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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The roof extension is built in a timber frame structure with exposed beams. Clay plaster and rammed earth from the waste soil of Brussels building sites are used for finishing.

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A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin

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The double-height space is made of cinder blocks, steel, and timber, and has exposed HVAC and electrical conduits. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Hacker Architects overhauls Oregon residence with colourful interiors and natural pine finishes

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Hacker Architects has renovated a 1970s house in central Oregon , removing walls to create a more spacious layout and preserving original design features that lend the home a "retro spirit". One way of doing this was by adding in a large window to the main living space. A large window was added to the main living space.

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Apollo Architects & Associates designs Tokyo home that blurs indoor and outdoor spaces

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Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. The interior of the living space has been finished with a dark palette of tiled grey floors, and wood-lined ceilings and walls with large areas of built-in storage.

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BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas

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Danish architecture studio BIG , alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. The imagery is courtesy of BIG.

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Warm Wood Finishes Sandwich the White Interiors of a Coastal Home in New Zealand

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Clad in New Zealand-grown Monterey cypress, a timber that omits a fragrant, spicy scent, the entry nook is a cave-like space. Have one to share? Post it here.