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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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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles

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American architecture studio SOM has completed the Schwarzman College of Computing, an eight-storey, glass-wrapped building designed to be a "collaborative nexus" on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. Beyond their aesthetic function, the shingles enhance the building's energy performance.

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Specht Architects creates austere glass house in the Berkshires

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Specht Architects has designed a symmetrical glass pavilion in The Berkshires in Massachusetts that was created as a residence and a place to showcase antiques. The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre) Replanted natural grasses will create a dramatic ground plane when fully grown.

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Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson align hundreds of glass cylinders for Apple campus sculpture

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Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has collaborated with artist Katie Paterson to create Mirage, a massive sculpture made from glass cylinders for technology company Apple 's campus in California. It is meant to be experiential Mirage derives its name from the effect that the glass gives off when hit by light.

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This Wood, Glass, and Metal Cabin Hovers Above the Forest Floor in Chile

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Hebra Arquitectos elevates a remote retreat on columns to minimize its impact on the surrounding landscape. Secondly, the entire facade in this segment is made of glass, even above the sliding glass doors. Have one to share? Post it here. With the same logic of keeping costs down, the floor was defined as polished concrete."

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Olson Kundig uses glass bridge to connect office buildings near Atlanta's BeltLine

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US studio Olson Kundig Architects has shaded a boxy, glass office complex with aluminium screens near Atlanta's BeltLine and included a glass-clad volume to connect to buildings and frame the pedestrian paths. We wanted to make the building porous, which in turn helped to drive the form," said design principal Kirsten Ring Murray.

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

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Read: SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles Approaching from the south, visitors are greeted by a new forecourt activated by a rectangular water feature that bounces light into the building's lobby through wall-to-wall vertical windows. MEP Engineers: Van Zelm Heywood & Shadford Inc. Code: Philip R.

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