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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. youtube.

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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.

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Dwell

JULY 12, 2022

The brief was to provide a contemporary kitchen, dining, and living area within the ground floor and a primary bedroom with an en suite over the first floor. It is conceived as an ancillary ‘pavilion type’ structure connected to the main house via a glazed link.

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Glass Home Structural Engineering Contemporary 108

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher. The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. Structural engineer: Lysaght & Associates Structural Engineers.

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Client 144

Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2023

Ambassador Crescent is positioned on a sloped site The house – a vacation home for clients who have previously worked with the studio on their Vancouver home and office interiors – slants toward the top of the mountain, diminishing its form and allowing it to disappear into the scenery. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

The ground-floor lobby contains a small retail space While the tower has a contemporary appearance, the studio designed the base building to have a smaller scale and more traditional appearance. "It "We wanted the tower to continually change as the sun came out and the clouds came in and there's these pockets of blue sky and dark clouds."

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The main residence was designed as a "contemporary counterpart" to the farmhouse – now used as guest quarters – and draws upon the region's vernacular architecture. For instance, the primary bedroom looks upon a mature, purple beech tree that is beloved by the client. The sixth module, which is offset and detached, holds the garage.

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Project Home Roofing Structural Engineering 128

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Who are the clients and what’s interesting about them? Budget dictated a facelift of the existing structure rather than a rebuild so the design is a sort stage-set behind which a lot of the original building still sits. Technical Challenge 1: The clients needed natural light. How long…and how much? A lot of natural light.

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Housing Client Clients Contemporary 96

e-architect

JULY 11, 2023

Gale Lemerand Student Center Location: Daytona Beach, FL Client: Daytona State College Architect: ikon.5 5 architects – New York, NY Structural Engineer: BBM Structural Engineers, Inc. Longwood, FL Civil Engineer: Parker Mychenberg & Associates, Inc. 5 architects ikon.5 5 architects ikon.5

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Students Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Engineering 62

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The spruce-clad building is surrounded by older buildings "The formal starting point for Chappe is the area's vernacular pitched roof townhouse architecture that we have interpreted in a contemporary way," said Jaaksi. Project credits: Client: Albert de la Chapelle Foundation Contractor: K. The photography is by Tuomas Uusheimo.

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Art Architect Foundation Engineering 127

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The fabric-formed concrete elements are treated as if they were found archaeological ruins in the hay field landscape, with the house considered a contemporary construction built around and among them," said the Omer Arbel Office team.

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Housing Technique Exterior Consulting 137

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.

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Home Client Clients Structural Engineering 83

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. Structural engineer: Geniex. The opening lends the cottage its name, La Brèche, which roughly translates to The Fault.

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Roofing Exterior Structural Engineering Windows 125

Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

Local studio Strang Design has created a contemporary residence with a garden terrace in Miami , Florida, complete with Brazilian influences and vintage touches. bathroom house pays homage to the clients' Brazilian heritage and serves as a showroom for vintage furniture and artwork that the couple collected through extensive travel. "We

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Civil Engineering Design Structural Engineering Materials 127

e-architect

APRIL 27, 2023

The Architecture and Interior Design brings to fruition a contemporary approach that is balanced with softer textures and tones through the use of timber and stone in key locations. The client wanted to engage with the Noosa canals with the common spaces connecting directly to the water. What was the brief?

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Housing Consulting Structural Engineering Client 57

Habitus Living

OCTOBER 15, 2023

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. The clients wanted a weekend home, within the humdrum of the city, that invoked feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. Mahaboob Basha, Ar. Project manager – S.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The site's complex geology and the clients' desires inform a composition of shifting volumes that de?ne Working closely with the clients, the design team created a range of atmospheres, from cosy nooks to bright and expansive rooms. Structural engineering: Holmes Structures. Civil engineering: Sandis.

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Architect Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 109

e-architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

As well as enabling the client’s family to remain in their community, the upgrade has radically improved the house’s carbon footprint and enhanced its local conservation area setting. Having previously lived in a draughty and energy-hungry house, the client wanted a low-energy, highly sustainable solution for their new home.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Only after the first column was poured on site – in a successful first experiment – did the clients agree to let Omer Arbel design the rest of the home around it. By considering an ancient construction material anew, the house is at once a highly contemporary domestic landscape and a timeless monument with an archaeological scope.

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Consulting Structural Engineering Client Clients 59

Deezen

JUNE 27, 2022

Plant species introduced to Britain via the route fill the structure, including a rare Aralia Vietnamensis tree and a mix of ferns, umbrella trees, magnolias and bananas. The structure resembles a jewel when closed. "It It has a steel structure finished with aluminium and glass. Client: The Woolbeding Charity.

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Consulting Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 104

Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement.

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Zoning Consulting Roofing Structural Engineering 121

e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The addition of new spacious volumes, harnessing natural light and inviting far-reaching vistas of the surrounding Alexandra Palace parklands were also on the client’s initial wishlist. The dining space offers a more contemporary dining experience.

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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 117

e-architect

JUNE 2, 2023

The Clive Apartments in Victoria, BC – Building Information Design: Cascadia Architects – [link] Project size: 7292 sqm Completion date: 2020 Electrical Engineer: AES Engineering Landscape Engineer: Murdoch de Greeff Inc. Structural Engineer: RJC Engineers Mechanical Engineer: Avalon Mechanical Consultants Ltd.

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Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 57

e-architect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

VAVA House Seattle, Modern Washington Real Estate, Contemporary Home WA, US Property Photos. Located in Seattle , Washington, the clients asked Fivedot to design a house that reinforced a connection to their neighbors and their new community. Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget. Civil Engineer: John Rundle.

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Housing Civil Engineering Real Estate Contractor 82

e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed. The new addition stands in contrast with contemporary details, larger open spaces, and modernist massing. StudioAC works closely with clients, consultants, and contractors at every stage of its work, from conception to realization.

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Housing Diagram Contemporary Structural Engineering 82

e-architect

JANUARY 7, 2022

Studio Saxe designed a strategy of aggregation by creating a network of triangled pergolas that can grow or contract depending on the necessity of the client throughout the Caribbean Courtyard Villa project. Client: The Stroh Family. Structural Engineer: APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR. Electromechanical Engineer: CIEM.

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e-architect

APRIL 18, 2023

This relationship is most effective when the architect listens and understands the client’s needs and vice versa to translate into the final design. What was unique about this design and ultimate build was that the clients came to Pedersen Architecture with an interior design and construction background.

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e-architect

JUNE 28, 2023

Blu Dot Showroom in Portland, Oregon – Building Information Architecture: Waechter Architecture – [link] Project Team Contractor: R&H Construction Civil Engineer: KPFF Structural Engineer: KPFF Historic Consultant: Peter Meijer Architect Client: Blu Dot Photography: Jeremy Bittermann Blu Dot Showroom, Portland, Oregon information / (..)

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Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Contemporary Exterior 57

e-architect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Sea View Garden Room in Edinburgh, Scotland – Building Information Architects: AGORA architecture + design [link] Project type: Residential Client: A family of 4 Completion year: 2022 Main contractor: D&G Development Specialists Structural engineer: Structural Design Consultants / [link] Photography: Alix Mcintosh Website: [link] Email: (..)

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 9, 2023

UNStudio’s design strategy for K.Wah G72 development adopts this history and incorporates it into the city’s embrace of contemporary art. This solution will also be applied to the façade of UCCA Centre for Contemporary Art.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Above all, it was essential to preserve the building’s memories and history, since the client inherited the house from her mother. The clients also wanted more space and dreamed of opening the house to the outside. Its projects are contemporary and minimalist. Year: 2022 Designers: Michael Godmer, Catherine C.

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Architecture Firm Real Estate Renovation Residential 79

Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Instead of a traditional timber frame, it boasts a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure that is exposed internally, while the facade is red brick. The design also includes contemporary reinterpretations of Wren's steeply pitched roofs, focal chimneys and, most importantly, cloisters. Client: Morden College. Project credits.

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Consulting Events Design Structural Engineering 103

e-architect

JANUARY 15, 2022

Taking inspiration from local sculptural traditions, the bridge’s pavilion explores contemporary mathematics modeling to create a porous wall that is both sculpture and playground. Team: Berry Pan Linlu , Zhu Qizhen , Yan Xiaoxi , Guo Liexia, Shi Zhengting, Sheng Bailu, Zhao Zheng, Peng Li (structure engineer), Kong Yang (structure engineer).

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The home was commissioned for a client with multiple residences who envisioned a retreat providing scenic views of the surrounding mountains, serenity, and a gathering place for family.

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aasarchitecture

JANUARY 17, 2024

After won an international design competition to transform the 243,768 sqm historic military airbase site into a contemporary mixed-use project, now 10 Design continues construction.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the project, we wanted to carry on the idea that historical centres can give themselves a new life with contemporary elements, not living only in the past. Photo © Andrea Testi The intervention, conducted with courage and respect, makes the buildings part of the contemporary life of the area. Augusto Bottai MEP Engineering: Ing.

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