WI Product System in Wembley, United Kingdom

Designed by Wembley Innovation Limited, WI Product System is located in Wembley, United Kingdom. The means of achieving good conditions are understood, but the construction of extensive internal blockwork walls with large openings for air conditioning ducting and other services is complex. The use of WI beams and columns by Pyramid Builders to subdivide the large spans and to withstand the internal... 

Tags: Building, Concrete, Construction, Formwork, Post and lintel, Pyramid Builders, Reinforced concrete, Structural engineering, United Kingdom, Wembley Innovation Limited

Clifton Hill Rail Project in Melbourne, Australia

Designed by MGS Architects, Loocated in Melbourne, Australia, The Clifton Hill Rail Project demanded the building of a second railway track between Clifton Hill and Westgarth stations while retaining daily commuter services. This complex project required an elegant solution camouflaging an economical reinforced concrete structure that satisfied community expectations of minimal disruption to the neighbourhood... 

Tags: Australia, Bridges, Buckling, Clifton Hill, Concrete, Construction, daily commuter services, Deck, elegant solution, engineered solution, Formwork, large steel beam spanning, Melbourne, Reinforced concrete, stainless steel discs, Structural engineering, Westgarth Victoria

Paraty House in Paraty, Brazil

Designed by Studio MK27, Paraty House is located in Paraty, Brazil. There is a legend which says that the region of the colonial city of Paraty and Angra dos Reis (between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) has 365 islands, one for each day of the year. Two boxes of reinforced concrete, rest fixed connected on the mountainside of one of these islands; two modern prisms between the large colossal stones... 

Tags: Brazil, Brazilian coast, Concrete, Construction, George Nakashima, Joaquim Tenreiro, José Zanine Caldas, Lina Bo Bardi, Luis Barragan, Paraty, Reinforced concrete, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Sérgio Rodrigues, Spider, Spider bite, Structural engineering, Studio MK27, upholstered chair

City Market Affordable Housing in Edmonton, Canada

Designed by Dub Architects Ltd, City Market Affordable Housing is located in Edmonton, Canada .  Built on a former famers market, this project consists of 72 units of affordable housing built above an existing 1960’s exposed concrete structure intended for retail uses. A variety of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and loft units are included and rent rates for the housing will be between 10% and... 

Tags: Affordable housing, artist, Canada, Community organizing, Concrete, Construction, Dub Architects Ltd ., Edmonton, exposed metal pans, House, Lighting, Masonry, Real estate, Reinforced concrete, retail uses, steel frame, steel structure

BOH Visitor Center By ZLG Design, Malaysia

The BOH Visitor Center was designed by ZLG Design is located in Sungei Palas Estate Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. The choice of metalwork was based strictly on the need to reduce activities on the construction site. ZLG Design to expedite the construction of steel frames to mitigate the problems of delivery of tea leaves in the plant is currently operating at close. The structural elements were very... 

Tags: Batten, building materials, Concrete, Construction, Malaysia architecture, Reinforced concrete, Roof, Structural engineering, Structural system