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Tie Rods in Brazilian Architecture: From Furniture to Urban Infrastructure

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Image: Gabriel Fernandes from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 <[link] via Wikimedia Commons Tie rods are integral in structural engineering, primarily for transmitting traffic loads and alleviating compression forces within a structure.

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Omar Gandhi Architects balances cedar house on rocky Nova Scotia coastline

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Beyond its visually striking exterior, the true innovation of Rockbound lies in the unseen engineering," the team explained, lauding the collaboration with Blackwell Structural Engineers to redistribute the structural loads through a system of micro-piles. The photography is by Ema Peter.

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Horses a "constant visual presence" at Black Fox Ranch by CLB Architects

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The house is located near the barn and pastures in order to ensure that "horses are a constant visual presence," the team said. To one side of the home's atrium is the communal zone For the main home, the team conceived a two-storey, L-shaped building that gradually rises from the site.

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Wisdome Stockholm by Elding Oscarson

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Extension of the National Swedish Museum of Technology, housing a visualization dome, a spherical space where visualization technology achieves an immersive audiovisual experience, along with a café and an exhibition hall. The gridshell structure is constructed from flat standard LVL panels.

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Suspended weights counterbalance cantilevered viewpoint in Mexico

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Espina was designed by Emiliano Domínguez and Santiago Martínez Architects Emiliano Domínguez and Santiago Martínez completed the compact 21-square metre (226-square foot) structure in 2023. Espina emerges from the synergy of different elements that interact to achieve both structural and visual balance," the team told Dezeen.

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

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Project Details: Location: Washington, United States Architect: GO'C / @ go_c_studio Footprint: 1,700 square feet Builder: Sparrow Woodworks Structural Engineer: SSF Engineers Civil Engineer: J Welch Engineering Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science Inc. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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The ADU is part of a family estate During the design process, they looked to farm structures that dot Sonoma Valley, many of which are dilapidated and have "their own strange elegance", the team said. The structural system is mostly wood with an occasional steel beam.