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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. RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S.

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Specht Architects creates austere glass house in the Berkshires

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Specht Architects has designed a symmetrical glass pavilion in The Berkshires in Massachusetts that was created as a residence and a place to showcase antiques. metre) wide porch that wraps around the entire house and shades the interior spaces, reducing the home's heating and cooling load. The terrace is natural concrete.

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ACFD Architecture wraps glass home around apple tree in Quebec

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The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. ACDF Architecture arranged the structure around an apple tree. Glass walls throughout the public areas of the home give sightlines of the tree and the other living areas from a variety of different positions. A suspended fireplace decorates the living space.

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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence

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REX designed a performance centre in Rhode Island According to REX founder Joshua Ramus, the brief for the project was to combine small performance spaces with student facilities and a home for the Brown University Orchestra. "We And then you go into the main hall and it's this massive space and there's no structure.

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This Wood, Glass, and Metal Cabin Hovers Above the Forest Floor in Chile

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. First, the roof ridge was located in the center of the volume, to allow for the highest interior space. Secondly, the entire facade in this segment is made of glass, even above the sliding glass doors.

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Glass Walls Make This New Zealand Beach House Look Like It’s Suspended in Midair

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It juts from a hillside on steel columns that frame an indoor/outdoor living space. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. They wanted to spend their time relaxing outside, not inside.

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Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex

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The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school. Bloszies, FAIA Structural engineer: Murphy, Burr, Curry, Inc. A wide corridor connects the addition to the rest of the school.

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