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Building Contract Types

DesignScape Architects

Building Contract Types Building contracts can be complex. Well, a slightly easier ride… In many ways choosing the ideal contract will depend on the size of the job. But first, let’s understand firstly what a contract is. With any contract, there are flows of Obligations and Rights.

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Heliotrope perches Buck Mountain Cabin over forested site in Washington State

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US studio Heliotrope Architects has minimized site disturbances while creating a cedar -clad holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest. The clients initially tapped Seattle's Heliotrope Architects to consult on the site selection and then hired the firm to design the dwelling itself. "We Cabinetry: Space Theory.

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Outpost Project Update

30X40 Design Workshop

We pressed pause on the construction of the Outpost project in early 2021 and onboarded a new contractor to see us through completion. It’s only fair to give team members a chance to adjust and realign with the project goals, but it’s also easy to let the inertia of a mobilized contractor on-site provide false hope that things will improve.

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San Francisco Giants Felipe Alou Baseball Academy by jones | haydu

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Photo © Bruce Damonte Beyond teaching these young athletes about baseball, the academies also teach them other subjects that would be necessary should they succeed in securing a professional contract: English, Home economics, for example. Much of the design is informed not just by the program, but also by the site and climate.

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Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building

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On the south end of the building's sloping site, the curtain wall is designed to minimise noise from the motorway while providing visual interest for drivers. Warner Bros contracted international architecture studio NBBJ for the interior fit-outs. Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof.

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Omar Gandhi mixes contemporary and vernacular design for Jib House

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Jib House's name was derived from the coastal site's triangular shape, which resembles that of a jib, a slender triangular fore-sail used on a traditional sailing boat. The main structure has two storeys that follow the steep slope of the site. "A General contractor: (MRB Contracting) Mike Burns, Alex MacDormand.

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Olson Kundig creates floating Water Cabin in Seattle's Portage Bay

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In particular, it draws upon design principal Jim Olson's personal cabin in rural Washington, which features rectilinear volumes, overhanging roofs and a subdued colour palette. Flat, overhanging roofs shade patios and large stretches of glass. Visually speaking, the roofs contribute to the home's low, horizontal stature.

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