article thumbnail

Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Dwell

But that doesn’t mean that there are no regulations; it’s more that the square peg of a tiny house, whether it’s movable or not, has to be applied to the round hole of various regulations that often weren’t really designed for them. At first, this led to many tiny house builders working without a foundation, on a wheeled chassis.

Housing 85
article thumbnail

Cars and hurricanes inform "sail-shape" of Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper

Deezen

British automotive manufacturer Aston Martin and Argentinian architecture studio Bodas Mian Anger have completed a skyscraper in Miami with a curved, flat form and a cantilevered pool deck near its top. The Aston Martin building was a challenge in relation to the proximity of the water," he said. "[It]

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Is A Manufactured Home?

The Architect's Guide

What Is A Manufactured Home? So, what is a manufactured home? These aren’t usually the words that come to mind when you think about homeownership, but manufactured homes have become increasingly attractive for those exact reasons. The manufactured home market began to decline. What is a Manufactured Home, Exactly?

article thumbnail

Technical Details: An Architect’s Guide To Level Thresholds

Architizer

Although it is not a building regulation requirement in renovation projects, some councils may require level thresholds as a planning condition within extensive renovation projects. Building Regulation Requirements. For single new build properties, Building Regulation Part M4(1) and M4(2) must be met. Ground Floor Thresholds.

article thumbnail

Re-imagining Construction: The Top 20 Tallest Mass Timber Buildings

Santa Cruz Architect

Also called engineered wood or composite wood, Mass Timber includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding the strands of wood to form composite material. To ensure stability, the basement, foundation, and cores are built from concrete. Photo by Patrick Degerman 5.

article thumbnail

UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste

Deezen

World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. I can't believe it's actually happened," the Ellen MacArthur Foundation 's communications manager for plastic Iulia Strat told Dezeen. "In

article thumbnail

California’s ADU Solar Requirements: Does My ADU Need Solar Panels?

Santa Cruz Architect

According to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) 2020 ADU handbook, “…newly constructed ADUs are subject to the Energy Code requirement to provide solar panels if the unit(s) is a newly constructed, non-manufactured, detached ADU.”. Is Your ADU a Manufactured Unit? ADU Solar Exemptions.

Permits 76