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Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands

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Studio Bark developed the Shingles project to find structural uses for otherwise unusable bits of timber Spindles began when the studio was hired to build a family home on a wooded site in Buckinghamshire in the southeast of England. "We We were there in midsummer. That posed the question of what to do with the felled trees.

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Tomás de Iruarrizaga bridges concrete forms with wooden structure for Chile holiday home

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Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. Bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms are located in the two concrete structures, which are separated by a covered outdoor space leading to a decked patio overlooking the lake.

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Architects "can develop a new language" with structural stone says Aurore Baulier

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Top: Aurore Baulier is calling on architects to use structural stone. She advocates for the use of structural stone as part Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), where she coordinates the Natural Materials Group. "A beam can actually be stone instead of steel, minimising its carbon footprint." It's an incredible feature."

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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 PEMBs consist of the structure and an exterior, which consists of insulated rib metal panels.

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Alton Wines by GO’C is wrapped in structural grid that frames vineyards

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Cedar cladding and a rigorous structural grid feature in a winery tasting room by American studio GO'C that is designed to frame views of the terrain. A structural grid creates a focused entry. The clients wanted a building that was sensitive to the environment and embraced the landscape. Civil engineer: Knutzen Engineering.

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A House Design with an Australian Theme and Composite Structure

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A house design with an Australian theme with a composite structure Finding a home suitable for a big family that provides all the modern amenities like an Australian new house design can be difficult, especially when you are an NRI couple unfamiliar with the local area. What is composite structure?

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"We can't detox our built environment by swapping out fossil-fuelled building materials for timber"

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There's a very seductive myth around trees being the original givers in this dynamic: that trees evolved and promptly forested the world to create a cosy oxygen-rich environment that allowed humanity to come forth. But using timber needs to be more than a fad diet. But this was a big change for those early plants. Enter lignin.