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

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The house is constructed of concrete block, the most accessible material in the area, and covered on both the exterior and interior with naturally pigmented cement. The client named the house Casa que Da (House that Gives) to reference the act of "giving" in a culinary context. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing.

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Housing Mining Client Clients 141

Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It was envisioned as a series of tectonic structures Both homeowners are also authors, and they desired a second home in rural Wyoming where they could write while immersed in nature. The client's bohemian lifestyle and love of music, literature and the great outdoors were the inspiration behind the interior design," the team said.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 7, 2024

The architectural proposal is based on the healing and emotional benefits of nature and natural light. At the heart of the building, a large, bright green courtyard acts as a natural hub, positively influencing patients’ mood and recovery time.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Telescope House offers framed views of Sedona The 1,600-square-foot (149-square-metre) cabin is a nature retreat for a couple who ultimately plan to live there full-time. When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames."

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Housing Exterior Engineering Engineering 118

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.

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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.

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Zoning Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 107

aasarchitecture

JUNE 3, 2024

Image © MVRDV Envisioned as an urban oasis, La Serre’s bold architectural and landscaping approach defies traditional housing norms to fully integrate nature into a compact urban space. “The project prioritises nature, placing it at the forefront while the building recedes into the background.

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Construction Construction Structural Engineering Landscape 64

Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Project credits: Client: Vesterheim, National Norwegian-American Museum, and Folk Art School Design architect and landscape architect: Snøhetta Architect of record: BNIM General contractor: McGough Landscape contractor: 2nd Nature Cost consultant: Directional Logic Structural engineer: Fast + Epp / MBJ Engineers MEP & lighting engineer: Morrissey (..)

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It features slatted wooden ceilings and white floors VenhoevenCS Architecture + Urbanism's design incorporates features that aim to mimic natural habitats to promote biodiversity and support aquatic life. Both lead down from the pedestrian boulevard above. The photography is by Ossip van Duivenbode.

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Transportation Structural Engineering Contractor Site 129

Deezen

MARCH 21, 2023

The clients hired Texas-based Specht Architects to build a 2,000-square-foot (186-square metre) minimalist house with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that afforded views of the surrounding meadow and large old-growth trees. The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre)

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Glass Housing Architect Structural Engineering 143

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.

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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.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 8, 2024

Daylight and gardens The design is focused on creating non-institutional environments with good sightlines and acoustics, ample daylight, natural ventilation, access to gardens and outdoor spaces are key design objectives.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

One of the two buildings is clad in larch "This crucial access to nature – readily available from all rooms – offers students a diverse set of spaces to engage with their education and importantly, places of respite should activities become overwhelming," explained the studios. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 22, 2022

“The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. The integration of nature into the design goes even further than its idyllic green environment, with nature playing an important role in the design’s sustainability strategies.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In honoring this conception of the Center as a contemplative retreat to nature, the design team looked to create a liminal space that would provoke curiosity and excitement for the surrounding scenery while simultaneously providing a legible point of arrival and orientation. Image © EskewDumezRipple.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 12, 2024

Both ends of the lobby are punctuated by natural light and views into the adjacent resident services offices, courtyard, and outdoor spaces beyond. Geotechnical: Langen Green Consultant: Bright Green Strategies, Inc. Exterior Building Maintenance: SIT-CO General Contractor: Cahill Contractors, Inc.

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Architect Civil Engineering Consulting Engineering 59

Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. Smaller negative spaces between the structures were to be utilized to form the space of other rooms and a larger gap was allocated for a living room.

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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior 93

ArchiDiaries

AUGUST 17, 2022

“The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. The integration of nature into the design goes even further than its idyllic green environment, with nature playing an important role in the design’s sustainability strategies. Year: 2021–

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Nature Inspiration Masterplanning Structural Engineering 52

Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Originally built in the 1920s to give tuberculosis patients access to the healing power of nature, the historic structure is now a five-star wellness retreat. Manna offers 32 rooms fitted out with natural materials and neutral tones, plus gym and spa facilities and a restaurant focused on local produce.

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Zoning Consulting Roofing Structural Engineering 118

BD+C

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Stepping down the hill also meant the lower level would have a long retaining wall on at least one side, cutting off natural light. A natural distinction between the assisted living and memory care spaces. Working with clients who lacked prior construction experience had its own set of challenges and advantages.

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Architecture Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 105

Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity. "A A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity. The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In

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Home Civil Engineering Remodeling Structural Engineering 98

Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

Over time, these materials naturally age and grey, enhancing the structure's beauty and blending it further with the landscape, much like the enduring designs found in aerospace and automotive constructions that are designed to last and evolve over time." The photography is by Peter Markos and Efe Onikinci.

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Technique Structural Engineering Structure Construction 122

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.

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Architect Structural Engineering Client Clients 105

Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Called Pink House, the project transforms the five-bedroom dwelling into a "private city oasis", informed by memories of the client's favourite holidays in Provence, Morocco and New York. Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers. Basement contractor: Structural London.

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Materials Housing Architect Structural Engineering 110

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whether relaxing at the beach club, visiting the spa for bespoke wellness treatments, exploring the surrounding nature, participating in one of the many watersports on offer, or dining at destination restaurants for an unforgettable culinary experience, Epicon has been conceived to meet the full array of guest and resident needs.

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Engineering Engineering Design Structural Engineering 64

e-architect

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This project could be regarded as a critical point of the local natural environment and urban domestic life. The logic of the architectural cultural centre concept derived from the idea of natural elements. In other words, the carrier of architectural design concept is derived from nature.

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e-architect

JULY 13, 2023

Located on a working dairy farm within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this forgotten historical artefact has been brought back into use, recently opening its doors to guests. The design for the bunker is deeply rooted in the structure’s history and retains as much of the original fabric and ‘feel’ of the space as possible.

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Home Client Clients Structural Engineering 83

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Planes of natural wood run through the interior, "offering relief from monumentality and emphasizing the horizontal expanse of the hay field beyond". Read: Omer Arbel Office films concrete tree-like forms that will become House 75.9

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Deep overhangs shade pavilions and walkways at a lush nature retreat in Costa Rica by architectural practice Studio Saxe. We designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangular pergolas that can grow or contract, depending on the necessity of the client throughout the project," the firm said. Builder: Cr-Eco.

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Contract Structural Engineering Client Clients 144

aasarchitecture

MAY 24, 2024

All studios receive natural light through the translucent façade and have an operable viewing window and skylights. Natural light and ventilation along with active slab heating and cooling contribute to LEED Gold status. The architecture is deeply connected to its verdant, park-like campus setting, a restorative place within nature.

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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

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Client Clients Structural Engineering Technique 89

Dwell

JANUARY 13, 2023

We began designing the home for our clients who were expecting their first child and looking to build their family home. In order to gain as much natural light and solar heat gain as possible, a pair of pitched roofs captures the natural light and frames the sky. The block runs in a north south direction.

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Inspiration Home Client Clients 97

Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

Solar panels, natural ventilation, and high-performance glazing and insulation ensure living spaces are comfortable year-round. The studio sourced funding by reaching out to ethical investors and past clients, and asking them to take a risk. Structural engineer: Adams Engineering Engineer. Acoustics: WSP.

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Development Developer Cities Housing 145

Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

The home was designed to achieve three main goals – to make the most of the natural setting, provide ample space for visitors, and accommodate the client's impressive art collection, which features work by artists such as Richard Serra, Deborah Butterfield and Roy Lichtenstein. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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Home Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 110

aasarchitecture

APRIL 24, 2024

This is where researchers and lecturers from the fields of physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science, and chemistry will work together on developing and further advancing optical technologies, such as those used in smartphone cameras, for online streaming through fiber optics, and in 3D medical imaging.

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