BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 8, 2024

Møller Architects has advised the NHS Trust in the planning and phasing of the surrounding residential development and urban design around the hospital, including the conversion of the former golf course into a new public park. Møller Architects. Photo © Mark Hadden Location: Wandsworth, London, UK Architect: C.F. Source by C.F.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

Cortesia de Kryton Concrete, second only to water, is the most consumed material worldwide due to its structural strength, ease of handling, and versatility. Abrasion and erosion are factors that can adversely affect the appearance of concrete, remove its protective layer, create a rough surface, and potentially lead to structural issues.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Turkey's vice-president Fuat Oktay said 131 contractors, architects and engineers linked to collapsed buildings have been identified following the tragic quakes, which struck parts of Turkey and Syria on 6 February. The contractor told prosecutors he did not know why it had collapsed, Reuters reported. "We

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It's hugely demanding in terms of what we are asking from services and structure." Loads are up to five times what you would have in office buildings, and that's what's driving the structural strategy behind the concrete frame, alongside the need to have a long-term flexible and adaptable building," he explained.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Japanese studio Unemori Architects has used cypress wood to create Father & Son House, an extension constructed above and around a self-built annexe in Saitama. Instead, the studio "planned a new independent structure outside the existing structure," Unemori Architects team member Keita Komori told Dezeen.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. It has a glued laminated (glulam) timber structure and was clad in black-stained spruce as a nod to the nearby timber buildings.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Baldridge Architects has had many homes since its founding in 2005. Photo © Casey Dunn To fuel growth and to provide amenities lacking in prior space, new space was needed which led to the purchase of a set of structures on Burnet Road, a principal Austin commercial arterial. First, it was rented space on South Lamar.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

The "ruin-like" concrete frame of a former chemistry laboratory has been transformed into a series of workspaces for the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands , in this project by Civic Architects and VDNDP. It repurposes an abandoned 1970s structure to house bright interiors organised around courtyard gardens.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

Architect LMN Architects Location Kirkland, Washington Occupied 2021 Structural and Civil Engineer Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc. Landscape Architect Hewitt Architects Lighting Design Fisher Marantz Stone MEP Engineer Rushing General Contractor [.].

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The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 8, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Kevin Daly Architects; PRODUCTORA Location Houston, Texas Projected Completion October 2022 General Contractor W.S. Bellows Civil Engineering Brown & Gay Engineers Structural Engineering Arup Texas [.].

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 18, 2024

Source by Hennebery Eddy Architects. Location: Oregon State University – Cascades campus, Bend, Oregon, USA Architect: Hennebery Eddy Architects Design team: Tim Eddy, Dan Petrescu, Doug Reimer, Michael Scott Civil Engineer: DOWL | Bend Structural Engineer: Walker Structural Engineer Mechanical Engineer: Interface Engineering, Inc.

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The Architect's Newsletter

AUGUST 19, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Safdie Architects Location São Paulo, Brazil Opening August, 2022 Programmer, Interior Planner, and Executive Architect Perkins&Will Landscape Architect Isabel Duprat Skylight Sub-Contractor Seele Structural Engineer [.].

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has created a university building in Santa Barbara, California , with two separate volumes connected by a series of walkways clad in perforated aluminium. However, according to the studio, the structure's organicism was also informed by the need for efficient classroom layouts.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 4, 2024

Image © Richard Beard Architects Marrying the program, including a Barn and Guest Cottage, with the terrain required a thoughtful approach to the sensitive habitat. Image © Richard Beard Architects The distinct volumes ensure separation between uses and the perceived size of the house expands or contracts depending on its occupants.

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30X40 Design Workshop

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A structural engineer is a part of the design team for all my residential work in the studio. In this video you'll join me for the kick-off meeting with my engineer as we begin developing the structural design for the Outpost project. Many thanks! Watch the Outpost Series.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. Elliott Architects demolished the main house and relocated the other two structures to start the design with a clean slate. Lighting design: Peter Knuppel.

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Dwell

APRIL 30, 2024

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. Project Details: Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia Architecture and Interior Design: OOF!

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2022

ERA Architects has refurbished a postwar social housing building in Hamilton, Ontario , making it the largest residential building in the world to achieve Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. ERA Architects was commissioned to renovate the tower by CityHousing Hamilton. Photo by DoubleSpace. Photo by DoubleSpace. Photo by Codrin Talaba.

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Building and Interiors

APRIL 17, 2022

As a result, urban planners, architects, and contractors are looking for alternatives that are lightweight and allow buildings to rise taller while saving structural costs. They are one of the largest interior contractors in New Delhi, offering a wide range of services under one roof. About AJMS Engineers Private Limited.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 7, 2023

O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. ” The design activates the adjacent Engineering Quad and extends the vitality of campus into the building, where a five-story central atrium creates a hub of activity, connecting to seminar rooms, break areas, and informal gathering spaces. Source by SOM.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

The structure's "monumental" form draws on American memorial architecture "The United States has a strong tradition when it comes to memorials," Kaan Architecten co-founder Vincent Panhuysen told Dezeen. "All Project credits: Architect: Kaan Architecten Landscape designer: Karres + Brands landschapsarchitecten B.V.,

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BD+C

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain 1 kcichowicz Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:31 Switching from a steel roof system to an engineered wood one helped a Sprouts Farmers Market design team solve supply chain challenges and lower the location’s carbon footprint. Engineer Mo Kateeb, principal of A.V.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The structure was built using a mass-timber frame fabricated in Minnesota, while locally sourced brick and concrete were used throughout the rest of building. The building's third floor contains offices and a digital workspace.

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The Architect's Newsletter

AUGUST 5, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Mario Cucinella Architects Location Milan, Italy Completion Date January, 2022 Structural Engineer Ballardini Studio di Ingegnaria Service Engineer Deerns Italia Contractor Itinera Facades Aza Aghito [.].

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When Mark Derenthal couldn’t find an architect or builder to take on his ambitious concept, he worked directly with an engineer to create the treetop retreat. 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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aasarchitecture

JUNE 29, 2023

Ben Adams Architects, in partnership with Great Portland Estates plc (GPE), has received planning permission to reinvent Minerva House, a prominent c. Image © Ben Adams Architects The existing building built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank will undergo a complete redesign of its envelope.

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian house in London. Project credits: Architect: Oliver Leech Architects.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. CookFox Architects sliced through the historic building to expose aspects of its structure on the facade "The rail beds within St.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 17, 2024

Photo © Rasmus Hjortshõj Spanning 22,000 m², the main timber structure, made of glulam and cross-laminated timber, forms three striking tree-trunk-like columns, fanning out to carry the entire load of the roof – enveloping visitors in a welcoming forest-like canopy.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects. The result is a natural-feeling interior scale and a sense of affinity between the buildings and the site.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2023

Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has completed a seven-storey museum in Limerick, Ireland , with vaulted ceilings and walls designed to "reflect the forces found in rugby". The museum's highest point is 33.8 metre-tall tower set back from the street front by a portico.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

An elevated box formed of exposed concrete forms the Meditation Chapel in Incheon, South Korea , designed by local studio Atelier Koma and architect Lee Eunsok. Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

US firm CLB Architects has blended Japanese and mid-century Californian architecture styles for this house in Jackson, Wyoming , which is broken up by a trio of courtyards. CLB Architects designed a Japanese-influenced home in Wyoming. A chimney of structural concrete rises with the change in the elevation of the roof.

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