Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. Also, per local regulations, all of the trees had to remain in place. The Cometa House is located in the small, coastal town of Mazunte in the state of Oaxaca.

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Landscape 145

Dwell

MARCH 30, 2023

A heritage Melbourne home gets a new addition featuring a thick swooping eave that lets in sun and breezes, regulating indoor temperatures all year round. A roof garden over the entire new addition provides natural thermal benefit, softens the architectural form, and responds to the private green grove that this home adjoins.

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Housing Structural Engineering Regulation Site 103

Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Other open-air theatres include a Japanese theatre that features trees that grow up through the floor and support the roof, and a small theater in Nebraska that is hidden behind a retractable fake storefront. The photography is by Adrien Williams.

Civil Engineering 137

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 137

Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2023

Located in Encinar de los Reyes, on the northern outskirts of the Spanish capital, Reggio School is a six-storey building featuring cork walls, concrete arches, porthole windows and zigzagging roofs. Reggio School features cork walls, concrete arches and zigzagging roofs. Structural engineering: Qube Ingeniería de Estructuras.

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Education Innovation Design Engineering 132

Deezen

MARCH 6, 2023

While the renovation did not expand the footprint, unused attic space was extended from the top floor to the sloped, charcoal-coloured standing-seam metal roof. The photography is by David Dworkind.

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Home Renovation Structural Engineering Regulation 106

Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

This standard was met by creating a heavily insulated external envelope for the dwelling, teamed with a Passivhaus-rated front door and triple glazed windows and roof lights. ACH@50Pa, which is significantly less than UK building regulations that require airtightness of 10 ACH@50Pa or less. Structural engineer: Osbourne Edwards.

Home 145

Home Architect Technique Sustainability 145

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

An atrium forms the heart of the building and contains 1,600 square metres of space under a soaring timber-lattice skylight roof. The atrium is punctuated by four large columns that mimic the trunk and canopy form of a tree and support a network of staircases and upper-level walkways. Photo © HGEsch. Photo © HGEsch.

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Sustainability Structural Engineering Regulation Urban Development 52

aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The design of the roof is inspired by the shape of a tropical leaf resting gently on slender columns, protecting the existing vegetation, and offering shade to all the functions underneath it. The interior contains two floors of offices with common areas and spaces dedicated to training, showrooms, and the atrium, under a cantilevered roof.

Architect 64

Architect Manufacturing Roofing Management 64

e-architect

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ramps fold up and around the bowl to get to the future theater lounge with an outdoor roof deck overlooking the recently restored wetlands and park landscape. A long-span Suspendome roof makes it possible for the space to be entirely column-free, reinforcing the adaptability and hybrid nature of the building.

Masterplanning 65

Masterplanning Structural Engineering Roofing Glass 65

e-architect

AUGUST 12, 2023

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. The middle level comprises porous, semi-autonomous spaces, housing the entry, living room, kitchen, dining room, lounge, and office.

Housing 65

Housing Real Estate Civil Engineering Engineering 65

Hotel Designs

AUGUST 10, 2023

In short, this architectural and engineering feat is worthy of its own chapter in the building’s history book. To ensure what was new sat in harmony with the existing structure, Hull secured the original architect’s actual drawings, which unlocked answers on the direction of the project.

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Architect Consulting Engineering Engineering 98

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Only the vertical element adjacent to the tower, which houses the elevator, is visible from the outside of the new structure.

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Restoration Industrial Installation Structure 52

e-architect

MAY 12, 2023

Additionally, the roofs are covered with a garden roof producing herbs and vegetables that are used by the restaurateur, etc… The ground floor has completely retractable glass walls to open onto the esplanade in summer.

Real Estate 63

Real Estate Engineering Engineering Landscape 63

e-architect

AUGUST 24, 2023

A new quad, richly planted roof terraces and a new garden mesh together the new facilities, whilst externally, the scheme reworks Market Street, an important thoroughfare, into a high-quality environment. reduction in regulated carbon emissions by energy-efficient measures and renewables based on building regulations at the time of design.

Building 52

Building Students Regulation Consulting 52

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

One is bright and opens onto the sky through a glass roof shaped like a sundial, while the other is plunged into darkness, to create the artificial sky of the cosmic theatre. To the south, a long plant-covered ditch regulates rainwater and broadens the ecosystems’ range.

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Firms Civil Engineering Construction Construction 84

Deezen

JUNE 14, 2022

In New York, Al is confident that regulations like Local Law 97, which penalizes buildings with high carbon emissions, and the re-cladding of older skyscrapers is contributing to changing building culture in the city. "We're seeing a lot more diversity and I think that's probably a good thing for the skyline.". Photo by David Sundberg.

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Glass Engineering Engineering Cities 110

Deezen

JUNE 14, 2022

In New York, Al is confident that regulations like Law 97, which penalizes buildings with high carbon emissions, and the re-cladding of older skyscrapers is contributing to changing building culture in the city. "We're seeing a lot more diversity and I think that's probably a good thing for the skyline.". Photo by David Sundberg.

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Glass Engineering Engineering Cities 98

Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Tall Architects designed the X-shaped building with corrugated metal cladding The house is elevated four feet above the ground – as mandated by local codes and flood elevation regulations – on six-inch round steel columns. Project credits: Architecture: Tall Architects Interiors: Jill Dupre Structural engineer: Simpkins & Costelli, Inc.

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Architect Contractor Exterior Structural Engineering 128

aasarchitecture

MARCH 18, 2024

An undulating roof unifies the museum in a sweeping gesture of cohesion, inscribing an iconic signature onto the landscape. Engineered via an experimental technique in warped Cross Laminated Timber, the roof will be the first of its kind in North America. The museum’s design adheres to the rigorous Living Building Challenge 4.0/Core

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Art Civil Engineering Consulting Education 59

Deezen

JANUARY 7, 2023

Because of the strict regulations in this national preserved area, you cannot make new buildings without going through a difficult permit process, so the area is in the process of returning to nature.". Aji stone lines its roof. The structure is elevated on thin, white-steel columns. Electrical and mechanical engineer: P.T.

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Permits Landscape Structural Engineering Site 116

Community Architect

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Waiting with solar until a new roof is needed anyway? How much sunshine a roof area gets depends on the shape and orientation of the roof and is different for geographic locations with different solar angles and number of sunshine days. solar azimuth) What are the regulations in my state, what incentives are offered?

Installation 86

Installation Roofing Utilities Engineering 86

Community Architect

OCTOBER 20, 2020

These are the folks who design rain gardens, pervious surfaces, green roofs and energy reduction of buildings. The urban planning tabula rasa approach has long been abandoned in favor of infill, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse and the preservation of historic structures and patterns that give cities their charm.

Development 52

Development Developer Civil Engineering Regulation 52

e-architect

JANUARY 24, 2022

After the fire at Knowsley Heights, Merseyside in 1991, a handwritten government note from the Department of the Environment, which at the time had responsibility for building regulation, to the Building Research Establishment, asked them to “play down” the issue of the cladding fire at Knowsley. This was in breach of building regulations.

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Safety Regulation Government Building 74

e-architect

JUNE 4, 2023

It proposes an alternative model within the confines of stringent regulations. MEP Engineer: GMEP Engineers Civil Engineer: GreyStone Engineering Group Inc. The concept set out to reduce the massing of a rather large project in order for it to lodge within the neighborhood proportionally.

Engineering 52

Engineering Engineering Civil Engineering Contemporary 52

Santa Cruz Architect

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Structural Considerations: Advanced Framing relies on precise engineering to ensure that the structure remains safe and sound. Working with an experienced structural engineer is crucial. Building inspectors may need to be familiar with these techniques.

Engineering 74

Engineering Engineering Technique Sustainability 74

e-architect

APRIL 11, 2023

To do this work would typically have entailed taking down the walls above the foundation, but this would have run counter to the City’s regulations, which required that at least 50% of the exterior walls remain in place for a project to qualify as a “renovation”, as opposed to a “new build” (which would trigger the approvals process).

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Foundation Renovation Client Clients 63

e-architect

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The concrete wall finishes and gold-coloured sliding panels that regulate the acoustics are unique. Changes can be made without the need for structural interventions. The roof is fully equipped with solar panels. Structural Engineer: Aronsohn raadgevende ingenieurs (Rotterdam). MEP: HOMIJ Technische Installaties.

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Building Residential Foundation Students 96

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

” Now honestly, when did you last do load take downs, size a footing, call out the nailing on a wood shear wall, or design a roof truss? You will never find a Fire Protection Engineer sued because a wall fell or a Structural Engineer sued because the smoke evacuation system failed and people died.

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Architect Engineering Engineering IT 111

EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

There was an interior designer and we ended up getting a structural engineer involved. You don’t have time to be an expert and things like taxes and regulations and the old school payroll providers, they just don’t get it. The energy loss is through the walls and roof and floor. That’s an estimate.

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Building Housing Small Firm Residential 40

Architecture Quote

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The most prominent characteristic of the structure is an arched opening square that capped the roof. Structural columns lined with high-resistance concrete and Twenty percent of initial steel for sufficient rigidity. This marvelous structure started in 2009 and was completed in 2015. meters high. Floors: 85.

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