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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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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The interior of the home remains clean, simple, and minimal to accentuate a light-filled space that allows the natural outdoor landscaping to be the focus. Have one to share? Post it here.

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"Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home

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UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. Corstorphine & Wright worked with structural engineer Symmetrys to maintain a sense of history by retaining almost all of the existing structure. "It

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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. The large timber shutters hide the full-height windows that slide into a hidden cavity behind the cedar rainscreen.

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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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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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Atelier Koma and Eunsok raised it above ground level on a concrete terrace that is dug into this slope, sheltering an entrance route that leads directly into the elevated worship spaces. Alongside the main worship space on the first floor, which is named the Sea Chapel, the building contains two smaller prayer spaces.

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Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City

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These rooflines open up the interior spaces to views of the surrounding treetops. Kitchen cabinetry matches the structural colour scheme. This opens to a generous patio via sliding glass doors. This space is set up with a desk and a pair of armchairs, and can be used as an office or for meetings.

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