Challenge Design's metal-clad kindergarten folds around a courtyard
Metal shingles cover the folding forms of the Park Legend Kindergarten in Chengdu, China, built by Challenge Design to mimic the peaks of nearby mountains. More
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Zai's Hutong Filter features a pixelated shingle wall overlooking a traditional courtyard
Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. More
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Tar-coated shingles cover Hudson Valley cottages by Thomas Phifer and Partners
American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners included a pointy chapel among the tiny black buildings that form this residence in a clearing in Upstate New York. More
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Studio 512 cheats extra space at The Hive guest house in Austin
Design firm Studio 512 has created a whimsical guest dwelling for a Texas home that features angled walls clad in oversized shingles, and interior spaces that narrow and widen based on how they are used. More
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Maryann Thompson refurbishes and extends shingled Cove House in Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts firm Maryann Thompson Architects has enlarged a shingle-style house by opening up its ground floor, and building two additions on the grassy coastal property. More
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Treewow Retreat is a Chinese village house featuring a round freeform roof
An irregular undulating roof tops this tree-house-inspired holiday home on stilts, built in a remote Chinese village by architecture studio Monoarchi. More
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Mobil Arquitectos designs Tierra Chiloe hotel for exposed Chilean island site
This boutique hotel by Chilean firm Mobil Arquitectos perches atop a grassy hill, with a glazed dining and lounge area offering ocean views, and a subterranean spa. More
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Matthew Baird's Somes Sound House in Maine "sits lightly on the ground"
Cedar-clad volumes connected by a breezeway form this residence in Maine by American studio Matthew Baird Architects, which was designed to respect its forested surroundings. More
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Gardens and terraces slot around timber-clad extensions to Auckland house
William Tozer Associates has completed an extension to a house in Auckland, comprising a series of blocks clad in wooden shingles and vertical boards that enhance the connection with various gardens and decked terraces. More
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Giles Miller and Forbes Massie visualise slate-shingled hideaway
Designer Giles Miller worked alongside visualiser Forbes Massie to create this concept for a public artwork clad in moveable slate shingles. More
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HOLA Design builds gabled lakeside cottage in Poland
HOLA Design has completed a gabled lakeside cottage in southern Poland, which incorporates large windows that look out towards two nearby castles. More
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Deborah Richards creates retreat for her family beside Massachusetts lake
American architect Deborah Richards has designed a home for her extended family in Lakeville, Massachusetts, choosing wooden shingles to clad the exterior, and bright yellow accents for the windows and doors. More
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Faceted roof folds over shingle-clad laneway house in Vancouver
Canadian firm Campos Studio has designed an angular one-bedroom annex for a home in Vancouver, creating more space for a three-generation family. More
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Office S&M uses scale-like tiles and vibrant colours to add personality to London house
This revamp of a family home in west London features a loft extension covered in scale-like wooden shingles, yellow-framed arch windows, and interiors that use colour to separate spaces for adults and children. More
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Pinecone-shaped treehouse in the Dolomites allows visitors to sleep under the stars
A circular skylight in the tip of this pinecone-shaped treehouse by architect Claudio Beltrame in the Italian Alps allows the occupant to gaze up into the starry sky at night. More
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Dutch Design Week pavilion will feature recycled plastic shingles and borrowed materials
Dutch studios Bureau SLA and Overtreders W plan to use only responsible materials to build a temporary pavilion for this year's Dutch Design Week, including colourful shingles made of waste plastic, and components that will be returned after use. More
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Shingle-clad clubhouse and visitor centre faces ice rink in a Japanese forest
Klein Dytham Architecture has completed a visitor centre and ice rink in Japan's Karuizawa region, featuring a curving, shingle-clad frontage that follows the edge of a landscaped skating pond. More
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Old Suffolk barn transformed into countryside bed and breakfast by Blee Halligan Architects
Bedrooms inside this barn conversion extension in the English countryside are defined by the peaks of a sawtooth roof, which Blee Halligan Architects added during the building's renovation. More
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PUP Architects builds rooftop pavilion disguised as warehouse air duct
PUP Architects has installed a "subversive" duct-shaped pavilion on the roof of a canal-side warehouse in east London, to provoke local planning authorities to reconsider the area's development. More
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Sandwich creates "ship-shaped" art pavilion in Fukuyama to commemorate deaths at sea
Hundreds of thousands of wooden shingles cover the contoured form of this pavilion in the grounds of Japan's Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens, which is designed to evoke the shape of a ship's hull. More
