butterfly

I’ve noted before how the design vernacular is changing as we start to design for a climate changed future. Architecture is about the future, and has to protect us from what the future holds. Thus we see changes in the architectural design vernacular, with everything from butterfly roofs to catch water in the tropics, to [...]

I’ve noted before how the design vernacular is changing as we start to design for a climate changed future. Architecture is about the future, and has to protect us from what the future holds. Thus we see changes in the architectural design vernacular, with everything from butterfly roofs to catch water in the tropics, to [...]

Folded Roof House is designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and located not far from Stockholm in a heavily wooded area. It’s a one-storey house with an asymmetric folded roof plane that reminds wings of a butterfly. Exterior’s materials blends with natural surroundings very well. The bedrooms are positioned at the gable ends and the living [...]