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Classical Villa Construction

Design Thoughts Architects

Classical Villa Construction in Bangalore. Construction of this classical luxury villa is now taking place in Bangalore. Excavation Marking: Determining the amount of soil existing and removing undesirable bushes, weeds, and plants are the first and most crucial steps in the excavation process for this classical villa Construction.

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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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The Sponge Evangelist

Landscape Architecture Magazine

By Stephen Zacks An old industrial site in 2020, before the construction of Benjakitti Forest Park in Bangkok. Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Kongjian Yu, FASLA, sketches the concept for Chinatown Park in Boston in 2003. Photo © Turenscape, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation.

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Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

Life of an Architect

One upside of working many jobs is that you get to experience all sorts of different project types, firm sizes, and management techniques. Number 4 Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress June 12, 2014 How does a pier and beam foundation work? Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands.

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The Legacy of Disney’s Monsanto House of the Future

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It was a way to put the Monsanto Company at the leading edge of new construction materials and techniques. For Monsanto, this was all about research and experimentation in plastics materials and fabrication techniques. A sketch for the Monsanto House of the Future.

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Des Forges Residence, Mauricie, Québec

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Siting restrictions limit the construction of buildings near the cliff. Therefore, in order to fully enjoy the views, the new construction had to be built in alignment with the cliff’s profile at a distance of 20 m. Résidence des Forge consists of three wings set on a natural stone foundation.

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Nanjing Joy City by Benoy

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With commercial functions as the project foundation, and diversified events as the medium, we intend to provide an exciting social space for young people while creating vast business opportunities for merchants. With commercial blocks to the west, it adopts the construction style of traditional lanes and alleys. Sketch © Benoy.

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