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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition. 5468796 Architecture preserved the structure by converting it into an office and restaurant, while additional residential buildings were added to the site. The photography is by James Brittain.

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They Restored an Abandoned Church and Turned It Into a 30-Unit Apartment Building

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Straddling the boundary between low-density residential urban fabric to the west and a large-scale commercial and institutional mixed-use zone to the east, the project preserved a key piece of Evanstons historic fabric while adding housing density with a diverse mix of unit types on an underutilized and transit-adjacent lot. Post it here.

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Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels "like home" in Brooklyn

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Project credits: Architect of record: Studio Libeskind Construction manager/ GC: Lettire Construction Corp Civil engineer: AKRF Structural engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers MEP/FP engineer: FISKAA Engineering Fire alarm consultant: Nazar Engineering P.C.

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Project credits: Architect and interior designer: Lever Architecture Lever team: Thomas Robinson, Jeff Stern, Doug Sheets, Jeff Ernst, Cecily Ryan Structural engineer: Frost Structural Engineering Mechanical engineer: Quantum Group Engineering Electrical engineer: Musgrove Engineering Civil engineer: Harmony Design & Engineering Landscape: Place (..)

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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"Beyond its visually striking exterior, the true innovation of Rockbound lies in the unseen engineering," the team explained, lauding the collaboration with Blackwell Structural Engineers to redistribute the structural loads through a system of micro-piles. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Unconventionally Framed: When to Enlist the Expertise of a Structural Engineer

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It’s a fact; many times residential structures are simple and straight-forward enough that a structural engineer is not required. Pre-engineered wood roof trusses and engineered wood floor joists or trusses are common. Many times, a structural engineer is not involved with these homes.

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MODA ramps rooftop garden along Calgary multifamily housing

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Known as GROW, the project includes 20 residential units and a 0.6-acre Local architecture studio Modern Office of Design + Architecture has wrapped a multifamily housing development in wood siding and topped it with ramped roof gardens in Calgary , Alberta.

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