Client, Consulting and Structural Engineering

XinY Structural Consultants Made The Impossible – Possible At The Gate of Chongqing Longhu Park

Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Architizer chatted with Xin Yuan, Director at XinY Structural Consultants to learn more about this project. © XinY Structural Consultants. Usually transient structures are considered unusable for construction. © XinY Structural Consultants. © XinY Structural Consultants.

Consulting

Consulting Structure Mining Roofing

This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

Dwell

MAY 3, 2023

The clients had worked with another architect on a first floor addition and realized for the cost of the building, they were adding potentially unused space for a very high cost. The clients came to me wondering if they could achieve the bare minimum for their family, which would then allow for the quality items within those spaces.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Consulting Structural Engineering Engineering

HOK and Snow Kreilich raise thin canopy above St Louis soccer stadium

Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Flexible indoor event space sits in the centre of the complex "Citypark exhibits a seamless fusion of structural engineering and architectural design," said the studios. Project credits: Client: St. The photography is by Michael Robinson.

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering Consulting

Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Throughout, a largely muted colour palette of white punctuated by deep greens and blues was adopted to provide a "calm backdrop" to the client's possessions and artworks. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

Home

Home Architect Structural Engineering Windows

Photos show Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "surreal and magical" Blue Dream house in the Hamptons

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The door has the shape of the clients' thumbprints "The clients were very unusual. Project credits: Client representative: Lauri Etela Consulting structural engineers: Daniel Sesil, LERA FRP structural engineer: David Kendall, Optima Projects, Ltd., Drapery consultant: Erik Bruce, Inc.

Housing

Housing Consulting Roofing Engineering

Olson Kundig places detachable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Called Maxon Studio, the project comprises a two-storey weathering-steel structure constructed as an office for the client's branding agency in Carnation, Washington. The client, Lou Maxon, was also the general contractor on the project and worked with Olson Kundig Architects to allow for the studio to move back and forth on the rails.

Clients

Clients Client Contractor Structural Engineering

Austin Maynard Architects develops "ethical housing" in inner-city Melbourne

Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

The studio sourced funding by reaching out to ethical investors and past clients, and asking them to take a risk. Our clients chipped in, at significant risk, as did many of us at Austin Maynard Architects," they added. Structural engineer: Adams Engineering Engineer. Services engineer: BCA Engineers.

Development

Development Developer Cities Housing

Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside

Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

Project credits: Architect: Richard Parr Associates Client: Private client Structural engineer: BTA Structural Design contractor: Barr Build M&E consultant: Pool Architecture QS: PT Projects Landscape contractor: Nicholsons The post Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside appeared first on Dezeen.

Home

Home Contractor Structural Engineering Roofing

Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Project credits: Lead architects: José Bauer, Augusto Román, Enrique Santillana Design team: Ailed Tejada, Jimena de la Jara, Karen Canaza, Marcos Rafael Clients: IFEA, French government Structural engineering: Jorge Avendaño Wood consultant: Luis Takahashi Adobe and quincha consultant: Urbano Tejada Acoustic consultant: Carlos Jiménez Quincha consultants: (..)

Technique

Technique Construction Construction Consulting

Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai

Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Project credits: Client: Dubai Future Foundation. Lead consultant (design, site supervision and contract administration): Buro Happold: Structural engineering, facade engineering, sustainability, building services engineering: Buro Happold. Cost consultant: AECOM. Developer: North25.

Foundation

Foundation Engineering Engineering Design

To Rebuild After a Fire, a California Family Turns to Prefab

Dwell

JUNE 30, 2022

This project is in the Glen Ellen region of Sonoma Valley in California and comprises three prefab structures—a Connect 6L model main house, a detached 400-square-foot, two-module prefab garage/playroom, and a 640-square-foot Connect 2 guest house.

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Consulting Contractor Home

An Offset Roof Isn't the Only Off-Kilter Thing About This Home in Japan

Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. It's an energetic jumble of arched doorways, many mezzanines, a grand piano, and plenty of plywood.

Roofing

Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior

David Chipperfield combines three housing typologies at Hertogensite in Belgium

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Project credits: Architect: David Chipperfield Architects Client: Resiterra nv Directors: Benito Blanco, David Chipperfield, Mattias Kunz, Billy Prendergast Project architect: Julien Gouiric Team: Katie Jackson, Kelvin Jones, Peter Jurschitzka, Nayem Mohammad, Ele Mun, Jusin Park, Renato Pimenta, Joana Ribeiro, Gabor Tajnafoi, Oliver Ulmer Local architect: (..)

Housing

Housing Consulting Masterplanning Structural Engineering

MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Project credits: Client: The MAX Collaborative Architectural design: MAD Architects Executive architect: Davis Partnership Architects Contractor: Saunders Construction Interior designer: The Interior Studio at Davis Partnership Architects Structural engineer: Jirsa Hedrick MEP engineer: ME Engineers Landscape: Davis Partnership Architects Civil consultant: (..)

Residential

Residential Building Glass Engineering

This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

Dwell

MARCH 19, 2024

An acronym of the clients’ names, and a reference to their native bee hive, House for BEES is a moniker that encapsulates the client focused, collaborative design process and outcome for a family of four to their Federation home and garden in Mosman.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Clients Client

Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada

Deezen

JUNE 21, 2022

Its structure is a combination of glue-laminated timber beams and prefabricated structural panels. MORE Cabin is an acronym made up of the names of the client's four grandmothers. Structural engineer: Daniel Bonardi Consulting Engineers. Heavy timber consultant: StyxWorks.

Architect

Architect Zoning Consulting Foundation

PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

The new rooms were raised up from the ground The house reminded the client of a trio of modernist villas in Sardinia, which he had admired since childhood stays at his family's vacation home on the Mediterranean island. The white house, built in the Swahili style of nearby city Lamu, was the starting point for the design.

Home

Home Renovation Structural Engineering Regulation

Heatherwick Studio creates unfolding Glasshouse for National Trust

Deezen

JUNE 27, 2022

This uses a hydraulic mechanism developed with structural engineers Eckersley O'Callaghan , which relies on liquid under pressure and moving in a confined space. Client: The Woolbeding Charity. Project management: Stuart A Johnson Consulting. Structural engineers: Eckersley O'Callaghan.

Consulting

Consulting Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering

Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Elliott Architects demolished the main house and relocated the other two structures to start the design with a clean slate. The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He

Housing

Housing Architect Civil Engineering Engineering

Clementine Blakemore Architects transforms stone barns into accessible holiday homes

Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Client: Wraxall Yard CIC. Structural engineer: Structure Workshop. Services engineer: Ritchie+Daffin. Quantity surveyor: Align Property Consultants. Accessibility consultant: Center for Accessible Environments. Project credits: Architect: Clementine Blakemore Architects.

Home

Home Architect Restoration Consulting

St Jakob Park Stadium by Herzog & de Meuron

aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Jakob-Park, Basel, CH Year: 2022 Images: Courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Herzog & de Meuron.

Consulting

Consulting Structural Engineering Renovation Engineering

Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest

Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

"Using steel as the load-bearing truss-like-carcass minimised the building size – important for transporting modules – helped achieve a cantilevered structure, resulted in a system of modules for quick assembly on site, and could be done by the client, a metal manufacturer, in-house," Timofejev explained. "At

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Site Client Clients

Unknown Works finishes CLT House extension with bright yellow render

Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Internally, the CLT structure has been left exposed and used to create storage and seating areas, while externally it has been insulated and finished in the banana yellow render with gently rounded edges. Read: Office S&M uses "trending colours" for characterful extension to colour consultant's home. Joinery: Puck London.

Finishes

Finishes Housing Contractor Remodeling

Monumental brick arches outline London townhouses by The DHaus Company

Deezen

MARCH 19, 2023

The site is a highly prominent location within the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area, so the design process involved lengthy consultation. "These buildings highlighted a strong mixture of rectangles and arches set within a brick canvas," they said. The height matches a petrol station previously on the site.

Consulting

Consulting Residential Structural Engineering Site

Peterson Rich Office inserts glass-lined gallery between historic Connecticut buildings

Deezen

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Project credits: Client: Wesleyan University Owner: Wesleyan University Architect: Peterson Rich Office; Miriam Peterson, Nathan Rich, Alex Bodkin, Ben Hochberg, Bryson Wood, Sarah Kasper, Charles Beckendorf, Sixuan Chen, Martin Carrillo Bueno Architect of Record: Newman Architects Structural Engineers: Michael Horton Associates, Inc.

Glass

Glass Building Engineering Engineering

Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa

Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Other public projects by Snøhetta include plans for a library in Charlotte with a "translucent prow" and a spiralling planetarium in France The photography is by Michael Grimm.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Contractor Engineering Engineering

IQON by BIG completes first building in South America

aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Location: Quito, Ecuador Architect: BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group Partner in Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Thomas Christoffersen Project Designer: Lorenz Krisai Project Architect: Lucia Sanchez Ramirez, Stephanie Choi Project Team: Amir Mikhaeil, Andrea Di Pompeo, Angel Barreno Gutiérrez, Benjamin Caldwell, Benjamin Novacinski, Chi Yin Kwok, Chengjie Li, Claire (..)

Building

Building Consulting Finances Cities

Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track

Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The photography is by Jack Hobhouse.

Engineering

Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering Home

Gouna Plaza by Studio Seilern Architects

aasarchitecture

MARCH 14, 2022

Photo © Paul Riddle. Photo © Paul Riddle. Photo © Paul Riddle. Photo © Paul Riddle.

Architect

Architect Consulting Engineering Engineering

Peckham House in London Stands Out Thanks to Hit-and-Miss Brickwork

Dwell

JULY 29, 2024

The self-built home marks the first time that local firm Surman Weston has acted as a project’s client, architect, and contractor. There followed a lengthy process of design development, testing a multitude of options in close consultation with SouthwarkCouncil, before obtaining planning permission. Have one to share? Post it here.

Housing

Housing Contractor Structural Engineering Regulation

In Amsterdam, a Historic Renovation Incorporates a Rainbow Color Scheme

Dwell

JULY 18, 2024

Infused with humor throughout research and realization, clients who demanded in-depth conceptual exploration and embraced bold statements in design allowed us the freedom to bring the client's dream to reality. The client's favorite building material, birch plywood, forms the foundational block for all facilities within the space.

Renovation

Renovation Clients Client Structural Engineering

AOR Architects creates Finnish school from timber logs

Deezen

JULY 9, 2024

Large windows reference the nearby neoclassical building Elsewhere in Finland, architect Jaakko Torvinen recently completed a conference centre in Helsinki with a roof that is supported by the trunks of ninety-five pine trees. The photography is courtesy of AOR Architects.

Architect

Architect Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering

Unipol Group Headquarters by MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects

aasarchitecture

JULY 3, 2024

The purpose was to create a single integrated building model in which the geometrical and numerical data deriving from the various disciplines involved in the creative process (structural engineering, building services, etc.) could be analyzed as a whole. Source by MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects.

Architect

Architect Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering

Minerva House extension by Ben Adams Architects

aasarchitecture

JUNE 29, 2023

Image © Ben Adams Architects Through extensive early consultation with local stakeholders, the project will create a new pedestrian ‘cut-through,’ improving access and connectivity along the east-west ‘Jubilee Walkway’ route.

Architect

Architect Housing Consulting Engineering

Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

Deezen

AUGUST 10, 2022

Architectuur Maken acted as main contractor for the project, working with structural engineer Transistor, ecological and landscape advisors from Dutch firm Eelerwoude and the local municipality. Client: Municipality of Tilburg. Structural engineer: Rutger Snoek, Transist-or. Consultant building costs: BKS Schagen.

Landscape

Landscape Structural Engineering Contractor Design

WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for "all-weather" woodland education centre

Deezen

JUNE 22, 2024

"We pride ourselves on being resourceful and making the most of a client's budget, and are always looking at ways of re-use and recycling," studio co-founder Lefkos Kyriacou told Dezeen. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

Education

Education Materials Clients Client

TA-CHA Design Creates a Mixed-Use Office Lifestyle at FH Office

Architizer

APRIL 12, 2022

The development of this office project was inspired by a conversation with the client, a pharmaceutical company, wanting to prioritize and support preventive care. We were spending more time and effort to consult closely than usual. We are encouraging our client to reduce the AC system and use more natural ventilation.

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Clients Client Residential

In Melbourne, a Quaint Victorian Facade Gives Way to Swaths of Marble and Rich Wood Paneling

Dwell

AUGUST 22, 2022

Our clients have three teenage children, so space was at a premium and the main driver behind the renovation was to create spaces where family members can choose to be alone, or come together. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Consulting Contractor Landscape

Mae designs senior day-care centre in southeast London to tackle social isolation

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2022

John Morden Centre features a CLT structure and a brick facade. As well as providing medical facilities that include doctor and physiotherapy consultation rooms, it offers a range of social and activity spaces such as a cafe, an events hall and an arts and crafts studio. Client: Morden College. M&E consultant: BOOM.

Consulting

Consulting Events Structural Engineering Design

Archaeological Museum by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos

aasarchitecture

APRIL 22, 2024

Photo © Roland Halbe Location: Munich, Germany Architect: Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos Architect in charge: Fuensanta Nieto, Enrique Sobejano, Patricia Grande, Johannes Hanf Project architect: Anja Lunge Project team: John Bohlmeyer, Rus Carnicero, Juana Colombo, Jorge Américo Dominguez, Oliver Hasselbach, Jean-Benoit Houyet, Lorna Hughes, Philipp Jacob, (..)

Consulting

Consulting Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering

Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona

Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. Telescope House offers framed views of Sedona The 1,600-square-foot (149-square-metre) cabin is a nature retreat for a couple who ultimately plan to live there full-time. A primary goal for the team was to create a low-impact home that merges with its natural setting, both day and night.

Housing

Housing Exterior Engineering Engineering

Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

Architizer

MAY 11, 2022

Atherton pavilions – The two pavilions nestled in this verdant landscape were a response to the clients’ vision for a deeper engagement with their lovely yard. How have your clients responded to the finished project? Project Status: Built. Year: 2019. Size: 0 sqft – 1000 sqft. © Feldman Architecture. © Feldman Architecture.

Site

Site Modern Civil Engineering Architecture

Historic sanitorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel

Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement.

Zoning

Zoning Consulting Roofing Structural Engineering

Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

Deezen

AUGUST 23, 2022

The house was inspired by the lifestyle of the client, who cross-country skis from their backyard up the mountain and skis down,". Structural engineer: CFBR Structural Group. Civil engineer: Shaw Engineering. MEP: Sugarpine Engineering. Geotechnical: Nortech Geotechnical Consultants.

Housing

Housing Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering

XinY Structural Consultants Made The Impossible – Possible At The Gate of Chongqing Longhu Park

This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

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HOK and Snow Kreilich raise thin canopy above St Louis soccer stadium

Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

Photos show Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "surreal and magical" Blue Dream house in the Hamptons

Olson Kundig places detachable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

Austin Maynard Architects develops "ethical housing" in inner-city Melbourne

Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside

Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai

To Rebuild After a Fire, a California Family Turns to Prefab

An Offset Roof Isn't the Only Off-Kilter Thing About This Home in Japan

David Chipperfield combines three housing typologies at Hertogensite in Belgium

MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada

PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

Heatherwick Studio creates unfolding Glasshouse for National Trust

Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

Clementine Blakemore Architects transforms stone barns into accessible holiday homes

St Jakob Park Stadium by Herzog & de Meuron

Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest

Unknown Works finishes CLT House extension with bright yellow render

Monumental brick arches outline London townhouses by The DHaus Company

Peterson Rich Office inserts glass-lined gallery between historic Connecticut buildings

Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa

IQON by BIG completes first building in South America

Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track

Gouna Plaza by Studio Seilern Architects

Peckham House in London Stands Out Thanks to Hit-and-Miss Brickwork

In Amsterdam, a Historic Renovation Incorporates a Rainbow Color Scheme

AOR Architects creates Finnish school from timber logs

Unipol Group Headquarters by MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects

Minerva House extension by Ben Adams Architects

Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for "all-weather" woodland education centre

TA-CHA Design Creates a Mixed-Use Office Lifestyle at FH Office

In Melbourne, a Quaint Victorian Facade Gives Way to Swaths of Marble and Rich Wood Paneling

Mae designs senior day-care centre in southeast London to tackle social isolation

Archaeological Museum by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos

Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona

Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

Historic sanitorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel

Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California

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