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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

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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. House on a Bay is a twisted residence overlooking the sea. Elliott Architects created the house with two distinctive bars. Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. The mid-rise housing complex consists of a long volume on a narrow site, flanked by outdoor public spaces with a breezeway and an open-air staircase on the far end.

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Salem Public Library Renovation by Hacker

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The Salem Public Library’s downtown location was due for a renovation to bring its structural resilience and building systems up to modern standards. The 96,000-square-foot concrete structure was originally designed by in 1970 by San Francisco architect George Rockrise with Salem architect of record Donald Richardson and built in 1972.

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Elkus Manfredi cuts openings into 1950s "concrete bunker" in Washington DC

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A Cold War-era building designed to withstand nuclear blasts is among the structures that have been renovated by Elkus Manfredi Architects at the newly established Children's National Research & Innovation Campus. The 12-acre (4.8-hectare)

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ZGF transforms Pittsburgh Ford Assembly plant into research facility

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American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. The Assembly is a renovated factory in Pittsburgh. Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

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This See-Through California Home Magically Hangs Above a Creek Bed

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Therefore, there were strict guidelines on how to use the existing structure as the basis for design. Most importantly, the new home had to follow the exact outline of the existing house and decks.

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Hacker overhauls "fortress-like" brutalist library in Oregon

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Hacker Architects renovated the Salem library. Several years ago, the library embarked on a renovation project in order to update the ageing facility and improve its structural systems, particularly in regard to seismic resilience. Civil engineer: Westech Engineering. Structural engineer: KPFF.