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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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This Renovation Turns a Former Bodega Into a Live/Work Space With a Flower Tower

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The San Francisco home by Craig Steely Architecture features a giant round window, bright yellow cabinetry, and a groovy slatted feature that overlooks it all. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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A Family’s London Renovation Makes Space for Everyone—Including the Cat

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Design elements, such as garden framing through strategically positioned openings and incorporation of green roof encourage a type of living connected to nature.The ground floor extension is shaped to frame a different garden view from each window. Post it here.

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Memo Architectuur organises Belgian home renovation around concrete spiral staircase

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A spiralling staircase and concrete flooring characterise this renovation of a dilapidated row house in Mortsel, Belgium , designed by local studio Memo Architectuur. Meanwhile, an additional living space is provided at the front of the home.

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A Renovation Expands an Existing Pergola For a Productive Green Facade

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The challenge was how to get the space they needed for the renovation but also keep and increase the productive native and veggie garden in the limited backyard. As an active facade that requires tending, it's now directly tied to the architecture of the renovation.

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Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"

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Angled timber screens and greenery ensure privacy for the bathroom A concrete ceiling in Hidden Garden House's kitchen curves upwards to help draw in the winter sun and provide summer shading, while operable clerestory windows allow natural ventilation.

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Gundry & Ducker's Wimbledon renovation aims to create "country house in miniature"

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Named Wimbledon Villa, the studio renovated and extended the detached early 2000s property with the aim of making it feel like "a country house in miniature". A porthole window sits in the middle of a yellow bookcase Painted in pastel yellow, the ground-floor "library" features a circular porthole window at the centre of the bookshelves.