CPlus Architects uses pale bricks for "rustic" home in rural China
Pale brick, stone and timber were used to create a "rustic and warm feeling" at this home in rural China, designed by local studio CPlus Architects. More
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Eight buildings with inverted-pitched roofs that resemble butterfly wings
An angular English home extension and a timber-clad Guatemalan retreat feature in our roundup of buildings with butterfly roofs. More
The DHaus Company revamps London house with butterfly-roof extension
An inverted-pitch roof and angular brick cladding characterise the Butterfly House extension, which architecture studio The DHaus Company has added to a terraced home in north London. More
Butterfly House by Oliver Leech Architects offers "new model for assisted living"
A small triangular site guided the geometric form of Butterfly House, an accessible home that London studio Oliver Leech Architects has added to the corner of a garden in Surrey. More
Arquitecturia designs Catalan house as cluster of pavilions around garden
Spanish practice Arquitecturia has completed a home in the Catalan town of Caldes de Malavella, which is comprised of six small buildings organised around a courtyard at its centre. More
Garrison Architects completes modernist Catskills retreat with 24 elevated cabins
Prefabricated wooden cabins perched on stilts surround a central lodge at this 50-acre cabin resort in the Catskill Mountains designed by Brooklyn firm Garrison Architects. More
Paz Arquitectura expands Guatemala forest retreat with new living spaces and huge terrace
Paz Arquitectura has extended a small cabin on the outskirts of Guatemala City, flanking the existing structure with two additional volumes connected by a terrace and a glass walkway. More
Quebec ski chalet by YH2 features V-shaped roof modelled on bird's wings
The overhanging roof of this lakeside residence in Quebec's Laurentian mountain range was designed by architecture studio YH2 to match the profile of a bird's wings. More
Butterfly roofs top rural house in Carmel by Feldman Architecture
V-shaped roofs cover each of the three pavilions that make up this Californian residence by US studio Feldman Architecture, which was constructed in an environmentally sensitive private community. More
Pamphilon Architects' larch-clad extension echoes butterfly roof of east London terrace
Slats of larch dress this angular addition to a Victorian property in Dalston, which was built for a young family and is shortlisted in 2017's Don't Move, Improve! competition for best London house extension. More
Forrester Architects' London house extension has a "butterfly" roof and exposed wooden rafters
The butterfly wing-shaped roof of this rear extension to a Victorian house in north London by local architect Kenny Forrester references the shape of the city's traditional terraced rooflines (+ slideshow). More
Garden chapel by AZL Architects features semi-transparent walls and a butterfly roof
Vertical lengths of timber mask the interior of this chapel designed by AZL Architects in eastern China, which features a distinctive V-shaped roof (+ slideshow). More