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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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Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard

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Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. Located in West Los Angeles on a busy thoroughfare, the project is called The Jagger – named after the massive sawtooth roof that tops it.

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Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"

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A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban "sanctuary".

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The Kitchen in This Pacific Northwest Retreat Is Made From Douglas Fir Felled On-Site

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Located in Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, the rambler-style home utilized the trees for the roof and a coffee table, too. The house is 1,700 square feet, and reaches into the landscape with a sheltering roof and screen walls to create usable outdoor spaces on all sides. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

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The roof is covered in standing-seam metal. Inside there is a clear division between public and private zones Inside, the 1,870-square-foot (174-square-metre) house features a clear division between public and private zones.

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This Suburban Australian Home Isn’t Afraid of a Little (More Like a Lot) of Plywood

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An enfilade along the southern side of the house provides the internal circulation, efficiently coupled with a service strip accommodating the kitchen bench, utility zone, and extra spaces for storage or study. It is built with conventional stud walls, sits on the same slab-on-ground, and is topped with the same trussed roof.

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Hamptons artist studio by Worrell Yeung is tucked among the trees

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The building has a gabled roof In response to strict zoning rules and environmental sensitivities, the studio created a small-footprint building that preserved existing trees and minimised the overall impact on the landscape. The ground floor also has a powder room. Within the building, the four-foot-tall (1.2-metre)