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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

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. Above: a structure used for education in Turkey.

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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

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. A water tower provides a visual marker for the site.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 27, 2014

Home / Construction / KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress Bob Borson — April 28, 2014 — 45 Comments If you are an architect, and you like to get things built, getting the foundation going on a project is one of the most exciting times to be found.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 23, 2023

Examining all material self-weight, superimposed dead load and traffic live loading, as well as environmental considerations of wind and temperature, this analysis ensured the structure and foundations have been designed to exceed the standards required for once-in-200-year weather events.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Emblematic of its style, the house, set on a sandstone foundation, retains its Federation character to the street: An asymmetrical, white-painted weatherboard exterior maintains the civic optimism of the period through fine timber details and fretwork. A lifetime of exquisite mementos, artifacts, and books round out the new work.

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Dwell

JUNE 9, 2023

16,400 Groundwork & Foundation $49,000 CLT & Roofing $7,000 Aluminium Windows & Doors $1,000 Stone Drilling $5,000 Wood Burning Stove $2,700 Electrical $3,200 Architectural Fees $6,500 Structural Engineering Fees Grand Total: $90,800 "Our design fee was very, very little," says architect Cristian Stefanescu.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Building on a site that is at high risk of and requires extensive ground improvements, how might we create a substructure that is naturally isolated from earthquake loads, floods, and rising sea levels? Is it possible to have a building with no foundation?

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Kamwokya Community Centre the fruit of a partnership between local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Communityand the Ameropa Foundation. The goal of the project is to maintain and enhance the public and free character of the site, seeking not to impose, but to gently uplift it. Photo © Iwan Baan. Photo © Iwan Baan.

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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

MAY 24, 2023

In turn, all of the structures are designed to capture and reuse rainwater. A standalone art studio also features at the site. Concrete-slab foundations are topped with pavers made of recinto volcanic stone. The harvesting system meets 100 per cent of the home's water needs, according to the architects.

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e-architect

AUGUST 17, 2023

Examining all material self-weight, superimposed dead load and traffic live loading, as well as environmental considerations of wind and temperature, this analysis ensured the structure and foundations have been designed to exceed the standards required for once-in-200-year weather events.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 8, 2021

The Birch Fircrest House I had the good fortune this weekend to enjoy a tour of a remarkable work of architecture currently under construction: the Birch Fircrest House designed by Speranza Architecture + Urban Design. Philip Speranza , AIA offered the personal tour, describing the design in detail for me.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. Located alongside One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan, the Perelman Performing Arts Center by Rex comprises a cubic structure with thin marble cladding.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 4, 2023

Floating above a meadow, Whidbey Uparati seeks to minimize visual and physical impact on the natural landscape by blending into the site rather than asserting itself upon it. Image © Wittman Estes The structural engineering is supported by a Ground Frame foundation system to eliminate using concrete for the foundation of the house.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2023

With a nine-storey superstructure constructed almost entirely out of cross-laminated timber (CLT), it had just become the world's tallest timber residential building. Below this, the ground floor and foundations are made from reinforced concrete. These panels had not been used in the UK prior to their installation at Murray Grove.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2022

Low-cost and entirely demountable, The Hithe was commissioned by Southwark Council to occupy a redundant site in Rotherhithe for up to 11 years, after which it will be relocated. They did not want it to feel like another construction site, so shipping containers and temporary site offices were ruled out at the outset," he continued.

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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. This not only reduces the amount of concrete used in the substructure but also provides a perfect Passivhaus foundation solution.".

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2022

It is the only new-build element to be constructed on the site and it contrasts the relative anonymity of the warehouses," she told Dezeen. Built on a road and connecting the heritage-listed warehouses, the structure is a temporary building that is set to be in place for seven years. Structural engineer: Price & Myers.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Oklahoma River runs alongside the site. The museum is managed by the American Indian Cultural Center Foundation. In 1997, Johnson Fain was commissioned to assist with site selection and programming, and in 2000, the studio was hired to design the museum. Work resumed in 2016.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JANUARY 19, 2022

Before you start building your house, you should estimate some important elements like affordability, land availability, legal formalities, location, house construction cost, and time till you put the final brick in the wall. The cost of construction includes the cost of raw materials, shipping, and taxes.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Lifting the pavilions’ concrete foundations at the front and rear of each pavilion creates the illusion that the structures are floating over the lush landscaping. At either end of each pavilion, concrete returns back to the site, tying the structures back to the earth. Photo © Adam Rouse. Photo © Adam Rouse.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The installations' site, which housed a brass foundry and coal yard in the 18th and 19th centuries, was more recently occupied by an open grass amphitheater, which informed its current use. "We We chose to work with [the existing site] and created SoundYard as a performance space for people to gather within and around" added Kernan.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

Existing stone walls were in good condition Castanheira chose to make many of the design decisions for São Cosme House on site rather than at the planning stage, so that he could adapt his ideas to fit the existing conditions of the building. That's how I like it to be and what makes it fun," he said.

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Deezen

JUNE 1, 2023

Designed and built in just three months, the arching structure was created by SOM and the Form Finding Lab along with researchers from the University of Bergamo , University of Salerno and IE University to explore a "mixed-reality construction approach".

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company has used cross-laminated timber to construct an off-grid office building that floats on water. The three-storey building is constructed on a set of 15 "concrete barges" that allow it to float on Rotterdam's Rijnhaven, a former industrial harbour on the Maas river. Photo is by Mark Seelen.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2022

Named Fifth + Tillery, the three-storey mass-timber office complex is located on what was once an industrial site near the Colorado River in the East Austin neighbourhood of the Texas capital. Large cisterns were placed near the entry in order to reference the industrial heritage of the site. MEP engineer: Arete.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The structure was made using mass timber. Mass timber – an engineered wood product – elements include glued laminated timber structural posts and beams and cross-laminated timber flooring. The structure was designed to meet the university's n Green Building Standards. Design-builder: Hoffman Construction Company.

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Architizer

JUNE 22, 2022

The careful arrangement of the program considers the delicate rocky ecology of the steep shoreline and the difficulty of getting typical construction machinery to the site. Venetian plaster, locally sourced cedar and fir, reflections in mirrors, and translucent curtains create an ethereal palette that is airy and warm. © Wittman Estes.

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e-architect

APRIL 28, 2023

Maurice River, the project itself becomes a work of art articulated around the site’s own attributes. The area presents several challenges, particularly in respect to municipal regulations, but also in terms of the steep slope that characterizes the site`s topography. Maurice River.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Brett Lambert MFPRO+ Blog MFPRO+ New Projects Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing Designers Standards Reconstruction & Renovation Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction It’s official: passive house design standards are coming to Massachusetts. Collaboration is key Collaboration is foundational to our integrated design practice.

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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. Secondly, the entire structure was raised off the terrain on timber posts.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Architecture studio New Practice has transformed an unused site in the town centre of Craigmillar, Edinburgh , into a multi-purpose public space for the local community. A tall timber structure marks the entrance. A tall timber structure marks the entrance. Walk-Up Avenue includes a stage and events space for locals to use.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2022

The school is named after pioneering female aviator Louise Thaden and is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by Walmart's founders. The Wheels Science and Fabrication Building is dedicated to bicycle repair and construction. The Wheels Science and Fabrication Building is dedicated to bicycle repair and construction.

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e-architect

AUGUST 2, 2023

After sitting dormant for years following the halting of initial construction for a previous developer, LCMA Design was commissioned by the property’s new owner to intervene and complete the ambitious project. At that time, the twin tower foundations had already been set, and the podium was partially constructed.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

New York-based Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North (ASA North) designed Argo Factory for non-profit organisation The Pejman Foundation to house its art collection. Made from a mix of concrete and steel, its new foundations were engineered by Behrang Bani Adam and ensure the building is seismic resistant.

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