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Re-framed Initiative – Study of Retrofit Schematic Designs

Westeck News

> Seismic upgrades to meet three performance objectives, and roof structural upgrades. > > Minimizing on-site construction and disturbance to occupants. > > Optimizing on-site solar PV electricity generation and storage. > > Prioritizing occupant health and well being. >

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Woven perches Sakinaw Lake House on rocky hillside in British Columbia

Deezen

Canadian studio Woven Architecture and Design has created a long and narrow holiday home for a challenging site in British Columbia where "there wasn't much space for a home". The home is anchored to a steep, rocky site that overlooks the lake. The greatest obstacle was the site conditions. Interiors: Sophie Burke Design.

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2022 Projects in the Pipeline

SW Oregon Architect

LCC Health Professions Building - Schematic Design Phase rendering It’s my pleasure to currently work with Tom on the new Health Professions Building project. Robertson/Sherwood/Architects is the architect-of-record, and our frequent collaborator, Mahlum Architects , is providing design leadership.

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Desert modernism for the 21st century

Habitus Living

Externally the design employs a robust and timeless palette of in situ-concrete walls and roofs, anodized aluminium battens, minimalistic balustrading, feature breeze blocks, and honed concrete steps and terracing. Breeze blocks in stark white make another nod to mid-century design, but have not been used to excess.

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Refining Design – The Design Development Phase

Matt Fajkus Architecture

After the schematic design phase has been completed and a viable project budget has been developed, it is time to design the building’s structural system, layer in mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, and refine the design of functional spaces.

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Singapore’s new Science Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects

aasarchitecture

Incorporating large windows serving as ‘monocles’ offering strategic views of the lake, each of the new Science Centre’s five volumes is uniquely orientated to enhance the relationships between the centre’s indoor and outdoor spaces. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). Image © Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA).

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Community Center of Baishadao Financial Town // URBANUS????

Architizer

Due to the thermos protection, the greenhouse is not fully glass-roofed, and its partially solid roof provides a social space for upper floor communities. It took less than four months from schematic design to construction documents.1. The site layout: The east side of the lot is the main entry road of the town.