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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.

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Hebra Arquitectos orients wood-clad Palo Quemado toward distant lake

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The holiday home features native oak cladding and faceted roofs "In search of a relationship with the site, native woods were used hualle oak for the exterior and interior cladding, and coige for the furniture doors in the common areas," said Santiago-based Hebra Arquitectos. The photography is by Marcos Zegers.

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Because it was an unreservedly plain and straightforward design strapped by a miserly budget, BOORA chose to rely upon the superficial application of a distinctive exterior color scheme to provide Olive Plaza with visual interest. The Portland firm of Broome, Oringdulph, O’Toole, Rudolf & Associates (BOORA) was the architect.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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To one side of the home's atrium is the communal zone For the main home, the team conceived a two-storey, L-shaped building that gradually rises from the site. Exterior walls consist of stained cedar and large stretches of glass. "The house and barn are defined by elemental forms and materials that nod to the site's past."

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Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house

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Along with curling exterior walls that span the length of the houses's perimeter, they were created using a technique in which concrete is poured slowly into fabric formwork supported by a plywood rib structure. "The They are fluted at the base before extending upwards into an expansive "lilypad" shape.

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Want to Maximize Views? Point Your Home in Two Directions at Once Like This Alabama Cabin

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The kitchen, dining, and living spaces spill into each other and bleed into the outdoor gathering spaces to allow for easy exterior-to-interior gathering and entertaining. Sustainability, in the short term and long term, is a focus of the project, which is located in a hurricane zone. Post it here.

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Daniel Joseph Chenin uses passive building strategies for stone-clad Nevada house

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The five-bedroom house was conceived as a series of connected rock masses, oriented to maximise views of the surrounding landscape and arranged to create thermally protected communal zones on the interior. Fort 137 is characterised by its stone facade The house is heralded by a 28-foot tall (8.5

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