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3XN's record-setting Sydney Fish Market roof completes construction

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3XN is celebrating the completion of construction for the record-setting mass timber roof covering the soon-to-open Sydney Fish Market as it becomes the largest glulam roof structure in the southern hemisphere. It shelters the future 700,000-square-foot building and supports 407 individual cassettes shrouded with built-in PV panels.

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BIG Unveils Design for Kosovo’s First Opera House with Undulating Photovoltaic Roof

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Opera & Ballet Theater of Kosovo / Bjarke Ingels Group. Image bloomimages Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with ALB-Architect, has unveiled the design for the Opera & Ballet Theatre of Kosovo , a new cultural venue set to reshape Prishtina's performing arts landscape.

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airy vaulted roofs crown robust concrete base of cristián nanzer’s residence in argentina

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the roof by cristin nanzer extends over the north and south facades, creating transitional spaces between indoors and outdoors. The post airy vaulted roofs crown robust concrete base of cristin nanzer’s residence in argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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

ArchDaily

© 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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LLDS Architects tops self-designed home in Melbourne with curved plywood roof

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A curved roof and textured concrete walls characterise Northcote House in Melbourne , designed by local studio LLDS Architects for its founder partners. Glazed doors lead to an open-plan kitchen and dining room on the upper floor, where the arched roof structure is left exposed. Slotted into the site of a former car park measuring 4.6

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Project Mingde uses "cascading" roofs on Chinese nursery to recycle rainfall

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Non-profit Project Mingde has unveiled Duling Educational Centre, a staggered complex topped with roofs that help recycle rainfall into clean water for schoolchildren in rural southern China. The solution was three buildings of varying heights with roofs that channel rainfall into a lotus pond. The photography is by Jin Weiqi.

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ICON completes 3D-printed house with metal roof in Texas

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Internal and external walls end with rounded corners It is topped with a standing seam roof, and floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors are distributed around the perimeter. The photography is courtesy of ICON The post ICON completes 3D-printed house with metal roof in Texas appeared first on Dezeen.

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