Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The art gallery was built in the old town of Tammisaari The 1,210-square-metre building was built for the Albert de la Chapelle Art Foundation, whose founding donator gave the building its name, as an addition to the regional Raseborg Museum. Both spaces are illuminated by a prominent skylight and have exposed timber roofs. "In

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

Located in a park in the town of Miyoshi, the building has a wooden frame covered with rammed earth made with soil sourced from construction sites and mixed with hydrated lime. The material covers the wooden frames of the two curving walls that enclose the public toilet, which is topped by a gently curving timber roof with skylights.

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

All three of the structures share a tectonic vocabulary of volcanic-rock clad foundations and vegetated roofs." The nearby, stand-alone bathhouse inverts this relationship by orienting towards sky above and water below, and supports four bathing activities: hot bath, sauna, steam shower, and washroom.

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Deezen

MARCH 24, 2023

Engineered wood – including glulam and nail-laminated timber made from trees that were killed by mountain pine beetles – was used to construct the office building 's roof, floors, columns, beams and furniture. The post T3 by Michael Green is an office building constructed from trees killed by bugs appeared first on Dezeen.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 29, 2024

At the cutting edge of architecture, landscaping, and engineering, the project by MASSLAB architecture office for the new roof of Bragança’s Water Treatment Plant will allow public use of this infrastructure, which until now only served with a utilitarian purpose.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2022

The gallery is part of the Chianti Foundation, a contemporary art museum in Marfa created by artist Donald Judd. Constructed during the 1940s as three warehouses devoted to storing wool and mohair, it was turned into a gallery by Judd in the 1980s but had been deteriorating because of the desert conditions. Landscape: Jim Martinez.

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Dwell

JULY 14, 2023

Project Details: Location: Betty's Bay, South Africa Architect: KLG Architects / @ klgarchitects Footprint: 1,787 square feet Builder: Quali Projects Structural Engineer: Karl Hvidsten Timber Work: Herbert Robinson Land Surveyor: Diesel & Munns Inc. Post it here. Secondly, the entire structure was raised off the terrain on timber posts.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

One of the last structures designed by Hadid, the tents were created by Zaha Hadid Architects ( ZHA ) in collaboration with non-profit Education Above All Foundation ( EAA ) as schools and health clinics for displaced populations throughout the Middle East. Three tents have already been constructed. ZHA project architect: Gerry Cruz.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The primary suite cantilevers slightly out from the perimeter of the foundation with a glazed corner. The interior features a C-shaped plan An exterior staircase – shaded by a black partition lattice made of local purple rosewood – leads up to a roof terrace with 360-degree views. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 27, 2024

At the cutting edge of architecture, landscaping, and engineering, the project by MASSLAB architecture office for the new roof of Bragança’s Water Treatment Plant will allow public use of this infrastructure, which until now only served with a utilitarian purpose.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2023

Located on the outskirts of Jundiaí, the residential complex had been used for over forty years by the same family, becoming a hodge-podge of disparate forms constructed by different generations. Previously, Denis Joelsons worked with Gabriela Baraúna Uchida to tuck a sloped roof house into the hillside in Mantiqueira Mountains.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

The house occupies a former caretaker's cottage that had been abandoned Castanheira 's renovation uncovers the original timber roof structure, adds a bedroom wing and gives the building an entirely new interior layout. The roof of this block serves as a balcony terrace for the floor above.

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Santa Cruz Architect

AUGUST 11, 2023

As wildfires continue to pose a significant threat to homes and communities, adopting best practices for construction can help mitigate the risk and enhance overall safety. Design and Construction The design and construction of a wildfire-resistant house should focus on minimizing vulnerable points and using fire-resistant materials.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 14, 2019

In the beginning, when you are starting to plan your budget for building a new house, residential construction costs are not that complicated unless you really want to make them that way. Let’s start by identifying that hard costs are the physical assets that you need to acquire to complete your construction project.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Constructed from structural timber, Waugh Thistleton Architects clad the exterior of the six-storey building in tulipwood timber louvres from the street level to the roof. Its foundation and lower ground floor were made from concrete, with the rest of the structure constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT).

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Architecture Ideas

OCTOBER 23, 2023

From planning to on-site construction, a lot goes behind building a house. Let’s understand every phase of the construction with a step-by-step guide on how to build a house. Key Considerations Before Building Your Own House The idea to build your own house can be challenging if you don’t begin on a firm foundation.

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Deezen

AUGUST 17, 2023

The structure was predominantly prefabricated, meaning it was delivered to the site in sections before being connected with on-site welding, helping to reduce construction time. There are no foundations in the river over which the bridge spans, and instead it sits on piers on each bank. It is hoped to become a landmark for Chengdu.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2022

In its ninth year, the MPavilion is commissioned annually by charity The Naomi Milgrom Foundation and has a similar concept to London's Serpentine Pavilion. All(zone)'s pavilion will be made from layers of coloured net and fabrics with a waterproof membrane typically used in architectural construction.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has topped a 1920s beer factory in Tehran with a series of distinctive concrete roofs to create a contemporary art museum. New York-based Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North (ASA North) designed Argo Factory for non-profit organisation The Pejman Foundation to house its art collection.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

A yellow construction crane was mounted into a linear skylight in the dining area The studio included a yellow construction crane mounted into a linear skylight above the kitchen and dining room that lifts the mirrored aluminium dining table, extends it out over the balcony and lowers it to the pool deck two storeys below.

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Bustler

MARCH 15, 2024

Event Date: May 21, 2024 - May 23, 2024; Event City: Barcelona, ES Construmat 2024 – Barcelona (Spain) The Construmat fair in Barcelona (Spain), returns in 2024 as the largest construction sector event in Spain. The entire construction ecosystem comes together at CONSTRUMAT. Morocco, guest country at Construmat 2024.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Local studio ERDC Arquitectos has constructed a brick and glass house with an arched roof and mezzanine level in Quito , Ecuador. It features a vaulted roof and overlooks Quito The house is oriented toward Quito and "adapts itself to the uneven topography through a set of levels," the studio said.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Mass timber – an engineered wood product – elements include glued laminated timber structural posts and beams and cross-laminated timber flooring. With the foundation of our design rooted in a mass-timber structure, we leveraged both the inherent beauty and sustainability of wood," said LMN principal Kate Westbrook.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2023

Concrete-slab foundations are topped with pavers made of recinto volcanic stone. Roofs are covered with vegetation. In the main residence, slender steel columns support deep roof overhangs. Rising up from the roof are protruding light monitors sheathed with unfinished steel plates, which will develop a patina over time.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The home's light-gauge steel roof cassettes and plumbing/mechanical core module were also prefabricated off-site, allowing the home's components to be installed on its concrete slab foundation in less than a day. Engineer of Record: Buro Happold. Vertical floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of the surrounding mountains. "Our

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2023

Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and The Andes House have designed a modular prototype that can be configured to construct low-cost housing. Photo is by Cristóbal Valdés A gabled metal roof – held off the box profile by angled webs forming a triangular truss – tops the house and displays the location's accelerated desertification process.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

FCBS Carbon is a spreadsheet that is free to use by other architects and considers all the CO2 produced by a building, including the building material, construction and demolition. Steep-pitched roofs reference arts and crafts buildings in the area. Structural engineer: Smith and Wallwork. Fire engineer: The Fire Surgery.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The structure was built on the site of a former gas station Using references from the era, the structure features classic signage, an overhanging roof and divided metal windows. Remediation systems were added to the foundation to "clean the residual contaminants". Skylights were included in the gallery space.

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Architizer

MARCH 29, 2022

Consisting of a main residence a caretakers residence and several guesthouses, the project is named for the nautically inspired tensile roofs, forms that are a contextual response to the sailing culture of the Grenadines. © David Hertz Architects, Studio of Environmental Architecture. The project was realized by a truly international team.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2022

American architecture studio Gensler has completed the Fifth + Tillery office in Austin , Texas, which uses a canopy of photovoltaic panels to create shade for the plaza and roof terrace. Excess wood from the construction project was used to produce benches for the courtyard. MEP engineer: Arete. Owner: CIM Group.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

As part of our Timber Revolution series, we have rounded up the world's 10 tallest buildings with mass-timber structures, including an engineered-wood shopping-centre extension and a carbon-negative cultural centre. It was completed in 2021 and contains a theatre, gallery, library, museum and hotel. At its tallest point, it reaches 56 metres.

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Dwell

JUNE 9, 2023

"It’s like a child’s drawing of a house," says A-Works founder Cristian Stefanescu—but the ADU’s magic trick took a ton of engineering to pull off. We tried to keep the construction and material use simple," he explains. "It The studio is primarily constructed from 90mm CLT panels. It doesn’t shout or scream.

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Deezen

MAY 29, 2023

It is made from red steel and will house events This is constructed from a red-painted steel box frame, which has been clad with sawn-timber roof beams arranged in a fan formation in a nod to the geometry of the original building's brick facade. This maximises the benefit derived from the embodied carbon of their original construction."

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The museum is managed by the American Indian Cultural Center Foundation. Construction began in 2006, but was halted in 2012 due to a funding shortfall. Roofs are lifted and sloped to "recall the appearance of wings on a soaring bird, or a First American feather fan," the architects said.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Kéré Architecture , the studio led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré , created Kamwokya Community Centre in collaboration with the local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Community and the humanitarian organisation Ameropa Foundation. Client: Ameropa Foundation, Kamwokya Christian Caring Community.

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