Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Balconies painted in the same hue on either side look over the outdoor areas oriented around the oak trees.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The DeWilde Rugby and Polo Fields have been home to Chuckanut Bay Rugby since 1973, and was gifted to the club by the DeWilde Family Foundation in 2018. Image © Graham Baba Architects Recognizing the importance of developing the site to meet the needs of a growing club and sport in the U.S.,

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

Ross Barney Architects has created a deep-space technology research centre in Ohio The building forms part of a master plan for the NASA site, which has also been designed by Ross Barney Architects. The copper in the concrete allows for the building to act like a Faraday cage, completely isolating it from outside radio interference.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MARCH 17, 2022

Until recently crawl space foundations have been the favored and most popular type of foundation system. But recent years have seen an increasing interested and popularity of slab-on-grade foundations. What Is a Slab-On-Grade Foundation? What is a Crawlspace Foundation?

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

One of the last structures designed by Hadid, the tents were created by Zaha Hadid Architects ( ZHA ) in collaboration with non-profit Education Above All Foundation ( EAA ) as schools and health clinics for displaced populations throughout the Middle East. Above: a structure used for education in Turkey.

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Architizer

JANUARY 26, 2023

miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc has created a prefabricated home in Ontario with an exposed structure and blue-painted element on the interior. This is a suburban-scaled site, but with the careful window placement, there is a feeling of being alone in a forest."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The identical 28-square-metre structures were designed by Feste to offer a rest stop where people can enjoy the beauty of their surroundings in warmth and comfort. They also drew up guidelines for how the foundations of the structure should meet the ground, to minimise the impact on the rural terrain. "The

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Built for the Dubai Future Foundation , the seven-storey building contains a combination of exhibits dedicated to the future and workshops for testing and developing emerging technology. This structure means that the building has no internal columns. The photography is courtesy of Dubai Future Foundation. Developer: North25.

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Dwell

JULY 26, 2022

The superstructure of the building is constructed using solid spruce cross laminated timber, and embraces the technical issues relating to the construction of a building on such an exposed site.

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e-architect

JANUARY 11, 2023

The site for what is now the Canyon House presented a series of challenges due to the cabin being sited precariously above a dramatic topography, as well as soil instability and rigorous foundation requirements. The project presented an opportunity to design a home on a rustic mountaintop site 3 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Giorgi Khmaladze: The initial concept comes from the site itself. The main challenge was to design a structure, which would be strong enough to withstand strong winds, but at the same time would be very light in appearance. Cubicon – structural engineers, Lightstudio – lighting. © Khmaladze Architects.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. Located alongside One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan, the Perelman Performing Arts Center by Rex comprises a cubic structure with thin marble cladding.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Due to its sloping terrain, the structure appears as a piece of architecture deposited in the environment. The site is prepared with a sort of foundation made from the grey tonality of the stones found in the surroundings; in fact, the name Zahara comes from the Arabic Sahara, which could be translated as a “rocky place”.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Kéré Architecture , the studio led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré , created Kamwokya Community Centre in collaboration with the local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Community and the humanitarian organisation Ameropa Foundation. A water tower provides a visual marker for the site.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has created a series of crescent-shaped student housing blocks with a CLT structure for King's College at the University of Cambridge. The CLT structure was chosen for its lightweight property, airtightness of the structural envelope and the material's low embodied carbon.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Building on a site that is at high risk of and requires extensive ground improvements, how might we create a substructure that is naturally isolated from earthquake loads, floods, and rising sea levels? Is it possible to have a building with no foundation?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We looked to the bush – those forested, undeveloped areas of nature that surround the house – while allowing the built structures to adapt to the natural terrain," the studio said. Two stone bases serve as the foundation for the pavilions that house the living areas.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 27, 2014

Home / Construction / KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress Bob Borson — April 28, 2014 — 45 Comments If you are an architect, and you like to get things built, getting the foundation going on a project is one of the most exciting times to be found.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2023

Above: It is one of three independent structures. The property consists of three independent structures – a main house, a bathhouse and an art studio. In turn, all of the structures are designed to capture and reuse rainwater. A standalone art studio also features at the site. The photo is by Rafael Gamo.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 23, 2023

Photo © Arch Exist As arches provide the most efficient bridge structure for spans between 120-250 metres, this symmetrical bridge is composed of two primary steel arches that rise from either side of the road deck. As they rise, the arches lean together to touch tangentially at their crown, stabilising the structure from lateral wind forces.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 4, 2023

Floating above a meadow, Whidbey Uparati seeks to minimize visual and physical impact on the natural landscape by blending into the site rather than asserting itself upon it. Image © Wittman Estes The structural engineering is supported by a Ground Frame foundation system to eliminate using concrete for the foundation of the house.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Emblematic of its style, the house, set on a sandstone foundation, retains its Federation character to the street: An asymmetrical, white-painted weatherboard exterior maintains the civic optimism of the period through fine timber details and fretwork. A lifetime of exquisite mementos, artifacts, and books round out the new work.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

Read: In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina The original guest house was demolished and a new, two-bedroom dwelling was built on its foundation using a "roof form that is sympathetic to the main house" with deep overhangs. In Situ Studio is the fourth team to work on the Morgan Creek residence.

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e-architect

AUGUST 17, 2023

photo © Arch-Exist As arches provide the most efficient bridge structure for spans between 120-250 metres, this symmetrical bridge is composed of two primary steel arches that rise from either side of the road deck. As they rise, the arches lean together to touch tangentially at their crown, stabilising the structure from lateral wind forces.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Kamwokya Community Centre the fruit of a partnership between local non-profit Kamwokya Christian Caring Communityand the Ameropa Foundation. The goal of the project is to maintain and enhance the public and free character of the site, seeking not to impose, but to gently uplift it. Photo © Iwan Baan. Photo © Iwan Baan.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Atherton pavilions consist of two accessory structures that are richly detailed and intimately connected to the landscape. The pavilions are delicately placed amidst the landscape of redwoods and other mature trees, blending in with the softscape and helping make the transition between garden and structure as seamless as possible.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2022

Low-cost and entirely demountable, The Hithe was commissioned by Southwark Council to occupy a redundant site in Rotherhithe for up to 11 years, after which it will be relocated. They did not want it to feel like another construction site, so shipping containers and temporary site offices were ruled out at the outset," he continued.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

The house occupies a former caretaker's cottage that had been abandoned Castanheira 's renovation uncovers the original timber roof structure, adds a bedroom wing and gives the building an entirely new interior layout. That's how I like it to be and what makes it fun," he said. The photography is by Fernando Guerra.

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e-architect

JANUARY 9, 2023

The site for what is now the Canyon House presented a series of challenges due to the cabin being sited precariously above a dramatic topography, as well as soil instability and rigorous foundation requirements. The project presented an opportunity to design a home on a rustic mountaintop site 3 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Walking, running or playing below the structure triggers motion sensors that cause the mechanisms in the canopy to turn slowly, striking the hollow tubes around them. The outer ring of reflective metal tubes were designed to act as a visual and acoustic barrier, encouraging visitors to investigate the structure. M&E: Arup.

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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2022

Named Fifth + Tillery, the three-storey mass-timber office complex is located on what was once an industrial site near the Colorado River in the East Austin neighbourhood of the Texas capital. Large cisterns were placed near the entry in order to reference the industrial heritage of the site. MEP engineer: Arete.

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SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 8, 2021

Speranza has published widely on this subject through diverse lenses including geospatial information and parametric design, [and] on-site and off-site data acquisition.” The four stories of wood-framed construction demanded application of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code , rather than the Oregon Residential Code.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 11, 2014

Home / Construction / Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress Bob Borson — June 12, 2014 — 73 Comments On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. Home Inspector : This house has structural issues. Bob : Really?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The project transformed 12 acres of concrete parking lot into a sustainable structure and resilient landscape with native plants. The 12,000-square foot (1,100-square metre) centre sits on the foundations of a 1960s bathhouse, extending beyond the midcentury footprint on both ends. Structural engineer: Silman.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2022

It is the only new-build element to be constructed on the site and it contrasts the relative anonymity of the warehouses," she told Dezeen. Built on a road and connecting the heritage-listed warehouses, the structure is a temporary building that is set to be in place for seven years. Structural engineer: Price & Myers.

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Dwell

JUNE 9, 2023

16,400 Groundwork & Foundation $49,000 CLT & Roofing $7,000 Aluminium Windows & Doors $1,000 Stone Drilling $5,000 Wood Burning Stove $2,700 Electrical $3,200 Architectural Fees $6,500 Structural Engineering Fees Grand Total: $90,800 "Our design fee was very, very little," says architect Cristian Stefanescu.

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