Shapeshifter House by OPA emerges from Nevada site as a "desert mirage"
California firm OPA has completed a house for the rolling desert landscape of Nevada, with slanted zinc-clad sections intended to appear as an extension of the terrain. More
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Fern tree grows through the roof of bright white "contemporary tropical" house on Java island
The trunk of a Brazilian firetree pierces the white zinc-coated roof of this house by Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture in Bandung, Indonesia. More
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Open-air chapel designed by Plano Humano Arquitectos to resemble Scout's tent
This tent-like chapel, for a Scout campground in Portugal's rural Idanha-a-Nova region, features a folded zinc-clad roof that opens up towards the surrounding landscape. More
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Dominic Pandolfini updates his century-old Melbourne home with huge zinc-clad extension
Architect Dominic Pandolfini has more than tripled the size of his once run-down home in Melbourne, by adding a contemporary extension clad with zinc. More
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Vaulted zinc roof tops extension to coastal house in Dublin by Arigho Larmour Wheeler
This extension to a cottage in a Dublin suburb by Irish studio Arigho Larmour Wheeler features an asymmetric pyramidal roof, which is sliced off at the top to incorporate a roof light that illuminates an open-plan living area. More
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Glenn Murcutt covers bushland home in zinc panels to protect it against wildfires
Set in a patch of dense coastal bushland on the Palm Beach peninsula just north of Sydney, this weekend residence by architect Glenn Murcutt is armoured in blackened zinc panels to defend it from wildfires. More
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Beech Architects creates guest house inside derelict Suffolk windmill
UK firm Beech Architects has converted a 125-year-old windmill stump in Suffolk, England, into a guest house topped with an elliptical zinc-clad pod. More
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Anmahian Winton's zinc-clad observatory enables stargazing from a New Hampshire mountain
The top of this faceted private observatory in central New Hampshire, by Anmahian Winton Architects, rotates to provide different views of the night sky. More
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Outdoor terrace divides two sides of zinc and concrete home in Costa Rica
Two volumes, one made from zinc and one from concrete, are separated by a glazed walkway and terrace in this Costa Rican house by MG Design Studio. More
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OOPEAA builds wood and zinc sauna on the shore of a tiny Finnish island
Finnish architecture office OOPEAA has completed a log cabin-style sauna on an island in Helsinki's archipelago that is topped with a zinc roof incorporating dormer windows. More
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Studio B wraps elevated Aspen home in zinc and glass
American firm Studio B faced challenging site conditions while conceiving this contemporary Colorado dwelling that sits atop a concrete plinth. More
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Andrew Berman Architect adds timber-framed extension to old Staten Island library
Tasked with renovating and extending the Stapleton branch of the New York Library, Andrew Berman Architect overhauled the interior and connected it to an annex clad with zinc and glass. More
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Farrells completes swimming pool with "shell-like" roof on Hong Kong waterfront
British firm Farrells has carved a large opening into the zinc-clad roof of its swimming pool complex in Hong Kong to offer outdoor bathers bay views. More
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Office of Architecture elevates zinc-clad Hamptons home above a floodplain
New York studio Office of Architecture has created a holiday home in a seaside village in the Hamptons that is raised above the property, resulting in spaces located "under, over and between the building and the landscape". More
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Antonin Ziegler covers abandoned barn in zinc plates to create rustic home in northern France
Zinc plates protect the ageing wooden structure of this barn in the French village Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, which was been transformed into a house with its own spa by Antonin Ziegler. More
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HGA creates cedar-clad cottages for classical musicians in Vermont
US firm HGA Architects and Engineers took cues from Cape Cod-style homes while conceiving a series of cabins for world-renowned musicians spending the summer in rural New England. More
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Jagged roof tops video studio in Venice Beach by Modal Design
American firm Modal Design has created a studio building for a video art collector in California, which features an angular roof and multi-tonal zinc cladding. More
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Zinc-covered bump creates double-height kitchen for San Sebastian home
A humped roof accommodates a tall glazed living space within this concrete house designed by Estudio Peña Ganchegui in San Sebastian. More
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Gardiner Architects shelters Melbourne house beneath folded zinc roof
Zinc panels form an undulating roof for this linear courtyard house by Gardiner Architects, which overlooks Melbourne from its hilltop site. More
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Woods Bagot's zinc-clad apartments echo industrial context in Melbourne
Balconies and windows with deep black frames project from these zinc-clad apartment blocks in Melbourne, designed by Woods Bagot to reference the area's industrial architecture. More
