Yuko Nagayama & Associates creates trapezoidal glasses shop and community hub
Tokyo studio Yuko Nagayama & Associates has completed a copper-clad eyewear store for brand JINS in Maebashi, Japan, which contains a cafe and rooftop terrace. More
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Luciano Basso raises concrete home around tree in southern Brazil
Luciano Basso has completed a concrete home in the forests of southern Brazil that is built around a mature Paraná pine tree. More
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Rafael Pardo creates towering Zoncuantla Apartments from pigmented concrete
Architect Rafael Pardo has completed a towering apartment block in Veracruz, Mexico, using concrete pigmented with minerals from the site. More
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Taller ADG and Estudio MDB create matching Izar Houses in Mexico
Mexican firms Taller ADG and Estudio MDB have created a pair of identical homes for two brothers on a steep site overlooking a lake. More
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Ten homes with welcoming terraces to spend a summer night on
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up 10 homes from the Dezeen archive with inviting, inventive or unusual terraces each offering a pleasant place to while away a warm evening. More
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Wooden terrace acts as "additional room" for Polish house by UGO
A blank exterior clad in corrugated metal conceals a large terrace at this holiday home, which architecture studio UGO has created close to a lake in Wielkopolska, Poland. More
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Grassy courtyard forms heart of Brazilian house by Shieh Arquitetos
Shieh Arquitetos Associados has organised this residence in Brazil around a lush courtyard so that its residents can "step onto grass from the bedrooms". More
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Sanjay Puri Architects designs Indian university with accessible stepped green roof
Mumbai studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a building for Prestige University in India that will feature a stepped green roof punctuated with courtyards. More
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CF Møller Architects hides "invisible villa" in Norway under green roof
Danish studio CF Møller Architects has nestled a concrete villa into a shallow hill on a Norwegian farm, creating a pair of stepped terraces with views of the nearby Oslofjord. More
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Cantilevered terrace adjoins 14th-century townhouses overhauled by Mario Cucinella Architects
Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has designed a cultural centre in Tuscany within traditional houses, which connect to a new angular terrace that protrudes from the hillside. More
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Terraces for following the sun surround villa in Sweden by Johan Sundberg
Zinc and larch canopies shade a series of terraces at this home in southern Sweden, designed by local practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur. More
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Lakwena Maciver paints a "vision of paradise" on the roof of London tube station
London-based artist Lakwena Maciver has painted a rarely used rooftop in bright colours and geometric shapes as part of a redevelopment of a London Underground station. More
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MAD tops Jiaxing Civic Center with roof shaped like a "tarp blown by the wind"
Architecture studio MAD has designed a three-venue civic centre in the city of Jiaxing, China, that will be topped with a continuous roof that has the form of a tarpaulin being blown in the wind, according to the studio. More
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Alexander Owen Architecture adds bold colour and curves to London home
London studio Alexander Owen Architecture drew on its clients' love of modernism and pop art to create a colourful kitchen and terrace at Amott Road in East Dulwich. More
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Shifted balconies wrap São Paulo housing block by Königsberger Vannucchi
Brazilian studio Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetura has completed a residential building in São Paulo with irregularly shaped terraces that look slanted from a distance. More
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Jean Nouvel releases new visuals of plant-covered Aquarela complex in Ecuador
New renders show Aquarela, a high-rise apartment complex designed by French practice Ateliers Jean Nouvel for Cumbayá, Ecuador, which will be covered in planted balconies. More
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Supertall skyscrapers linked by planted terraces to be built in Shenzhen by Zaha Hadid Architects
A pair of supertall skyscrapers united by planted terraces will define the mixed-use Tower C development, which Zaha Hadid Architects is designing for Shenzhen, China. More
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Stacked balconies wrap Antonio Citterio's Arte tower in Miami Beach
Italian architect Antonio Citterio has completed an apartment building with stone and glass balconies that overlook Miami Beach. More
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Zigzag roofs top extension in Melbourne by Austin Maynard Architects
Two terraces in Melbourne have been joined together and given an extension with a zigzag roof by Austin Maynard Architects. More
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Photos reveal Shigeru Ban's Tainan Art Museum building in Taiwan
An overhanging canopy shades the cascading exhibition spaces and outdoor terraces that make up Shigeru Ban's gallery at the Tainan Art Museum. More
