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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.

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Tomás de Iruarrizaga bridges concrete forms with wooden structure for Chile holiday home

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Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. The home is located by a lake in southern Chile Large windows on all sides of the upper level provide views of the surrounding landscape, including the lake, mountains and nearby Mocho Choshuenco volcano.

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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.

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

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US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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

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The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The interior contrasts with white plaster, allowing natural light to disperse throughout the home from a central skylight over the kitchen bringing light to all the perimeter rooms through interior glass."

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

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The timber box, for sleeping and bathing, is placed above the deck and the area below is enclosed with glass to create a semi-outdoor living space on the deck. The large timber shutters hide the full-height windows that slide into a hidden cavity behind the cedar rainscreen.

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Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City

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o de Buen and Luis Young have used a green metallic frame to form the structure of an airy apartment built atop an existing building in Mexico City. The structure itself defines the architectural program," said the architects. Kitchen cabinetry matches the structural colour scheme. Structural engineering: CAFEL Ingenieri?a.

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