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A Floating Living Room Sets a Family’s Lake Michigan Cottage Apart From the Rest

Dwell

Photo: Eric De Witt In the late 2000s, when real estate prices fell, Jill and Toby took the opportunity to make that dream come true. They ended up making necessary repairs and kept it for 10 years, but eventually a major crack was discovered in its foundation. So they decided to start fresh.

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Architects’ Guide: Short and Long Term Design Strategies for Flood Defense and Urban Resilience

Architizer

Fostering Resilience Through City Initiatives and Guiding Principles Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines and Zoning Overlay District by Utile, Inc. This initiative will be facilitated by a future zoning overlay, encompassing areas at a 1% risk of coastal flooding by 2070. Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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A conversation with Quang Truong: carbon fiber, zoning, and architecture's slow evolution

Portland Architecture

And that's before he wrote the world's first book about composite materials in architecture, became a Portland State University professor, and founded a software company to visualize complex zoning codes. Recently I talked with Truong to learn more about all these things: composite materials, zoning, education, mass timber.

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Home Additions: Building Out vs. Building Up

Santa Cruz Architect

This can result in lower overall costs compared against second-story additions often involving structural retrofitting down to the foundation plus disturbance of interior walls. These include: • cost of excavation and new foundation. potential zoning limitations. Costs Associated with Excavation and Foundation Work.

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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

The cost of real estate has steadily increased since then, fueled by tropical allure and increased accessibility, with only brief and mild downturns. Some of it is driven by locals trying to hold on, but Hawaii real estate is also popular purely for investment. Homes are on the market for an average of just 10 days.

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Architecture Articles: Building Design

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4 signs that your water pump needs expert repair service Water Heater Posts 5 reasons why your home water heater not working g How to fix a broken hot water heater What is a propane hot water heater Understanding advantages of tankless water heater How much does a tankless water heater cost How to install a tankless water heater Do you need plumber (..)

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RO54 Residence, Bel Air, Los Angeles

e-architect

It proposes an alternative model within the confines of stringent regulations. sf Zoning: Residential Estate (RE15-1-H-HCR) Height: 26ft (max) Program: New Single-Family Residence. Waterproofing: Encapsulated foundation membrane, polymesh applied surface waterproofing over whole house adhered membrane.