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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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Development Developer Modern Home 74

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. Large windows and skylights illuminate the upper level. The largest window is 11 feet wide and 10 feet tall (3.3

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Client 144

Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames." To reduce energy usage, the team added exterior shading devices to windows and integrated operable windows to facilitate cross ventilation. Sustainability was a guiding concern for the team.

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Housing Exterior Engineering Engineering 118

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

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The writer's studio rises two stories while the guest house is rectilinear in form The ground floor includes public spaces, the primary bedroom suite, a garage and a gym, along with "an expansive mudroom for the client's Irish wolfhounds". Each window frames a view of the prairie and Teton Range beyond," the team said.

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Structure Architect Civil Engineering Client 120

Deezen

MAY 4, 2024

High-level windows and sections of overhead glazing offer a constant, relaxing visual connection to the outdoors." The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Education Students Structural Engineering Landscape 66

Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inspired by the client's Larry Poons paintings, the bricks are choreographed to convey movement. The rectangular home is well-insulated with triple-glazed windows for efficiency and incorporates hydronic heating and cooling to protect the art. The box-shaped homes are in a Tudor revival style and feature a centre hallway plan.

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Housing Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 128

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The concrete columns are of varying heights, creating wave-like levels on the exterior and interior of the house A series of rectangular volumes clad in wood form the primary envelope of the house and are interspersed with multiple concrete gateways that contain passageways or windows.

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Housing Technique Exterior Consulting 137

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 There is a quiet communication that occurs between the house, the two studios, and the garden.

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Client Clients Structural Engineering Technique 86

Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2022

The idea of the double-width staircase was developed carefully with our clients to allow for an improved flow between the upper and lower ground floors, and the previously inaccessible garden," explained architect James Kitson. "We As is the case for many, much of our clients' family life centres around the kitchen," said Kitson.

Renovation 126

Renovation Architect Structural Engineering Remodeling 126

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines. The living room has views in all four cardinal directions including east through a transverse corridor through the private half of the house.

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Housing Structural Engineering Roofing Windows 126

Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other. The boxes themselves work as dividers of shared and private space, yet small windows created in the boxes allow other family members to sense their presence, sometimes seen and sometimes unseen. "In

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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior 91

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

Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

The client's functional needs are strategically distributed inside two independent volumes connected by a walkway forming a breach through the house," said the Montreal -based architects. "The A modern window is cut into the rustic facade. The corner window of the main living space looks out into the foilage.

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Roofing Exterior Structural Engineering Windows 126

Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2022

Our client is very interested in biophilic design, and we incorporated those principles wherever we could.". The 19 stories above hold apartments and culminate in a top floor with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and two sky decks. Materials were almost exclusively glass window wall and various metal panels," Korb said of the cladding.

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Building Structural Engineering Glass Windows 141

aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Outward-facing windows are limited to horizontal slits to preserve privacy and increase security. Because the living room, study, and bedrooms all face onto this courtyard, the clients and their dog can enjoy outdoor time as they please. Photo © Masao Nishikawa. Source by APOLLO Architects & Associates. Photo © Masao Nishikawa.

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Architect Structural Engineering Residential Client 96

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 9, 2024

Set at 8,900 feet, the short construction window necessitated an innovative approach. Photo © Boone Speed Employing modular and prefabricated construction, enabled the construction timeline to be compressed into a brief five-month window.

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Consulting Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 59

Habitus Living

OCTOBER 15, 2023

My driver pulls over while I look through the taxi’s windows, trying to pair the reference images I’d been sent for Cabin House with the actual Cabin House. This was a key factor in Taliesyn’s initial brief from the nature-loving clients, whose primary residence is situated in close proximity to Bangalore’s famous Cubbon Park.

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Cities Windows Client Clients 98

Deezen

MARCH 13, 2022

The clients were able to see beyond the dated materials and finishes," said the studio, and from there they decided to update the entire house. The former bay windows have been replaced with a solid white facade. Clerestory windows were installed in the kitchen. Structural engineer: ZFA.

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Modern Home Architecture Renovation 145

Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

A slot window on the rear elevation aligns with the glazed roof light over the side extension to bring in daylight and views of the sky. The simple roof form rationalizes a more complex array of ceiling heights and boxed structure that deals with existing elements internally while reflecting the geometry of the existing house externally.

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Renovation Structural Engineering Roofing Client 87

Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

Down one side, a series of steps finished in the same pigment offer outdoor seating and leads to open spaces at the top of the garden, where softer landscaping accommodates safer play for the client's children. The open living space extends towards the front of the house, where a bay window frames views of the front garden.

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Renovation Structural Engineering Landscape Housing 125

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With the right approach, passive house strategies can help our clients serve their market, while leading us to efficient, healthy, and resilient multifamily dwellings. We are excited to help our progressive and ambitious client to target Passive House International certification. The change is substantial.

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Project Housing Design Windows 95

Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Modu has created a "self-cooling" exterior for an office building in Houston The Promenade building is a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 square metre) centre which will host wellness and health clients throughout several offices. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space.

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Exterior Building Civil Engineering Engineering 124

Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Our client purchased the house in 2017, and sought modern amenities, more interior light, and an expanded living area into the garden. Similarly, the interior layout accords with Federation type with a double loaded hall forming access to a series of proportioned rooms of varying formality.

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Renovation Home Foundation Structural Engineering 127

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

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Housing Architect Civil Engineering Engineering 143

Deezen

APRIL 29, 2023

Oak floors throughout the building match those found in Phillips' other international locations This side of the building also includes a tall, narrow window through which Phillips can move large artworks in and out. With a ceiling over 15 feet (4.5 metres) tall, this gallery is used for displaying larger artworks and sculptures.

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Building Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 104

Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz updated the two-bedroom, three-bathroom house in 2021, preserving the local landmark, adapting the design to the client's needs, bringing the building to current performance standards and inserting new programmatic elements. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group. Structural engineer: Duckbrew Inc.

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Renovation Housing Restoration Glass 118

Deezen

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The new building's first floor has floor-to-ceiling windows and is topped with a wooden canopy that extends over the street, while the upper floors were clad in grey brick. The project includes the addition of a gallery and office building, as well as the further development of the museum's outdoor greenspace.

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Civil Engineering Contractor Engineering Engineering 129

Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Field Architecture has created a house in Sonoma Valley with copper-clad roofs Dry in the summers with heavy rainfall in the winter, the area's geography informed the design, as did the client's desire to co-inhabit the land with the region's plants and animals. "We

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Civil Engineering Housing Architecture Engineering 144

Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. The house rests on a fifty-acre (20-hectare) parcel, the majority of which the clients granted to the Minnesota Land Trust for permanent conservation.

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Information Housing Architect Architecture 143

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.

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Home Civil Engineering Remodeling Structural Engineering 98

Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

SDA has created the Floating House on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City Floating House is distinguished by its exposed concrete frame, designed to balance the client's desire for a feeling of openness to the site's lush gardens with the need for protection from the elements. The photography is by Hiroyuki Oki.

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Housing Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 135

Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. Additional daylight is provided by a rhythmic series of tall, projecting windows with integrated colour-changing LEDs. Structural engineer: Raker Rhodes Engineering.

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Building Architect Civil Engineering Exterior 105

Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

The basement level has two bedrooms and a den that opens to the pool deck The main 1952 split-level house was gutted and rebuilt with new windows, interior and exterior windows, building systems, stucco soffits, porch planter and an additional deck and a staircase on the east end. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Home Exterior Renovation Modern 105

Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A long desk runs below the lounge window. Within the lounge, a long desk runs along an entire wall and faces a large window. The clients built the unit as a retreat from the main house behind. Structural engineer: Dan Ray. The suite became a calm respite and a place to work remotely, full time.".

Structural Engineering 144

Structural Engineering Design Technique Windows 144

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The expressive window curves and projecting balconies additionally accentuate the façade and building form and allow generous views of the lake and bring the surrounding nature into the interior of the building. Openable floor-to-ceiling aluminium block windows ensure light-flooded interiors.

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Masterplanning Structural Engineering Windows Roofing 88

aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Like the individual residents who weave together to create the larger community, the facade consists of rotating corrugated metal panels and staggered window openings, creating a woven tapestry pattern of color and texture.

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