Dwell

APRIL 11, 2025

A familys country retreat is designed to further blur into its setting with walls of windows and natural wood finishes. The Reykjavk residents imagined something in the countryside where they could relish Icelands short-but-sweet summers, and in colder months, peer out from wide windows.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Moreover, the rear of the house is bathed in light thanks to the large window. During the renovation, the entire roof was renewed. From the kitchen, residents are in contact with all the rooms on the ground floor. Here, the choice was made to enhance the feeling of space in the bathroom by creating a vo.

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Archinect

JANUARY 8, 2025

Photo: © CreatAR The use of single-glazing and operable windows in the perforated roof allows for natural ventilation while reducing the amount of heat loss in ea. Photo: © CreatAR The project's total construction covers 340.000 square meters (or 3.7

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As such, playful pocket windows puncture the rear of the home, drawing light into the hallway and ground-floor WC. Sustainable design principles are woven throughout, with reclaimed materials, passive ventilation provided by exposed blockwork, and a green roof that enhances energy efficiency.

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Archinect

JANUARY 15, 2025

The home needed to be solar-powered, feature an accessible roof, and ensure high air quality for her asthmatic son. We used standard windows and exterior siding to design a unique texture and window layout that enhances the home’s relationship to the street.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2025

The extension is clad entirely in Corten steel Peckham-based Studio on the Rye designed the 40-square-metre side extension to continue the form of the existing redbrick terrace but have a "modern idiom" with a gutterless pitched roof and its Corten steel casing wrapped around its walls and roof.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2024

"The parametric approach allows for fluid, non-linear spaces that foster creativity and play, while structural ingenuity – such as the undulating roof and seamless spatial integration – blurs the line between learning and play areas." "By Expansively glazed facades and skylights draw light into the spacious interior.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2025

A glazed bi-fold window in the living room opens out to the patio Creating two new axes from the existing snug and study at the front of Newton Park Place, each of the new rooms is designed to have a subtly different relationship to the garden, which was designed by landscape architect Lilly Gomm.

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Archinect

MARCH 24, 2025

The design team considered renovation that maximizes the characteristics of the existing environment, a large gabled roof and trees in the forest. For that reason, we adjusted the relationship between the generous interior space, covered by the gable roof, and the trees in the forest, that spreads out before our eyes.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Photo by Raphal Thibodeau La Cime, Canada, by Naturehumaine This timber-clad "micro-chalet" designed by Canadian studio Naturehumaine was among the most popular cabins covered on Dezeen this year, and features large windows intended to evoke the feeling of sitting in a tree canopy.

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Dwell

MARCH 3, 2025

Photo by KKROM Services Photo by KKROM Services Photo by KKROM Services See the full story on Dwell.com: An Old Barn Roof in Central France Now Encloses Three Tiny Guest Suites Related stories: This Quirky Toronto Home Is Full of Geometric Cutouts and Natural Light Budget Breakdown: This $645K Austin Home Has No Use for Exterior Windows A Brutalist (..)

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Four structural volumes disrupt the concentric windows and separate the floor plan into flexible rooms defined by the roof geometry. The roof wedge references local vernacular and the chosen construction materials directly respond to the rugged nature of the house’s remote mountain setting.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

GRT Architects built a white-brick addition atop a trio of warehouses to create a mixed-use complex Originally built in the 19th century, the trio of warehouses were constructed independently of each other, and have distinctive rooflines and architectural details such as cornices and window rhythms. The photography is by Michael Vahrenwald.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2024

British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea". Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea".

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2025

The theatre's design features a sawtooth roof The building's exterior is wrapped in handmade Venetian brick and tiles that were crafted from the same clay to create a unified facade. The L-shaped foyer, designed to function as a "public living room", is lined with fully-glazed windows that can be opened to Stratford Walk.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

House XO has a structural steel frame surrounded by mango trees 3dor Concepts aimed to blend "natural beauty with industrial design elements" for the home's design, using an oversized steel frame to create loft-style spaces with high ceilings and full-height windows overlooking the surrounding garden. The photography is by Studio Iksha.

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Archinect

MAY 3, 2024

Inspired by overlapping layers of shale rock in the surrounding landscape, the split roof features two intersecting gables that allow for window openings where the roof volumes split.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Overlook Walk park sits atop the extension, acting as a green roof, and stretches out to form a pedestrian bridge over a 100-foot (30 metres) vertical gap between the waterfront aquarium and the city's famed Pike Place market. Windows look out over Elliot Bay The staircase will act as seating and an amphitheatre for public programming.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2025

Read: MVRDV transforms world war two military base into housing "Imagine swimming the backstroke with a view of a church vault and stained-glass windows," Maas continued. "By

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ArchDaily

APRIL 2, 2025

Windows , once simple openings in walls, have evolved through advancements in materials and technology, maximizing efficiency and expanding their role in architectural design. In particular, natural light transforms environments, defines atmospheres, and enhances architectural details, making spaces more dynamic and inviting. Read more

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ArchDaily

MARCH 13, 2024

As important as glass is to almost every typology of architecture in the form of windows , when it comes to the roof of a building, the use of glass is not so simple. Under a glass roof , the solar gain can make for uncomfortable internal environments without the correct protective precautions.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

According to her parents, the generously pitched roof and elevated foundation were her ideas and resemble, they note, a child's drawing of a house. Operable, white windows and bubble windows surround the perimeter of the space, which is lined internally with wooden panels.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This article explores techniques for optimizing natural light, from architectural layout and window placement to advanced glazing solutions, with a focus on sustainable and aesthetic benefits for new residential projects and home additions. Windows not only allow light to enter but also determine how effectively it is distributed.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

UCCA Clay Museum's distinctive roof is defined by a series of peaks, intended as a nod to the nearby Shushan mountain. The museum hosts an exhibition hall, events space and cafe The upper levels of the cafe and exhibition area are united by the large roof structure, with the wooden lattice left exposed internally.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Mexican studio Elías Rizo Arquitectos has balanced a concrete house with a steep gabled roof on a hillside in Tapalpa, Mexico near Guadalajara. Under the angle of the standing seam metal roof, which stretches outward along the ridgeline to form an oblong diamond in plan, the concrete transitions to black wood.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The structure is outfitted with panoramic polycarbonate windows overlooking the forest and capped with a clear twinwall paneling that turns the roof into one large skylight. The door is handmade from the same materials as the walls and blends in harmoniously with the aesthetics of the space.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Customers can also choose between five colors, two roof designs, and customizable windows, doors, and decks. Image credit: Samara “Built out of durable, cutting-edge materials, precision engineered and assembled in a factory , Backyard is designed to last a lifetime,” Samara said.

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Archinect

APRIL 4, 2025

The exterior features painted cedar shingles, high-performance windows and doors, and a custom standing seam metal roof. This ADU is a study in functionality, offering sleeping space for four (including a pull-out sofa), a full kitchenette, a bathroom, and a woodstove within a 100-square-foot ground floor, plus an 80-square-foot loft.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2025

Architecture studio Loader Monteith has replaced a dilapidated farm building in Angus, Scotland , with a home finished with stone, black-painted pine and a red corrugated-metal roof. In this area of Angus, byres are typically unrendered stone buildings with pitched roofs," Mack continued.

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2025

The building's largely-concrete structure is complete with an entirely glazed ground floor, while its more discrete upper levels are punctuated with protruding windows. A similarly rounded "penthouse" structure, which will be used for hosting events, sits atop the museum's roof and is accessed via an external staircase.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2024

VATRAA 's aim for the project was to minimise the introduction of new materials where possible, so it reused the old extension's bricks and stained them grey to match the home's slate roof. Existing pavers in the garden have been retained but relayed in a new pattern that references both the extension's brickwork and the roof slates.

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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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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The structure’s exterior is clad in Leadax, a waterproof membrane derived from recycled car windows, which functions as a sustainable replacement for traditional lead roofing. Between these layers lies a sturdy timber frame. The material’s gray hue echoes the colors and reflections of the surrounding rocks.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Read: Osso Architecture models timber pool house in New Jersey on horse arena By casting Malvern Pool House's services directly into the structural walls themselves, the water can extend to the very edges of the interior, where a large panoramic window provides views over the landscape.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

According to the studio, the root system of the 15-metre-tall London plane tree guided the house's form while its windows and skylights were placed to look out over its foliage. Other mass-timber homes on Dezeen include a chalet with a sloped green roof in Quebec and Heath House in London that is designed as a "sanctuary for wellbeing".

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Archinect

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Large windows on the shore-facing facade frame views of the lake, while panoramic windows at ground level face an adjacent meadow. Above, large dormer windows bring additional natural light into the space.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2025

London studio Proctor & Shaw has used thin timber battens to clad this house extension in Peckham, which is crowned by planted roofs and a tiered allotment. A high parapet on the dining area conceals its sloping roof, on top of which is a tiered allotment accessed from the first-floor study. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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