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Site Tour: The Ponds on Alexander

SW Oregon Architect

Inside the Clubhouse entrance at The Ponds (all photos by me) AIA Eugene and the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute jointly hosted a construction site tour of The Ponds on Alexander this past Thursday. Umbrella Properties is the owner/developer, and Essex General Construction is the contractor.

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Three Pines by Resolution: 4 Architecture

Archinect

The vast majority of the home was fabricated off-site at a modular manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. On site, the local general contractor prepared the site and foundation for the arrival of six prefab modules. Cedar and cement board exterior cladding and ipe decks were then completed on-site.

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LACMA shares custom-built glass facade details in new spring construction update

Archinect

According to the museum's most recent April 5th update, interior walls and exterior glazing are being installed on the site’s western side, facing north to Wilshire Boulevard. Work on the building’s MEPs is now underway, and the concrete pour for the roof decks has been completed to the east side of the site.

Glass 300
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Schaum/Shieh "gently" conforms house to contours of steep Virginia site

Deezen

US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. Our clients knew many hilly sites from growing up in the area and their time in Greece. We focused on the hill, the seasons, the distant view, and the intimate life of the site."

Site 138
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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

Deezen

UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. The pavilion is located in front of the 1906 Grade II*-listed building, designed by architect William Young, that was once used by the British government's military departments.

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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

Deezen

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. The opportunity came with challenges.

Site 129
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14th November 2023 Tuesday - site photos

Lines on Paper

Sam is at one site, while I am at another - she is really getting into the swing of things at No. At my job-site - things are coming together as well, the main contractor appears to be more control now. I should not be surprised, she usually does well in the closing stages.

Site 52