by Jim Yarrow | Jun 19, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
It wasn’t until Chong and Mackenzie started to work on the old ruins that they realized how much was necessary to restore it, but it was essential to both of them to maintain the integrity of the old stone which had stood in place since the 10th-12th century. Using...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 19, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
LOT-EK chose to use recycled shipping containers in their Taichung City Cultural Center proposal due to the modular units’ low environmental impact and practical form. “Shipping containers, because millions of them sit unused in ports around the world, and because of...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
Ocana del Valle was given an interesting brief that pushed the design of Casa Mediterraneo’s headquarters beyond a typical tenant improvement for an existing building. The brief emphasized the importance of preserving the building appropriately for the program, but in...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
The building is carefully oriented to take advantage of natural lighting, heating and cooling while keeping its impact on its site to a minimum. The redwood bark façade was sourced from a neighboring sawmill, and the doors look like secret compartments, with the front...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
The Digital Grotesque project isn’t the first example of 3D-printed architecture we’ve seen; Dutch firm DUS Architects has led the way, developing an 11.5-foot custom 3D printer that it plans to use to print an entire house. But Dillenburger’s and Hansmeyer’s Digital...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
Team Las Vegas is made up of 60 students from various disciplines and already they have shown themselves to be highly organized and poised to win with a design that is not only befitting to the Mojave desert site for which it is intended, but also complementary....
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
The building sits in one of Vancouver’s most desirable districts and aims to connect the old and new Mount Pleasant. It is slightly rotated to create an interesting relationship with the ground, as well as to make room for outdoor garden areas. The form reflects the...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff Software
Seattle’s $30 million carbon neutral Bullitt Center, billed as the world’s greenest commercial building, will feature what its owner, the Bullitt Foundation, calls an “irresistible stairway” when it opens at the end of the month. The elegant, light-filled escalier...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 18, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff Software
After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world’s most durable man-made creations ever—Roman concrete—has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, and it may have a significant impact on how we build cities of the...
by Jim Yarrow | Jun 17, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
For its prototypical tower, SOM proposes a concrete jointed timber frame structural system. Solid, 8-inch-thick mass timber floor panels span between the timber shear walls at the building core and the perimeter columns. The wood primary structural members are...
