorner is a residential tower in Quito that was designed by Safdie Architects. Qorner is a residential tower in Quito that was designed by Safdie Architects.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2023

A key aspect was the decision to partially sink the buildings below ground, so the roof is no higher than the petrol station that occupied the site previously. Read: The DHaus Company adds hotel and Japanese-informed homes to London pub Entrances are located on the east-facing side, which has more of a quiet, residential feel.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2024

Local architecture studio Modern Office of Design + Architecture has wrapped a multifamily housing development in wood siding and topped it with ramped roof gardens in Calgary , Alberta. Known as GROW, the project includes 20 residential units and a 0.6-acre

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Completed in 2022 in the municipality of David Canabarro, Casa Trapézios – or the Trapezium House – is formed by two juxtaposed trapezoidal sections arranged back-to-back in a "reinterpretation of the gabled roof archetype". This conjunction of materials and shapes gives to Trapezium House the feel of a country house," the studio said.

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Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2025

Read: Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point "Originally built in 1968 and refurbished in 1996 and 2003, our design has removed the layers of interventions to retain, expose and celebrate the original architecture and vision," Gedstone continued. "We The photography is by Gareth Gardner.

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Deezen

JANUARY 7, 2025

The centre of the residential building is a large, partially covered courtyard with a Spanish-stair amphitheatre and gathering space, shaded with open rises, that allow for the island breeze to flow through. On the other side of the complex, the athletic and administration building is designed for state-of-the-art training.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Designed in 1963 by American homebuilder Ditz-Crane, the ranch-style house is located within a faculty residential enclave on the Stanford campus in northern California. Kelley – who co-founded IDEO in 1991 with Bill Moggridge and Mike Nuttall – is a professor in Stanford's engineering school. Structural engineer: Strandberg Engineers.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

MARCH 3, 2022

At Radio City Music Hall, nine stories above the eye-high-kicking Rockettes, a dingy brown half acre of roof lay empty, except for three pavilions housing pulleys and mechanisms to operate Radio City theater curtains, scrims, and other stage equipment.

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Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area's traditional wooden villas. The photography is courtesy of AOR Architects.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Designed by SinHei Kwok – an architect based in Phoenix and Hong Kong – the project is meant to offer an alternative to the traditional mode of residential development in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The buildings have M-shaped roofs – a reference to the gabled roofs found in the district. The photography is by Roehner + Ryan.

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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. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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