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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S.

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5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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Offices were suspended inside the pumphouse Office space and a restaurant fill the steel-and-glass structures, which have polished concrete flooring and open up directly to the original industrial roof and its new skylights, providing the structure with plentiful natural light. The photography is by James Brittain.

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Baldridge Architects converts Austin commercial units into its own studio

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Called Burnet Road Offices, the project involved the adaptive reuse of a small commercial complex along a main street in Austin. Bright white plaster clads the Burnet Road Offices Dating to 1961, the complex, which consists of three semi-connected structures, had served a range of functions over the years.

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David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

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In addition to residential and workspace, the development contains a health centre and commercial venues that open onto outdoor public space.

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Everything you need to know about the world's next tallest building

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Smith's proposal is being developed with structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti , after the pair won a competition to design it together in 2009. It was commissioned by investor Kingdom Holding Company and its partner business Jeddah Economic Company. It is being designed as the heart of Jeddah Economic City, a 5.3-million-square-metre

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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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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.