Roofing materials - typically set the longevity of a build. A guarantee on the build will be derived from the minimum weather proofed material in contact with the elements. Here in the UK, calculations are based mainly on the rain with UV effects coming a close runner up. Here is a collection of roofing materials from around the world, each tailored to their environments.
rosmaninho + azevedo has added a visitor center to a railway station in the north of portugal, which provides information on the region's history.
Completed in 2010 in Middelfart, Denmark. Images by Adam Mørk. 3XNs visionary and empathetic winning proposal unites the Middelfart savings Bank’s high ambitions for their new head office. The building must...
Toba Batak houses are rich in symbolism and decoration
Rooves of Venice
Asante Empire, Ghana. I notice thr shingled roof, most people think Africans only had thatched rooves
I love making cakes for girls. This castle cake is one of my favourites. The turrets are made out of Pastillage and the rooves were done by ...
Today we are looking at my top 10 exterior build ideas to help you get rid of some of that dead space on the walls and rooves of your cyberpunk builds. We'll...
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Church of St Mary the Virgin in Keysoe, Bedfordshire, England, is a Grade I listed church. The church originally dates from the 12th Century. Features of interest include the prominent spire, the 14th and 15th Century rooves and the 14th Century font.
Level Ground Construction executed a perfect match to the brick and the mortar. This rectangle brick home quickly changed with the shed rooves designed by Angela Wenk of Wenk Design. Photo 2 of 22 in The Lucite House by Compliment Design . Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
Heskin Hall in Heskin, Lancashire, England, is a manor house first constructed in 1545 of red brick with blue diapering and sandstone dressings. The rooves are blue slate. It has an L-shaped plan and is on three storeys. The south-facing front façade has gables and is asymmetrical. The house is Grade I listed.
Solar panels, as we know them have been around since the 1950s, when the first silicon photovoltaic cell was developed in the US. They are now a common sight on the rooves of houses, some transport vehicles, calculators, and speed cameras. There is even a government-backed scheme offering large cash incentives to convert your home to solar power. But how to they work?
Ashton Hall in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, is a largely rebuilt Grade I listed 14th Century mansion. It is constructed of red and grey sandstone, with rooves of slate. Its plan is unusual, with towers set diagonally. The 19th Century building was built in the Gothic style of grey sandstone. It has angle-towers and a crenellated parapet. The rectangular 14th Century tower is of red sandstone.
Stowe House in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, is a Grade I listed country house, constructed of red brick, faced in ashlar and render with hipped Welsh slate rooves. The main rectangular block has quadrant colonnades and rectangular pavilions. The principal north front is a centre block of eleven bays. The first phase of construction commenced in 1677. The exterior of the house has not been significantly changed since 1779.
Bath Abbey in Bath, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed former Benedictine monastery. Founded in the 7th Century, it was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th Centuries. The church architecture is cruciform in plan and can seat up to 1,200. The walls and rooves are supported by buttresses and surmounted by battlements, pinnacles and pierced parapets, many of which were added during 1830s restorations. Further major restoration work was carried out in the 1860s.
Abbot's Hospital in Guildford, Surrey, England, is a Grade I listed Jacobean building. The hospital was founded in 1619 to provide homes for the elderly of Guildford. The architecture and layout echoed that of contemporary Oxford and Cambridge colleges. It is constructed of dark red brick, originally with chalk dressings now replaced with stone, on flint plinths, and with plain tiled rooves. Extensive restoration work and renovation was carried out in the early 21st Century.
Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, UK, is a Grade I listed former Benedictine monastery. Founded in the 7th Century, it was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th Centuries. The church architecture is cruciform in plan and can seat up to 1,200. The walls and rooves are supported by buttresses and surmounted by battlements, pinnacles and pierced parapets, many of which were added during 1830s restorations. Further major restoration work was carried out in the 1860s.
Rochester Cathedral dates from 1177 to 1512. It is built in ragstone with limestone ashlar and dressings and slate and lead rooves. It has a Norman nave and crypt, and Early English choir. Its most remarkable feature is the rare, exuberantly carved Norman portal, which has, unfortunately, suffered much damage. There was much rebuilding in the mid-12th-century and renovation and restoration in1825, the 1870s, 1888 and in 1904-5 the central tower was rebuilt.
