Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has added a stepped roof and bright-coloured boxes to a former museum dedicated to Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha in the centre of Tirana , Albania. Between the stairs, a glass-fronted entrance and roof lights have been added along with a retained section of roof that can still be used as a slide.

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Dwell

JULY 14, 2023

Project Details: Location: Betty's Bay, South Africa Architect: KLG Architects / @ klgarchitects Footprint: 1,787 square feet Builder: Quali Projects Structural Engineer: Karl Hvidsten Timber Work: Herbert Robinson Land Surveyor: Diesel & Munns Inc. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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. Meanwhile the edges and corners of roofs experience higher wind pressures compared to the middle of the roof.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The art gallery was built in the old town of Tammisaari The 1,210-square-metre building was built for the Albert de la Chapelle Art Foundation, whose founding donator gave the building its name, as an addition to the regional Raseborg Museum. Both spaces are illuminated by a prominent skylight and have exposed timber roofs. "In

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. Two stone bases serve as the foundation for the pavilions that house the living areas.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

One of the last structures designed by Hadid, the tents were created by Zaha Hadid Architects ( ZHA ) in collaboration with non-profit Education Above All Foundation ( EAA ) as schools and health clinics for displaced populations throughout the Middle East. Photo courtesy of Education Above All Foundation.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Each of its three structures—a residence, artist’s studio, and bath house—features a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater. All three of the structures share a tectonic vocabulary of volcanic-rock clad foundations and vegetated roofs."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They also drew up guidelines for how the foundations of the structure should meet the ground, to minimise the impact on the rural terrain. A heat-burning stove and children's book library can be found inside The architects translated this into a structure with a pointed, diamond-shaped roof, an open front and a closed back.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The primary suite cantilevers slightly out from the perimeter of the foundation with a glazed corner. The interior features a C-shaped plan An exterior staircase – shaded by a black partition lattice made of local purple rosewood – leads up to a roof terrace with 360-degree views. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Steep-pitched roofs reference arts and crafts buildings in the area. Located within a conservation area in Cambridge , the apartments have a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure clad in water-struck gault bricks that are similar in appearance to traditional Cambridge bricks. "The Structural engineer: Smith and Wallwork.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

The house occupies a former caretaker's cottage that had been abandoned Castanheira 's renovation uncovers the original timber roof structure, adds a bedroom wing and gives the building an entirely new interior layout. The roof of this block serves as a balcony terrace for the floor above. The photography is by Fernando Guerra.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has topped a 1920s beer factory in Tehran with a series of distinctive concrete roofs to create a contemporary art museum. New York-based Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North (ASA North) designed Argo Factory for non-profit organisation The Pejman Foundation to house its art collection.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Kéré Architecture , the studio led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré , created Kamwokya Community Centre in collaboration with the local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Community and the humanitarian organisation Ameropa Foundation. Client: Ameropa Foundation, Kamwokya Christian Caring Community.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The structure was created simply by installing a roof over the RC foundation deeply rooted underground. Structural calculations dictate the roof slope of a 60-degree-angle to withstand the snow load. Size: 0 sqft – 1000 sqft. Niki-H – A small house designed for wine-making settlers in Hokkaido. Team Members.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

The ground floor includes a multipurpose family room that leads out to the pool deck, which is set at the same height as the roof of the pink accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The pool deck and roof garden together create a 'middle ground' suspended between the streets at the site’s top and bottom," the team explained.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Kamwokya Community Centre the fruit of a partnership between local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Communityand the Ameropa Foundation. These spaces are covered by two butterfly roofs raised by steel structures to allow for air flow, which give a strong identity to the site in its urban context. Photo © Iwan Baan.

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Deezen

JULY 10, 2022

Its concrete slab foundation and aluminium frame were preserved, with a polycarbonate facade system introduced to replace the fragile glass panels. Neubau added an internal timber frame to form the main structure, with insulation and acoustic panels incorporated between the pillars and beams. Structural engineer: Simple Works.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Its design was informed by the vernacular architecture of Ontario The studio also limited concrete use by eliminating a basement, choosing instead to lay the house on a shallow foundation and concrete slab, which was then left exposed on the interior to avoid the use of additional flooring.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2023

Concrete-slab foundations are topped with pavers made of recinto volcanic stone. Roofs are covered with vegetation. In the main residence, slender steel columns support deep roof overhangs. Rising up from the roof are protruding light monitors sheathed with unfinished steel plates, which will develop a patina over time.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2022

They lifted up the entire house and modernised the foundation using a thick mat slab. A roof deck offers a sweeping view of the city and the bay. Atop the house, a portion of the roof is a planted surface with a mix of sedums, succulents and shrubs. A mixture of plants are included on the roof. General contractor: Forma.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

Read: In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina The original guest house was demolished and a new, two-bedroom dwelling was built on its foundation using a "roof form that is sympathetic to the main house" with deep overhangs. The connecting stair has a bent metal railing that continues up to the top floor.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2022

American architecture studio Gensler has completed the Fifth + Tillery office in Austin , Texas, which uses a canopy of photovoltaic panels to create shade for the plaza and roof terrace. MEP engineer: Arete. Structural engineer: MJ Structures. Electrical engineer: Lloyd Engineering. Owner: CIM Group.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

A wooden structure, including cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor slabs, contributes to the building's low carbon footprint and also ensures it is light enough to float. Solar panels on the roof provide the building with its own source of electricity, while the surrounding harbour water is harnessed for a passive heating and cooling system.

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Dwell

JUNE 9, 2023

16,400 Groundwork & Foundation $49,000 CLT & Roofing $7,000 Aluminium Windows & Doors $1,000 Stone Drilling $5,000 Wood Burning Stove $2,700 Electrical $3,200 Architectural Fees $6,500 Structural Engineering Fees Grand Total: $90,800 "Our design fee was very, very little," says architect Cristian Stefanescu. "It

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e-architect

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Without changing the planning of the existing Arena, a second, structural layer is created, which serves as a supporting structure for the overlying, dynamically cantilevered roof. The roof of the building is shaped like a flattened dome, and is equipped with LED lights that will be visible from afar. Foundation.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The shape of symmetrically placed columns evokes a certain level of lightness or even fragility – and yet, they represent the object’s stability as they carry the roofing grid reliably. The grid’s function is to provide shade, but it can be also covered with a light, transparent roofing material. Photo © BoysPlayNice. anchor bolts.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The shape of symmetrically placed columns evokes a certain level of lightness or even fragility – and yet, they represent the object’s stability as they carry the roofing grid reliably. The grid’s function is to provide shade, but it can be also covered with a light, transparent roofing material. Photo © BoysPlayNice. anchor bolts.

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e-architect

JUNE 20, 2023

Between the two volumes are the non-profit Lichtenberger Werkstaetten, which belong to the foundation rehabilitation centre BerlinEast. All roofs are planned as extensive green roofs. ALEX: The “ALEX” building consists of a seven-storey block, from which three cross-blocks of the same height lead off to the west.

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Deezen

MAY 29, 2023

It is made from red steel and will house events This is constructed from a red-painted steel box frame, which has been clad with sawn-timber roof beams arranged in a fan formation in a nod to the geometry of the original building's brick facade. This maximises the benefit derived from the embodied carbon of their original construction."

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

An atrium forms the heart of the building and contains 1,600 square metres of space under a soaring timber-lattice skylight roof. The use of this system means that the timber-hybrid structure weighs as much as 50% less than a standard structure, which kept the foundation requirements low. Photo © HGEsch. Photo © HGEsch.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The upper floors of the house are captured below an unfolding roof pinned by a central hearth, the great gesture. The semi-subterranean lower floor is nestled discreetly into the valley saddle providing a green roof-lawn for the living spaces above. Albert Putnam- Structural Engineer. © SPAN Architecture. Team Members.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The renovation design retains the lower concrete structure, removes the existing grid, and adds a steel structure roof to meet the needs of use. A large-span truss is used to strengthen the reticulated shell structure, and the roof shape can be realized without moving the original structure and foundation.

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Matt Fajkus Architecture

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

At the start of this phase, a geotechnical engineer is engaged to gather information on the soil conditions so that a structural engineer can design the house’s foundation. A structural engineer is engaged to design the structure of the house, including sizing beams and columns, and determining floor and roof assemblies.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 16, 2022

In excavating the top layer of soil, it became feasible to lift the entire house, and to modernize the entire foundation with a relatively thick mat slab. The intensive green roof has varying soil depth from 6” to 10” across the sloped roof, allowing for a mix of smaller sedums and larger shrubs and succulents.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The structure was made using mass timber. Mass timber – an engineered wood product – elements include glued laminated timber structural posts and beams and cross-laminated timber flooring. Read: nARCHITECTS tops New York nature centre with a mass-timber roof. Civil engineer: Mayfly Engineering & Design, Pllc.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Keck Foundation Chairman Robert Day ’65 P’12. Eight outdoor roof terraces located on the corner perimeters of each ‘bar’ offer sweeping 360-degree views of the mountains to the north, the campus to the west, and the Roberts Campus to the east. The building honors CMC alumnus, 52-year trustee, and W.M. Image © BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

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