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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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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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Read: SO-IL and FREAKS extend glass museum in France with sweeping public plaza "Shingled metal peaks and curves harmonize with the surrounding hills, cresting against the skyline before dipping low to open into the central courtyard," said the studio. Its undulating shape was informed by the surrounding hilly terrain.

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

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The 5,770-square foot (535-square metre) building on Vine Street "features an undulating brick wall that floats above a glass storefront." Fronted with oversized sidewalks, its elegantly-creased brick bulk rises above glass storefronts, inviting commercial activity across Liberty Street," the studio said.

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Ménard Dworkind adds sculptural mezzanine to 1980s Quebec home

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We originally wanted to keep this element but the updated municipal regulations and building code constraints made it impossible to preserve so we took inspiration from its curved forms and materiality which translates throughout the design of the renovation." The photography is by David Dworkind.

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Hybrid Stadium, Hangzhou, China

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The roof sits on the inner bowl and cantilevers out over the lobby to support the outer shell, a spectacular steel and glass diagrid. A system of small aluminum triangles negotiate the planar glass back to the double curved diagrid. . The glass encloses a sweeping lobby with ramps and bridges that wrap around the inner bowl.

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Telegraph Hill Residence Expands Cliffside Space and Maximizes Views

Architizer

The Corten steel overlooks cantilever precipitously at the edge of the cliff, terminating in sheets of glass that dissolve the barrier between the user and the expansive landscape beyond. The owners hoped for a more modern design but were confined by regulations restricting the extent that the existing building envelope could be altered.

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t House, Hollywood Hill, Los Angeles

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This biophilic residence sublimely blends with its bucolic surroundings, cleverly adhering to strict hillside regulations, while proposing an innovative model for Southern California hillside developments.

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