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How to properly assess structural wind damage

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How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.

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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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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Known as Rockbound, the 4100-square foot (380-square metre) home sits on a rocky, sloped three-acre site overlooking a bay that connects the property to Peggy's Cove, a national historic site that can be seen across the water. The front door, carefully positioned within the foyer, tantalizes with hints of what lies beyond.

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Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan

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A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Torus House sits on a steeply sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. The concrete structure cuts through the home. It sits level with the road to the north.

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Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site

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Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". The site had long been overlooked as feasible for home construction. Garapa wood was used for soffits and for door and window surrounds.

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In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

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The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. For the sloped site, the team conceived a 4,233-square-foot (393-square-metre) dwelling with facades clad in glazed brick and charred cypress. Large windows and skylights illuminate the upper level. A metal screen marks the home's entrance.

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Satish Jassal Architects squeezes brick bungalow onto enclosed London site

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Satish Jassal Architects designed Haringey Brick Bungalow The 110-square-metre site and narrow passageway was "like building through a straw", dictating many design and construction decisions. Two green roofs top the building, characterised by their asymmetrical pyramid shapes topped with rooflights.

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