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When To Hire a Structural Engineer over a Civil Engineer

The Architecture Designs

If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. Because of how involved some of these projects can be, it is best to get in touch with a civil engineering firm in St. Conclusion.

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Baldridge Architects converts Austin commercial units into its own studio

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Called Burnet Road Offices, the project involved the adaptive reuse of a small commercial complex along a main street in Austin. Bright white plaster clads the Burnet Road Offices Dating to 1961, the complex, which consists of three semi-connected structures, had served a range of functions over the years.

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Satish Jassal Architects squeezes brick bungalow onto enclosed London site

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Named Haringey Brick Bungalow, the 66-square-metre home is accessed through a one-metre-wide passageway hidden between the high street's commercial premises. This was a very tricky backland site, but the key message is that with careful planning, you can succeed," said Satish Jassal Architects founder Satish Jassal.

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1235 Vine Street Adds Prominence and Densifies Underused Hollywood Site

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Project Status: Concept Size: 100,000 sqft – 300,000 sqft 1235 Vine Street – is an eight-story mixed-use commercial building set to break ground soon in Hollywood at the intersection of Vine and La Mirada. The surrounding urban context heavily influenced the site response – particularly the activation of the streetscape.

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The Commercial Design Process: How it Works in Cape Town

DesignScape Architects

Commercial architectural design is a complex, multi-layered process that requires detailed planning, research, and collaboration. Undertaking your own commercial design project can feel a little daunting. This blog will cover: What Is Commercial Architectural Design? In Cape Town, architects operate the same as anywhere else.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

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miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine

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Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities , Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. The buildings are the "first commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in Maine, the team added. The photography is by Michael Moran.

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