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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. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Mass timber – an engineered wood product – elements include glued laminated timber structural posts and beams and cross-laminated timber flooring. With the foundation of our design rooted in a mass-timber structure, we leveraged both the inherent beauty and sustainability of wood," said LMN principal Kate Westbrook. Project credits: .

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e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

photo © Tim Griffith Construction has been completed on a new LMN designed classroom building located on a central site along Library Mall. The project serves the university’s most foundational mission: to provide students with a comfortable space where they can think, learn, create, and grow.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Lifting the pavilions’ concrete foundations at the front and rear of each pavilion creates the illusion that the structures are floating over the lush landscaping. At either end of each pavilion, concrete returns back to the site, tying the structures back to the earth. Photo © Adam Rouse. Photo © Adam Rouse. Photo © Adam Rouse.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2022

The school is named after pioneering female aviator Louise Thaden and is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by Walmart's founders. The Wheels Science and Fabrication Building is dedicated to bicycle repair and construction. The Wheels Science and Fabrication Building is dedicated to bicycle repair and construction.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 31, 2023

The building provides the Foundation with a new way of working with its partners across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The design is strongly connected to the site and context: the landscape and history of Spotts Park on the banks of Houston’s Buffalo Bayou.

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Matt Fajkus Architecture

JANUARY 25, 2018

There are many different types of engineers involved in the building industry. While it’s best to hire an engineer when doing any type of construction, they are not always necessary. Depending upon the size of construction, a structural engineer may not be needed, but is always recommended. View fullsize.

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The Architecture Designs

JULY 17, 2023

Get ready for a riveting exploration that will leave you knowledgeable and ready to take on any construction site challenge. Are you a construction enthusiast or just curious about heavy machinery? They are an essential piece of equipment on construction sites and in many industrial settings. Well, look no further!

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Aside from anchoring the site, the new Vesterheim Commons project threads together Vesterheim’s Heritage Park with Water Street, the city’s main thoroughfare. The timber frames with concrete footings harken back to the stone foundations of the Norwegian “stabbur,” traditional storehouses.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The design capitalizes on the building’s prominent location and the wedge-shaped geometry of its site, acting as a natural focal point of attraction to establish a significant gateway to the campus. The flowing design creates an inspiring, flexible and intimate environment that lays the foundation for lifelong learning and success.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 15, 2023

Working closely with Raft Landscape, the team developed a site strategy that shields the main house from the abutting street and focuses views from each structure towards the landscape. Significantly, Worrell Yeung designed an elegant communal farm dining table crafted from salvaged timber found on site.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Construction is wrapping up on Provencher_Roy’s new downtown hub for HEC Montréal , a centre for entrepreneurship and research that will forge strong ties between the school and the Montréal business community. Historic Site, Contemporary Design. The scheme follows three core principles: dynamism, lightness, and respect for the site.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Buhl Community Park – After winning a national competition to redesign the plaza in front of the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum ACLA began to work on integrating our design concepts with the physical realities and cultural context of the site. The essence of the design remained essentially enact through construction. Team Members.

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e-architect

APRIL 21, 2023

Its new addition runs through the center of the entire building like a stem, unifying and reorganizing the Museum’s existing functions and enabling a seamless flow through the building and across the site. Additional Team Nabholz, Pepper, Doyne, Construction Manager/General Contractor. McClelland Consulting Engineers, Civil Engineer.

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Arcmax Architects

JANUARY 13, 2021

We all have seen buildings that are completely constructed manually but our project introduces the use of software technologies in the world of construction. Have you ever seen a building under construction? In common language, a duplex house is a residential building constructed on two floors.

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Architizer

MAY 19, 2023

The foundation of Western architecture cannot be told without citing the architectural legacy of Greece. And evidence of Antique architecture can still be appreciated by visiting the countless archeological sites dispersed throughout the Greek mainland and surrounding islands.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Gerstacker Foundation (established by Eda in memory of her husband). The new landscape was shepherded by David Munson, then the dean of engineering of the school that surrounds the grove. Modeling informs planting palettes and siting. One of Stoss’s strongest moves was to alter the defining quality of the site. “It

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Architizer

JANUARY 13, 2023

At the moment we are developing sustainable housing for the Chinese marked in collaboration with FISH China: ‘Future Industrialized Sustainable Construction & Urban Development’ and Innobyg. AART does so with a team of more than 300 architects, constructing architects, urban planners, civil engineers, designers, and anthropologists.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2022

Located in Portland 's Albina neighbourhood, the building serves as the headquarters for Meyer Memorial Trust , a charitable foundation focused on racial, social and economic justice. Local studio Lever Architecture designed the facility to embody the foundation's commitment to equity and sustainability. A jagged roof tops the project.

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e-architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

With a total prize pool of USD 1 million, the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction conducts the global competition to reward and shed light on real-world examples in practice that can accelerate the global movement for sustainable design. You can enter the competition until March 30, 2023 at 14:00hrs UTC.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The formal language was derived from a deep read of the site in which it sits: the dune," DS+R partner Charles Renfro told Dezeen. However, the concrete foundation and dramatic roofline make the 10,000-square-foot home stand apart from its environment. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers: Polise Consulting Engineers, P.C.,

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2023

By integrating a light moon that illuminates both interior and exterior, the inhabitants perceive when their gardeners are present on site, creating a dialogue between a hermetic program and the surroundings," said Noël and Lopes. This ambiguity between an industrial structure and a house-like character seemed worth exploring."

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Architizer

APRIL 28, 2022

The house settles into its natural environment, prioritizing new and old growth trees, outdoor living spaces, and views while using its low profile to minimize its presence on the site. The house was designed to provide perpetual connections to its unique site and an ever-changing natural landscape. © Andrew Franz Architect PLLC.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2022

With a focus on learning by doing, students engage in activities such as filmmaking, constructing bicycles, and growing and preparing food. The school is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by the founders of the retail giant Walmart. Civil engineering: Ecological Design Group. Photo is by Tim Hursley.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 1, 2021

Pre-engineered wood roof trusses and engineered wood floor joists or trusses are common. The International Residential Code (IRC) offers prescriptive design measures for basic foundation walls and footings. Many times, a structural engineer is not involved with these homes. Complex Building Site.

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e-architect

JUNE 4, 2023

A courtyard, created by daylighting the lower bedrooms from the buried podium, also acts as the rainwater runoff filtration system for the entire site. MEP Engineer: GMEP Engineers Civil Engineer: GreyStone Engineering Group Inc. Landscaping: Native, drought tolerant planting.

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Architecture Chat

MAY 2, 2019

Building Information and Modeling is a brand new technology that has completely revolutionized the construction industry. BIM allows professionals (in the construction industry) to plan, design, construct and manage the built form and infrastructure in a more systematic way. BIM is the future of the construction industry.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

By merging two juxtaposed sides of Bangkok with parks on both ends, CPSP demonstrates the importance of much-need public green space and walkable areas, developed through low carbon-emission construction from adaptive reuse, thus contributing to the physical and mental health of citizens. Civil Engineer: Pisitsak Serklin, Sukkawich Thepchana.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

They raise chickens, sheep, and cattle; operate a nursery that supplies plants for many projects of Stimson, the firm Steve founded in 1992; and use the place to test ideas and gather inspiration about planting, design, and construction. Several sumptuously detailed recent modernist buildings face the project site.

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Architecture Quote

JULY 17, 2020

The firm has a track record of the construction of universities, colleges, campuses, and hospitals. In 2001, the Henning Larsen Foundation was started to promote Danish architecture, and has recently held international competitions. They are well known for infrastructure construction in the sector of well being such as hospitals.

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Architecture Quote

JULY 7, 2020

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