The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect SGA Architecture Location Nashville, Tennessee Completion Date August, 2020 Architect of Record Centric Architecture Client Vanderbilt University Construction Manager Messer Structural Engineer Structural Design Group [.].

Glass 114

Glass Inspiration Structural Engineering Building 114

Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Called Maxon Studio, the project comprises a two-storey weathering-steel structure constructed as an office for the client's branding agency in Carnation, Washington. The client, Lou Maxon, was also the general contractor on the project and worked with Olson Kundig Architects to allow for the studio to move back and forth on the rails.

Client 145

Client Clients Contractor Structural Engineering 145

Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Throughout, a largely muted colour palette of white punctuated by deep greens and blues was adopted to provide a "calm backdrop" to the client's possessions and artworks. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

Home 119

Home Architect Structural Engineering Windows 119

aasarchitecture

APRIL 2, 2024

Conventionally, the program would generate a low volume with a protruding dome, but to utilize the unique dome to create a strong interior space as well as a telling exterior form, the dome is given a focal position under a free form timber structure. The gridshell structure is constructed from flat standard LVL panels.

Structural Engineering 69

Structural Engineering Contractor Technology Technology 69

Dwell

APRIL 2, 2024

A new tw0-story structure on the rear lane contains the bike and garden storage, laundry area, bathroom, and a studio space. The roof to the living space is densely planted and its concrete structure provides enough depth for the plants to thrive. Post it here.

Landscape 81

Landscape Roofing Architect Structural Engineering 81

Dwell

MAY 3, 2023

The clients had worked with another architect on a first floor addition and realized for the cost of the building, they were adding potentially unused space for a very high cost. The clients came to me wondering if they could achieve the bare minimum for their family, which would then allow for the quality items within those spaces.

Civil Engineering 128

Civil Engineering Consulting Structural Engineering Engineering 128

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.

Structural Engineering 75

Structural Engineering Contractor Engineering Engineering 75

BD+C

JANUARY 18, 2024

Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/18/2024 - 09:30 Engineers In addition to her role as a Principal, Roberts is a distinguished leader in structural design with an extensive portfolio encompassing diverse projects such as educational and healthcare facilities to commercial and healthcare structures.

Structural Engineering 52

Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering Client 52

Dwell

MAY 15, 2024

Blue Sky Building Systems makes steel structures to your specifications, whether for a suburban dwelling or Joshua Tree retreat. The main structure of the home was constructed within a four-day period. Welcome to Prefab Profiles , an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses.

Home 102

Home Building Structural Engineering Structure 102

Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Nestled beside the surrounding woodland, the cabin is wrapped by an external skin or 'monocoque' – similar to an eggshell – that draws on structural systems used within the aerospace and automotive industries. The structure draws aerospace and automative construction techniques Measuring 3.3-metres-wide, metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

Technique 122

Technique Structural Engineering Structure Construction 122

Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree.

Windows 141

Windows Interior Housing Client 141

Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Architizer chatted with Xin Yuan, Director at XinY Structural Consultants to learn more about this project. This non-building structure consists of the rigid double curved roof and vertical columns. This non-building structure consists of the rigid double curved roof and vertical columns. © XinY Structural Consultants.

Consulting 98

Consulting Structure Mining Roofing 98

Habitus Living

MARCH 10, 2024

The former accommodates the client’s need for a home suitable for hosting and conducive to the contemporary lifestyle of a family of four. WOWOWA collaborated with the clients to weave the stories and narratives that resonate with them into the fabric of their interiors. The latter is perhaps more aesthetically oriented.

Windows 97

Windows Client Clients Roofing 97

Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. The white house, built in the Swahili style of nearby city Lamu, was the starting point for the design.

Home 132

Home Renovation Structural Engineering Regulation 132

Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

"Using steel as the load-bearing truss-like-carcass minimised the building size – important for transporting modules – helped achieve a cantilevered structure, resulted in a system of modules for quick assembly on site, and could be done by the client, a metal manufacturer, in-house," Timofejev explained. "At

Structural Engineering 140

Structural Engineering Site Client Clients 140

e-architect

JULY 13, 2023

After discovering a series of these abandoned, subterranean bunkers on their land, the client commissioned the architects to convert one into a functioning holiday letting. The brief was to celebrate the enormous historical significance of the structure whilst ensuring a habitable and commercially viable space for the client.

Home 83

Home Client Clients Structural Engineering 83

Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

dMFK Architects renovated Voysey House The team aimed to revive the structure's original character reversing a series of renovations over the past 100 years following its conversion into offices after a fire in 1928. The photography is by Jack Hobhouse.

Restoration 124

Restoration Art IT Architect 124

Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. Custom architecture offers the client a total experience of their own behavior – manifested in architectural solutions." The box-shaped homes are in a Tudor revival style and feature a centre hallway plan.

Housing 128

Housing Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 128

Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Welcome to Westeck’s Client Spotlight! Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Today, we’re excited to feature Averra Developments in our Client Spotlight with their Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home. youtube.

Development 72

Development Developer Modern Home 72

Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

While the daylight is welcome, it needed to be carefully managed in order to protect the client's art collection from harmful UV rays. As the client chose the location of the site for the beauty of its natural environment, maintaining and supporting this environment became a driving factor in the design," the team said.

Housing 127

Housing Architecture Roofing Site 127

aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

Photo © Koichi Torimura By necessity, the detached building housing a two-car garage and guest room is situated on the east side, where the elevation gap is smallest, but the client requested that the main house weave around the difficult site conditions. Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects.

Architect 105

Architect Structural Engineering Client Clients 105

Dwell

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Project Details: Location: Brooklyn, New York Designer: TBo / @ tbo_architecture Footprint: 2,260 square feet Architect of Record: Enthink Engineering Builder: Prestigne Renovation Group Inc. Delivering light into the house was a paramount concern for the clients.

Zoning 109

Zoning Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 109

Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. "It Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.

Engineering 127

Engineering Engineering Glass Windows 127

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town. It was really a blast working with the clients on these parts of the house.". It sits in a leafy neighbourhood.

Site 144

Site Housing Structural Engineering Client 144

Dwell

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Project Details: Location: Melbourne, Australia Architect: MRTN Architects / @ mrtn_architects Footprint: 86 and 235 square feet Builder: Rod Greaves Structural Engineer: C. One is a space to work, and the other is a space not to work. "It

Client 92

Client Clients Structural Engineering Technique 92

Dwell

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Balancing a tight budget and brief, the clients tasked Unknown Works with adding space for their young family’s creative pursuits, ensuring the layout could be adapted for hosting parties and intimate family gatherings. The studio designed a kit of prefabricated structural panels in spruce CLT which were assembled on-site in just four days.

Remodeling 110

Remodeling Structural Engineering Client Clients 110

Dwell

MAY 31, 2023

Project Details: Location: Ophir, Central Otago, New Zealand Architect: NOTT Architects Builder: Down to Earth Builders and Shamrock Builders Structural Engineer: Paula Hugens Photographer: Biddi Rowley / @ biddirowley From the Architect: " We worked closely with the clients to form a raw house for a raw landscape.

Home 135

Home Structural Engineering Client Clients 135

Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

To the north, the classrooms, meditation spaces and two art workshops are housed in the main timber-framed, larch-clad structure that will silver over time to "camouflage" with the trees. The Harmeny Learning Hub comprises two buildings set atop a paved patio. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

Education 92

Education Students Structural Engineering Landscape 92

Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office , organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. This plan references classical architectural forms, which are the focus of many of the client's books.

Architect 105

Architect Structural Engineering Client Clients 105

Dwell

AUGUST 10, 2022

Our client wanted this to be a place that represented a new start, and fostered a sense of identity and belonging." The clients’ existing home, a modest freestanding Victorian-era terrace located in the Melbourne inner suburb of Northcote, sits amongst an eclectic mix of heritage homes.

Client 98

Client Clients Structural Engineering Foundation 98

aasarchitecture

APRIL 22, 2024

The square shape of the gallery, covered with an exposed concrete structure, resonates with the orthogonal geometry of the original project, offering a large exhibition space that can be subdivided. Working within the material and conceptual constraints of a building requires discipline and restraint.

Consulting 105

Consulting Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 105

Dwell

JUNE 30, 2022

This project is in the Glen Ellen region of Sonoma Valley in California and comprises three prefab structures—a Connect 6L model main house, a detached 400-square-foot, two-module prefab garage/playroom, and a 640-square-foot Connect 2 guest house.

Structural Engineering 124

Structural Engineering Consulting Contractor Home 124

Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2022

Engineering firm Buro Happold has become the latest signatory to the SE 2050 Commitment Program, which unites structural engineering firms behind the common goal to slash embodied carbon emissions from their projects by 2050. As structural engineers, we are more able to influence embodied carbon, so that is the focus for us.".

Structural Engineering 105

Structural Engineering Project Civil Engineering Engineering 105

Deezen

APRIL 5, 2024

Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a "full-scale sustainable development". Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade.

Housing 110

Housing Residential Exterior Remodeling 110

Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In Therefore, there were strict guidelines on how to use the existing structure as the basis for design. Post it here. A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity.

Home 98

Home Civil Engineering Remodeling Structural Engineering 98

Architizer

MAY 11, 2022

Atherton pavilions – The two pavilions nestled in this verdant landscape were a response to the clients’ vision for a deeper engagement with their lovely yard. ″ spacing of the vertical and horizontal slats set the basis for all structural and finish alignments. How have your clients responded to the finished project?

Site 98

Site Modern Civil Engineering Architecture 98

Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Elliott Architects demolished the main house and relocated the other two structures to start the design with a clean slate. The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He

Housing 139

Housing Architect Civil Engineering Engineering 139