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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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Unknown Works finishes CLT House extension with bright yellow render

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Planning requirements dictated that the extension's form be staggered, which Unknown Works used as an opportunity to incorporate a bright yellow planter for a small herb garden overlooked by the kitchen window. It is named CLT House after its cross-laminated timber structure. Structural engineer: Martin Redston Associates.

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Hacker Architects overhauls Oregon residence with colourful interiors and natural pine finishes

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One way of doing this was by adding in a large window to the main living space. A large window was added to the main living space. Early in the design, the team discovered in the original drawings that a large window in the main living room space had been left out in the original construction," said Hacker Architects.

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"Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home

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UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. Corstorphine & Wright worked with structural engineer Symmetrys to maintain a sense of history by retaining almost all of the existing structure. "It

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No Trees Were Harmed In the Making Of This Art Studio Addition

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Upstairs, a 360 degree panorama of four-foot-tall ribbon windows gaze onto dense tree canopies and, to the West, Hog Creek and osprey nests. The effect creates a strong panoramic view and the feeling that the roof structure is floating. Post it here. The ground floor doubles as a flexible exhibition and garage space with a bathroom.

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Warm Wood Finishes Sandwich the White Interiors of a Coastal Home in New Zealand

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The front is deliberately exposed, with visible connection to the street and the harbor, whilst the courtyard and sleeping quarters are progressively more private in expression and experience."

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Tomás de Iruarrizaga bridges concrete forms with wooden structure for Chile holiday home

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Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. The home is located by a lake in southern Chile Large windows on all sides of the upper level provide views of the surrounding landscape, including the lake, mountains and nearby Mocho Choshuenco volcano.

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