Deezen

MAY 17, 2022

Robert Gurney designed the house for a site near Washington DC. In the main suite, the architect incorporated a street-facing window system that provides both privacy and natural light. The main suite has a street-facing window system. Structural engineer: United Structural Engineers, Inc.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2022

Patinated brass panels and extra-clear glass form the facades of a weekend dwelling designed by Woods + Dangaran for a boulder-strewn site in southern California. Flanking the ends of the main bar are piers made of concrete masonry units (CMUs), which help anchor the home to the site. Soils engineer: Landmark Consultants.

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Deezen

JULY 3, 2024

The four-storey office building has been extended sideways and upwards and wrapped in glazed bricks , arranged to draw attention to the circular window of the neighbouring Grade II-listed church. The design is a site-specific response to ensure this heritage asset is celebrated rather than further hidden by new development."

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Dwell

APRIL 30, 2024

Every inch of space on this small site—indoors and out—is precious. The resulting house is compact but airy, filled with sun and color, and exploits the best of a narrow site in the heart of industrial Melbourne." Project Details: Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia Architecture and Interior Design: OOF!

Structural Engineering 103

Structural Engineering Contractor Windows Site 103

Deezen

JUNE 18, 2024

The team designed three buildings for the site. Burnished concrete was used for the project The site's topography, the sun's path and prevailing breezes informed the design of the buildings. Polycarbonate was used in other areas, too, including an office window, which emits diffused daylight.

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Building Consulting Civil Engineering Structural Engineering 116

Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This unique construction means the cabin’s outer shell serves as both the structure and skin, reducing the need for internal supports and making the interior space feel more open. The windows are positioned to frame key aspects of the landscape, so every glance outside reminds you of where you are."

Structural Engineering 87

Structural Engineering Structure Landscape Engineering 87

Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. Drawing on the local farmhouse typology, the home by Richard Parr Associates features a sloped-roof brick structure clad with charred timber and topped with corrugated metal roofing.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2024

MVRDV worked with landscape studio Buro Harro and developer KondorWessels Projecten on the redevelopment of the site, named Buitenplaats Koningsweg , aiming to create a masterplan that responds to its architectural history. Holiday rentals also feature at Buitenplaats Koningsweg. The photography is by Daria Scagliola unless stated.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

hectare) site, the dwelling looks toward the Teton Range and is about an hour from Jackson , a popular ski destination. Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare)

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. Known as DNA Alpine, the 4,000-square foot (372-square metre) home was completed in 2022 and designed to "disappear into or somehow become" the 75-acre site in San Miguel County.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

"We wanted our expansion to retain the qualities of surprise and free-spiritedness that have defined Kresge College, while at the same time opening it up to students of all abilities, the incredible natural ecology of its site, and the larger university community beyond."

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Located near the coast of Gangwha County, the chapel sits at the top of a site that slopes down towards the sea, hugged from behind by dense forest and mountains. On the opposite wall, an organ is built into the exposed concrete, while narrow stained-glass windows are set within deep, faceted reveals on the southeast side.

Engineering 143

Engineering Engineering Glass Windows 143

Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This structure was to be very strong, be as fire resistant as possible and require as little long term exterior maintenance as possible. This was accomplished by utilizes repurposed shipping containers, a galvanized tower crane mast and tower components, metal interior framing, aluminum framed windows/trim and stainless steel ceilings.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Schwartz and Architecture has completed a single-storey home in Menlo Park for a family of four "The siting of the home at the front edge of the corner lot is somewhat counter-intuitive," the team said. Skylights and clerestory windows were included in the interiors The openings also usher in daylight. "To

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Home Structural Engineering Exterior Roofing 124

Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Balconies painted in the same hue on either side look over the outdoor areas oriented around the oak trees.

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Dwell

AUGUST 12, 2024

The small footprint also means that there is minimal impact on the site and the environment as a whole. Creating a small footprint retreat of only the essentials of living was quite a challenge on this site. With the small footprint, we were able to strip away the unnecessary elements of a typical house (i.e.

Structural Engineering 104

Structural Engineering Site Landscape Zoning 104

Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Read: RAMSA overhauls 120-year-old Schwarzman Student Center at Yale Additionally, a double-window system with high-performance glazing brings light into the performance spaces while reducing acoustic transmission and helping with building performance. The photography is by Francis Dzikowski.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Four Roof House features a Corten steel exterior Their chosen site was a bluff overlooking a lake near the town of Helmville. The site came with challenges, such as fluctuating weather conditions and threats of wildfire. A radiant system provides heat, and fresh air flows in through operable windows.

Housing 137

Housing Architecture Roofing Site 137

Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

Architect Mark Stoner has led the restoration of Philip Johnson's Brick House It follows the building's closure in 2008 after the structure suffered ongoing "water intrusion" due to its sloping site. It measures half the depth of the Glass House, although both structures are 56 feet long (17 metres).

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Dwell

APRIL 20, 2023

ROAR Architects turned a confined site into a light-filled social space with a vaulted ceiling inspired by ship-building techniques. The owners of this property were operating on a tight budget and needed more space but the site was extremely constrained. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Home Technique Structural Engineering Roofing 143

Dwell

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

However, some bricks could not be saved, and in some parts we completed with reclaimed stock bricks from other London sites. Post it here. We started with the idea to fully reclaim all bricks from the existing extension, and reuse them in the new envelope. The garden, designed by VATRAA and planted by the client, becomes part of the interior."

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston Logan International Airport A massive red roof slopes over the south facade of the terminal, where it was interspersed with windows to create views of the city. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass.

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Roofing Consulting Estimating Engineering 136

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Located across the street from Santa Monica College, the residential complex – also known as Brunson Terrace – was designed for a half-acre corner site. Windows are strategically placed, resulting in a non-uniform appearance that adds a dynamic quality to the building.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

The site sits on a north facing slope and looks down to the Martis Valley and up to Lookout Mountain through a natural screen of 100-year-old Jeffrey pine trees. Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls. Dug into the slope, the home wraps a courtyard that offers privacy from neighbors.

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Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 145

Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Curving walls and windows placed "like notes in a melody" define the latest Maggie's Centre , designed by architecture firm Studio Libeskind for the Royal Free Hospital in London. The windows] were decided like notes in a melody. But over the years, issues with two other site locations meant the projects fell through.

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Dwell

JULY 25, 2024

Inspired by '70s and '80s beach culture, a Middleton home features a round window to check the surf and skate ramps instead of a driveway. Higgins sits on a rare eastern facing wedge shape site with views to the ocean across a local reserve. Views to the ocean are maintained from the workshop at the rear of the site."

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Structural Engineering Inspiration Site Home 96

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Brazilian practice Studio KUNZ has created a compact gabled house that cantilevers from a sloped site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines.

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Housing Structural Engineering Roofing Site 137

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Alabama forms the site for Fowl River Cabin "When looking at the site and analysing the client's goals for the project, we knew that the siting of the building and the way it interacted with the river and trees was going to be just as crucial as the design itself," the Tall Architects team told Dezeen. Contractor: C.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 9, 2023

From the side, the serrated edge blocks oblique views from the principal first-floor neighbouring windows," Proctor & Shaw director John Proctor told Dezeen. "It It is designed to be pulled back (with the shortest overhang) at the mid-window point to allow the maximum amount of light directly from above."

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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Utilities 136

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2023

Read: Ryall Sheridan raises Wetlands House above coastal site on New York's Long Island This airy living room has west-facing windows that overlook the adjacent tree farm. Ash flooring continues from the primary room into the more enclosed rooms like the primary bedroom, where large white-framed windows direct views.

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Home Architect Windows Structural Engineering 126

Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

The structures have mass-timber structures and brick facades The new buildings – officially called Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies – were designed by American studio HGA , which served as both architect and structural engineer. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

The small windows, large canopy overhang, wide door on the front facade, and use of industrial materials all sing from the same song sheet." "The As you get closer you will see the sharp edges and geometries that come from a digital fabrication workshop rather than a traditional construction site."

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

The cantilevering volumes are supported by two-storey steel trusses For the empty parcel, the team sought to "maximise the buildable floor area for the small corner site by capitalizing on the air rights of the neighbouring building". This meant designing a building that extended into the empty spaces above the adjacent building.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

These loggias will feature in all of the apartments and be built with aluminium window frames. It shows an appreciation for the site's context and the rapid development unfolding around it." Chybik + Kristof will also incorporate shaded loggias.

Structural Engineering 122

Structural Engineering Design Masterplanning Residential 122

Dwell

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The site consists of valleys with seasonal creeks and expansive fields of Wainaku grass. Panoramic views abound, but due to their exposure to high winds and horizontal rain the site is complicated to build on. Looking out the windows onto the rolling grass landscape is like watching waves on the open sea. Post it here.

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Dwell

MAY 22, 2024

The garden could be glimpsed through a tiny window above the sink, and the only access point was through a shoddy conservatory made from unplasticized PVC. Located at the top of a steep hill overlooking a conservation area, the home had a ground-floor kitchen and a large, private garden—but connections between the two spaces were limited.

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Inspiration Home Structural Engineering Renovation 92

BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

It is essential that structural engineers have a strong understanding of wind behavior, structural behavior, knowledge of building codes, and repair requirements. A structural engineer is necessary to assess wind damage because of the significant impact wind can have on a building's structural integrity.

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