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SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC

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SOM has completed work on their Two Manhattan West tower project to culminate the shorter second half of its $4.5 billion mixed-use Manhattan West development in New York City. Design Principal Kim Van Holsbeke says it offers a "thriving new urban destination."

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When To Hire a Structural Engineer over a Civil Engineer

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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. Type of Structure. Louis with extensive research handling such projects. source: pinterest.com.

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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

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Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. Alterstudio saw potential and let the constraints guide the home's design.

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca

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It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort. Two stone towers juxtapose the site's horizontal elements The architects also needed to consider how the landscape evolves throughout the year.

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Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

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Concrete forms the base of the new building The second structure is new, tucked into the interior of the urban block. The concrete base – formed with wooden boards salvaged from the site – serves as a protective box for over 80,000 volumes stored in the ground-floor library. The photography is by JAG Studio.

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A Ravishing Live/Work Space in Brussels Is Finished With Soils Collected From Building Sites

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In this project we focused on densification, the circular economy, and cohousing. The notions of subtlety, simplicity, repetition, and flexibility were central in this project to create an easily adaptable, low-tech building. The roof extension is built in a timber frame structure with exposed beams. Have one to share?

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