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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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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Omar Gandhi clad the home in naturally weathering cedar boards Naturally weathering cedar boards were interspersed with detail elements of Corten steel to form picture frame hoops around the windows. Approaching the building from the public side, a sense of privacy and shelter welcomes visitors," the team said.

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"Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home

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UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. Corstorphine & Wright worked with structural engineer Symmetrys to maintain a sense of history by retaining almost all of the existing structure. "It

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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The original house was clad entirely with cedar shingles both inside and out: the walls, roof, and ceilings. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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SPF Architects creates Obama Sports Complex from pre-engineered metal structures

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Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The complex consists of two pre-engineered metal buildings. Civil engineer: Tetra-Tech.

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dMFK Architects restores CFA Voysey's Arts and Crafts factory to its "former glory"

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This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames. Oxidised copper cladding was used to wrap around the light-well and is complemented by metal railings and window frames coloured in "Voysey bottle green" chosen to pay homage to the original paintwork.

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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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A horizontal window frames views of the ocean in the main chapel In the Sea Chapel, pews face an altar that stands in front of a large horizontal window, framing a view out over the ocean and distant mountains. Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.