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APRIL 16, 2024

Ross Barney Architects created the Aerospace Communications Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, which originally opened as the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in 1942 to test jet propulsion. Etchings from the chalkboard seen in the film Hidden Figures fill the bottom edges of the precast panelling.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Built for the Dubai Future Foundation , the seven-storey building contains a combination of exhibits dedicated to the future and workshops for testing and developing emerging technology. This structure means that the building has no internal columns. The photography is courtesy of Dubai Future Foundation. Developer: North25.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The bedrooms and bathrooms are stacked on the opposite end with windows that look out east and west. The primary suite cantilevers slightly out from the perimeter of the foundation with a glazed corner. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing. The photography is by Miguel Ángel Vázquez Calanchini.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Two stone bases serve as the foundation for the pavilions that house the living areas. Upstairs, stone flooring transitions to wood and a windowed wall in the staircase looks out to the surrounding forest. Two pavilions create the main form of the house A 500-year-old cedar wedge provides a bench for reflection in the entry garden.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters. The windows were also placed to create cross ventilation with square windows on the sides of the house facing neighbours, smaller to increase privacy.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Emblematic of its style, the house, set on a sandstone foundation, retains its Federation character to the street: An asymmetrical, white-painted weatherboard exterior maintains the civic optimism of the period through fine timber details and fretwork. "The

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Dwell

JULY 26, 2022

The positioning, size, and proportion of the windows, which invite the insider to visually and physically engage with the surroundings in particular ways, give the house a strange scale when viewed from afar. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A pale green metal was chosen for the extension The addition utilises a 2009 outdoor terrace structure as the foundation – and serves as the new focal point, opening views from the school's entrance to the cathedral's stained glass windows. Bloszies, FAIA Structural engineer: Murphy, Burr, Curry, Inc.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

The basement level has two bedrooms and a den that opens to the pool deck The main 1952 split-level house was gutted and rebuilt with new windows, interior and exterior windows, building systems, stucco soffits, porch planter and an additional deck and a staircase on the east end. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 4, 2023

Grasses and flowers surround a muted wooden building with generous windows, connecting the house audibly and visually to the surrounding nature. As the visitors travels further into the heart of the building, the more transparent the house becomes, floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Pacific Northwest view.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

"The lightweight CLT structure of the buildings reduces foundation loads, allowing the use of a thin reinforced concrete raft foundation 'floating' on rigid insulation," explained Smith and Wallwork structural engineer Tristan Wallwork. Structural engineer: Smith and Wallwork.

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e-architect

JANUARY 11, 2023

The site for what is now the Canyon House presented a series of challenges due to the cabin being sited precariously above a dramatic topography, as well as soil instability and rigorous foundation requirements. Milguard windows. Structural Engineer: MMC Associates. What building methods were used? Merlex Stucco.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Kéré Architecture , the studio led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré , created Kamwokya Community Centre in collaboration with the local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Community and the humanitarian organisation Ameropa Foundation. Client: Ameropa Foundation, Kamwokya Christian Caring Community.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Despite a population of only roughly 1,900 people, the town has established itself as an arts hub for the Southern United States, and is home to Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation and Ranch amongst other cultural institutions. A long desk runs below the lounge window. Structural engineer: Dan Ray.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Large windows open the various rooms to the forest-like landscape The ADU sits atop an embedded garage and is topped by an urban roof garden with a sinuous aluminium sunshade structure. The functional and workaday are the foundation for achieving artfulness and architectural innovation," said the studio.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The 12,000-square foot (1,100-square metre) centre sits on the foundations of a 1960s bathhouse, extending beyond the midcentury footprint on both ends. The centre sits on the foundations of a 1960s bathhouse. "As MEP engineer: FPM Group, Ltd. Structural engineer: Silman.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

Similarly, when the building's foundations were found to be insufficient, the team realised they could lower the floor level with minimal extra work required. "We We took the opportunity to go slightly lower, in order to increase the room height," said Castanheira.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

The home's foundation was designed to avoid disturbing the trees' roots and causing them any harm. Based on a series of facade studies, overhangs and windows were strategically placed to reduce solar heat gain and promote cross-ventilation. Windows provide framed views. Structural engineer: David Kufferman.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In several areas, patterned screens with intricate geometric motifs recall traditional mashrabiya – wooden screens that filter daylight in windows. Throughout the symmetrical space, floor-to-ceiling windows provide views of the surrounding gardens. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide views of the surrounding gardens.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2023

Sat between Soho and Tribeca, the five-storey landmark was built in 1900 as a manufacturing centre, featuring a decorative white facade, double-hung windows and an external fire escape all typical of the neighbourhood. Also on the ground-floor level are private offices for the curators and a bright orange public restroom.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The structure was created simply by installing a roof over the RC foundation deeply rooted underground. Structural calculations dictate the roof slope of a 60-degree-angle to withstand the snow load. The interior is filled with natural light from a big triangle window. Several projects are underway in the area, Niki.

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Dwell

JUNE 9, 2023

"It’s like a child’s drawing of a house," says A-Works founder Cristian Stefanescu—but the ADU’s magic trick took a ton of engineering to pull off. The use of the stone as a foundation allowed the budget to be reduced, as it minimized the amount of work and materials. It doesn’t shout or scream.

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Deezen

JULY 10, 2022

Neubau was approached by St Mary's Junior School for girls to transform the 1970s greenhouse into a specialised lab for teaching classes in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Its concrete slab foundation and aluminium frame were preserved, with a polycarbonate facade system introduced to replace the fragile glass panels.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 8, 2021

He performed much of the construction labor himself, from clearing the site, to pouring the foundations, hoisting 500-pound beams into place, and tilting up 15’ tall wall sections (don't worry, he called on friends and utilized wall jacks to help with the really heavy lifting). The Juliet window on the south wall of the 4th floor office.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

LA studio Kevin Daly Architecture has created a headquarters for a Houston foundation that has a latticed canopy suspended over a white building that was created using steel and cross-laminated timber. Floor-to-ceiling windows and clerestories allow for passive lighting. It has cross-laminated timber structural elements.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2022

A simple timber and steel frame developed in collaboration with structural engineer Elliott Wood and fabricator Weber Industries sits on existing foundations from the site's previous uses, reducing the amount of new concrete used. IF_DO clad the building in green painted timber.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Super insulated envelopes Airtight construction High-performance glazing/windows Thermal-bridge free detailing Heat recovery ventilation Simply put, a passive house approach creates a hyper-efficient building. It calculates the two-dimensional heat-transfer effects in building components such as windows, walls, foundations, roofs, and doors.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2022

The facades of the buildings have punched window openings that help shade the interiors from the powerful Texas sun. While no visible aspects of the industrial buildings that were on the site were used for the structure, certain aspects such as parts of the foundations, infrastructure and the water retention systems were re-used by Gensler.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 24, 2023

As a guardian of Rotterdam’s cultural heritage, the philanthropic foundation Droom en Daad wants to preserve striking buildings for future generations and give a boost to the cultural sector. The plastered concrete structure – a typical cassette ceiling – forms the expressive foundation for the new hall.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The home has a number of sustainable features, including continuous exterior insulation, high-performance glass, operable windows, a radiant hydronic heating system and smart thermostats in each room. Robust earth shoring, concrete and steel foundations, and stormwater drainage systems ensure the home will remain for decades," the team said.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Overhanging floor slabs create balconies that help to provide solar shading for large windows. Contractor floating foundations: Hercules FC. Structural engineer: Bartels & Vedder. Wood structure engineer: Solid Timber. Wood structure: Derix Gelamineerde Houtconstructies. Financing: ABN Amro.

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e-architect

JANUARY 9, 2023

The site for what is now the Canyon House presented a series of challenges due to the cabin being sited precariously above a dramatic topography, as well as soil instability and rigorous foundation requirements. Milguard windows. Structural Engineer: MMC Associates. What building methods were used? Merlex Stucco.

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Matt Fajkus Architecture

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

At the start of this phase, a geotechnical engineer is engaged to gather information on the soil conditions so that a structural engineer can design the house’s foundation. A structural engineer is engaged to design the structure of the house, including sizing beams and columns, and determining floor and roof assemblies.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

New York-based Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North (ASA North) designed Argo Factory for non-profit organisation The Pejman Foundation to house its art collection. Made from a mix of concrete and steel, its new foundations were engineered by Behrang Bani Adam and ensure the building is seismic resistant.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2022

Local firm Marlon Blackwell Architects designed five structures for the school. The school is named after pioneering female aviator Louise Thaden and is backed by the Walton Family Foundation, which is led by Walmart's founders. The main performance hall has a large window to bring in daylight.

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BD+C

JUNE 16, 2023

Sydney Unnerstall Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners AEC Tech Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Take a moment to picture yourself entering your new building for the first time. The space, volume, and structure. Don’t like a finish?

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

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. Here is a typical wall section through a pier and beam foundation.

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