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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. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Studio Gang converts tobacco warehouse into design studios for University of Kentucky

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Studio Gang has renovated a warehouse into design studios for the University of Kentucky Under its most recent renovation by Studio Gang , the 132,000-square-foot (12,210 square metre) building will now host the entirety of the College of Design , as well as landscape architecture programs and a biomedical engineering studio.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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The exterior is "minimal in its massing" "The exterior is extremely minimal in its massing," said OGA principal Omar Gandhi. "It The house presents as two interlocked, stacking boxes – that are meant to weather over time to match the pale grey of the sky – perched on a hillside.

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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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It has a number of safety features that allow it to be safe for students In addition to its flexibility, the structure was designed to make the arts visible to the campus. To accomplish this, REX included a "clear storey", a glazed walkway that runs the length of the building, passing between the shoebox form and the exterior wall.

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Studio Gang nestles Kresge College expansion in Pacific forest

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These buildings are five storeys tall and have a central core set back from the wood-clad exterior, with large window boxes on each end that create sheltered patios on the second storey. The recesses between the window and the facade were painted bright yellow, which resonates with the colours used in the Moore and Turnbull designs.

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Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates restore Phoenix abbey to be "garden in a ruin"

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Preservation efforts included restoring exterior cladding, doors, windows and cleaning the interior Other elements include elevators, stairways, restrooms and a catering kitchen. In the courtyard, paving was reduced to a minimum and mixed with "decomposed granite".

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RSHP to transform world's largest cluster of Victorian gas holders into housing

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Read: WilkinsonEyre and Jonathan Tuckey convert King's Cross gas holders into luxury flats The 13 residential buildings will have faceted exteriors decorated with vertical strips of colour. Six slimmer cylindrical buildings, ranging from 15 to 33 storeys tall, will also be built at the edges of the site. The images are courtesy of RSHP.

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