Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

Steeplechase is a 2,573-square foot (239-square metre) house that is nestled on a wooded 65-acre site in the Appalachian foothills near Hillsborough, North Carolina. The studio replaced an existing structure on site bud The team replaced an old house with a new, contemporary design while leaving 98 per cent of the natural site untouched.

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Housing Zoning Structural Engineering Glass 131

Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The middle of the building was opened up to reveal plaster, cave-like elements that resembled a canyon "The canyon looks like a natural space cracking open a modern box," MAD Architects principal Ma Yansong told Dezeen. "In We wanted to bring all that to the site" The rooftop has pine trees and a pool.

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Residential Building Glass Engineering 143

Deezen

APRIL 5, 2025

Tuckey Design Studio , which has offices in London and Switzerland, designed Lake Como Villa on a steeply sloping site that looks directly out over the water and the village of Bellagio. The larger volume contains an open-plan kitchen and dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the lake. The photography is by Dario Borruto.

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Design Structural Engineering Interior Engineering 114

Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2025

American firms Dig Studio and Lake Flato have restored and expanded Scottsdale Civic Plaza in Arizona , adding a series of pavilions and responding directly to existing buildings flanking the outdoor space. According to the team, the undulating roofs of the two performance structures reference the fluid movement of dance.

Civil Engineering 119

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Landscape 119

Deezen

MARCH 11, 2025

The project was designed for a couple who wanted a holiday home with plenty of space for visits from their three adult daughters. Palo Quemado House overlooks a lake in southern Chile Located in Chile 's Los Ros region, the house rests on a sloped site and looks toward Lake Ranco. Sleeping space was maximised in the guest rooms.

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Glass Structural Engineering Roofing Home 111

Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Over the years, advancements in materials science, structural engineering and computational modeling have transformed how architects approach earthquake-resistant design. By weaving resilience into the fabric of architectural expression, designers are redefining what it means to create spaces that are not only safe but also inspiring.

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Safety Zoning Innovation Architecture 130

Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2022

A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Torus House sits on a steeply sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. The concrete structure cuts through the home. It sits level with the road to the north.

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Architecture 137

Dwell

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A translucent barn-like shell can throttle exposure to inner living spaces with large-format garage doors. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. A simple frame with a curtain pulls around the beds to create a space with a degree of privacy."

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Housing Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 98

Deezen

MARCH 7, 2025

Situated on arable farmland acquired by the client in 2009, the home occupies the site of an old stone stable, or byre, lending it the name Cairnconon Byre. In particular, they desired a space that evoked bothies shelters often found in remote Scotland that are free to use and byres to pay homage to the site's former use.

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Dwell

JANUARY 13, 2025

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. The footprint was minimized to disturb the slope and flora as little as possible; the living level is elevated above a car park, which allows wildlife to pass underneath.

Structural Engineering 98

Structural Engineering Site Engineering Engineering 98

Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Lacey & Salkytov has completed Station Lodge in southwest London Twice as big as neighbouring properties, with a total floor space of 241 square metres, the architect designed the house to follow the geometry of its triangular-shaped plot – formerly a row of old garages. But inside the main space is extraordinary.

Housing 105

Housing Roofing Structural Engineering Structure 105

Deezen

MARCH 20, 2025

David Kohn Architects has completed Gradel Quadrangles for New College Oxford Named Main Quad, the curving building contains 94 bedrooms with shared kitchens and communal study spaces for the college's undergraduate students, as well as a music performance auditorium and lobby space in the basement. The photography is by Will Pryce.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Made from orange-tinted exposed concrete, Siza designed each floor in the house with an outdoor terrace to extend the internal spaces and provide a connection with the surrounding sloped terrain and nearby sea.

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Site Home Structural Engineering Renovation 135

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town. Read: In Situ Studio creates low-lying Trull Residence for wooded site in North Carolina. Contractor: Arrowhead.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort. Two stone towers juxtapose the site's horizontal elements The architects also needed to consider how the landscape evolves throughout the year.

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Landscape 145

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 structures share a timber-and-metal material palette designed to create a "common language", the studio said. "We

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Site Roofing Structural Engineering Landscape 140

Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For Lyon Confluence, David Chipperfield Architects adapted the site's masterplan to make the landscaping, building massing and facades more suited to its riverfront location. In addition to residential and workspace, the development contains a health centre and commercial venues that open onto outdoor public space.

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Developer Development Masterplanning Housing 122

Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2024

DataAE and Xavier Vendrell designed the project on a Barcelona hillside Claudi Aguiló and Albert Domingo, who run DataAE , and Xavier Vendrell Studio respectively, worked to create the project on a steep site at the edge of town. Additionally, the layout gives each unit ample natural light and a corresponding outdoor space.

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Exterior 130

Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. The opportunity came with challenges.

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Dwell

JANUARY 16, 2025

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Other challenges were to house the clients books and music collections in a flexible single display, and exhibit a collection of art and sentimental objects in a well-lit space without direct sunlight.

Home 105

Home Contractor Client Clients 105

Dwell

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The circulation for the house is along an interior spine that defines the entry courtyard, with bedrooms and living spaces facing out to a variety of views through the surrounding trees. Post it here.

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Home Building Structural Engineering Zoning 96

Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

For Sixth and Guadalupe, these include targeted LEED Gold certification, Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) 3-star rating, efficient utilities and a "pedestrian-oriented" site, marked with a greenspace tucked into a corner of its lot.

Zoning 126

Zoning Residential Engineering Engineering 126

Dwell

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Nestled in a forested grove at the north end of a narrow, 10-acre site, the house is sheltered by oak, sweet gum, maple and persimmon trees, and opens onto an expansive view of a pond. Post it here.

Home 98

Home Utilities Landscape Client 98

Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2025

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. When our client expressed his wish to turn it into a home where he could gather his family for years to come, we agreed that this intervention should primarily respect the distinctive character of the site.

Home 103

Home IT Technique Structural Engineering 103

Dwell

MARCH 24, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. This garden flows seamlessly onto the roof and is planted with native grasses and shrubs improving the biodiversity of the site while concealing the dwelling from the houses above. Have one to share?

Space 132

Space Housing Structural Engineering Roofing 132

Deezen

MARCH 17, 2025

Located within the Chestfield Conservation Area in the English seaside town, the home called Eight Gables replaces a former dwelling on the site that had been incrementally extended over the years, resulting in an inefficient layout.

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Modern Housing Architect Architecture 97

Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Known as the Dogtrot House, the 3200-square foot (300-square metre) residence sits on a 10-acre site in Hillsborough, outside of Raleigh-Durham, that is densely wooded with oak, sweet gum, maple and persimmon trees and overlooks a pond. The photography is by Keith Isaacs.

Housing 105

Housing Exterior Roofing Structural Engineering 105

Deezen

OCTOBER 24, 2023

REX designed a performance centre in Rhode Island According to REX founder Joshua Ramus, the brief for the project was to combine small performance spaces with student facilities and a home for the Brown University Orchestra. "We And then you go into the main hall and it's this massive space and there's no structure.

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Space Civil Engineering Consulting Safety 132

Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. The breezeway connects the common spaces to foster social interaction and relaxation.

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Space Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 119

Deezen

MAY 12, 2023

Fuller Overby clad the house in blackened wood Set on Lake James, the narrow one-acre site drops 100 feet (30 metres) from the top of the driveway to the water's edge. Two retaining walls are cut diagonally across the plot, forming two earthwork courts that have been carved out from the steep slope of the site."

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Space Housing Structural Engineering Roofing 122

Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Branch Studio Architects has created a dusty-pink student welfare centre at an all-boys school in Melbourne to provide a space for discussing mental health. Let alone, the potential of the space becoming a place for student welfare."

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Students Space Architect Design 122

Dwell

MARCH 17, 2025

A developer and their design team expanded the 1910 structure with a metal-clad box, creating a mix of flats that add housing density to Evanston, Illinois. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Restoration IT Building Civil Engineering 82

Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. 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.

Site 105

Site Civil Engineering Engineering Roofing 105

Dwell

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Designed around the proportions of a modular sofa, this space invites a sense of closeness and retreat. The integration of indoor and outdoor spaces is a hallmark of Scout. Have one to share?

Home 83

Home Structural Engineering Roofing Consulting 83

e-architect

APRIL 8, 2025

The project encompasses a reconfiguration of the existing building as the base with a new upper floor addition which spans the established gardens on the site and replans the home with a new central core for this multigenerational family home. The rhythmic quality of the sawtooth roof to the new bridge structure is both lyrical and rational.

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Housing Real Estate Roofing Windows 83

Dwell

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. It islocated onehouse back from a busystreetcorner withapartments and shopfronts.This proximitymeansa mix ofsurroundinghousingtypes and the site is heavily overlooked. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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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