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zaha hadid architects reveals winning masterplan for naples’ industrial zone transformation

designboom

the towers of the new campania region headquarters define the masterplan with passive cooling, green roofs, and hybrid concrete-steel construction system. The post zaha hadid architects reveals winning masterplan for naples’ industrial zone transformation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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

Archinect

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. The design process emphasized sustai.

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House behind the Roof by Superhelix Pracownia Projektowa

Archinect

The house is located in the suburban zone of Krakow in Poland. To ensure the privacy of the residents, the house is hidden from access road and northern neighbors behind the roof surface. This explains the name - House behind the Roof. This explains the name - House behind the Roof. The green roof has a 45-degree slope.

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Wildfires, Climate Change, and the Architecture of Resilience

SW Oregon Architect

The Palisades Fire viewed from the roof of a high rise building in downtown Los Angeles (photo by Toastt21, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) We here in Oregon are not unfamiliar with the devastating impact of wildfires, which is why we watch what is tragically occurring in Los Angeles with recognition and empathy.

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Studio Saxe elevates doughnut-shaped house in Costa Rican rainforest

Deezen

The underside of the doughnut-shaped roof is clad in wooden slats The hyperbolic shape of the roof accommodates the site's intense rain and sun, directing rainwater into natural streams down the side of the canopy. A small third wedge floats under the rise of the roof and holds a combined laboratory and library space.

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Payette creates sculptural Ragon Institute on triangular site in Massachusetts

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A doughnut-shaped terrace and green roofs covered with sedum are among the standout features of a V-shaped research facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts , designed by local architecture studio Payette. Resilience was a concern for the team, given that the building sits within a 100-year flood zone.

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All(zone) nestles concrete apartment among trees in rural Thailand

Deezen

Architecture studio All(zone) has created Under the Rain Trees, an apartment building with five curved wings nestled under tree canopies on the banks of the River Ping in rural Thailand. Under the Rain Trees was designed by All(zone) to seamlessly fit into the natural landscape without disturbing the existing trees.

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