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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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RKTB Architects cantilevers Brooklyn housing block over neighbouring building

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New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. Appearing as two distinct buildings, the structure has a front facade along Sullivan Place and a front facade along Washington Avenue.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. Strategic window sizes were used to help make the building energy-efficient Beyond helping to finance the project, Foundation Communities has pledged to pay the energy bills for the building.

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GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati

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The team selected red brick for all of the facades to draw on Cincinnati's masonry vernacular and to highlight both the commonalities and differences between the structures. The studio recently expanded a 19th century brick house in Pennsylvania into an education facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure.

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Powerhouse Company builds floating office in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven

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A wooden structure, including cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor slabs, contributes to the building's low carbon footprint and also ensures it is light enough to float. The wooden structure consists of prefabricated frames that were simply screwed together on-site, meaning they could be disassembled and recycled in the future.

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LMN Architects creates mass-timber business school for University of Washington

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The structure was made using mass timber. Mass timber – an engineered wood product – elements include glued laminated timber structural posts and beams and cross-laminated timber flooring. The structure was designed to meet the university's n Green Building Standards. The photography is by Tim Griffith. Project credits:

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New Nobel Peace Center by David Adjaye

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Source: itinari.com Source: archdesign.utk.edu The Center, designed by British architect David Adjaye and hi-tech installations by American designer David Small, is financed by private sponsors, admission fees, and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture.