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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.

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This architect has identified the qualities office buildings need for converting to residential

Archinect

Labeled by Fast Company as “Goldilocks” zones, the sweet spot for office buildings with the potential to become residential are ones that are mid-rise, built pre-WWII, with at least two sides facing open areas or streets near, but not within, a city’s financial core.

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Eric Owen Moss describes design approach to (W)rapper high-rise in exclusive film

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Architect Eric Owen Moss describes the design and engineering approach to constructing the (W)rapper office building in Los Angeles in this exclusive film produced by Dezeen in collaboration with MATT Construction. The (W)rapper expresses how it's made, the structural engineering behind it and how the building performs. "The

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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. Each room has a sliding door which opens onto the veranda, allowing the narrow deck to augment the internal circulation.

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Robert Hutchinson Architecture converts 1950s Seattle building into event space

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Read: Blackened wood house by Robert Hutchison provides retreat in Seattle forest Because the building had unreinforced masonry walls, combined with Seattle's location in a seismic zone, the team had to complete a tricky structural stabilization.

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HOK unveils Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium in Queens

Deezen

The screens will juxtapose the brick and black structural steel that will be included to reference the site's industrial heritage, according to HOK. Brick and black structural steel will clad the facade "Stadia are typically inward-focused buildings with solid exteriors that consume long stretches of valuable city blocks," the team said.

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

Deezen

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. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said.