Nestled into the luscious green landscape of Frohnleiten, Austria lies this incredible single family residence. Much like the Estudio Huma designed grass covered school, this home’s facade is completely covered in astro turf, helping it blend into its naturally surroundings wonderfully. The project was designed by architect Weichlbauer Ortis, and exemplifies the saying “thinking outside of the box.” …
META architecturrbureau, storimans wijffels architecten, technum in collaboration with west 8, have won the competition for the ‘auditory and laboratory building O’ at the university of antwerp, in belgium. the new structure will become the central gateway, the heart of the campusbetween the entrances and traffic flows. located in the center it will reconnect the northern and primary grounds with the natural …
Construction companies are looking into a project often collect bids from several contractors. They are looking for the best price, technical content, and commercial consideration, should be made so that the best available offering is chosen for award. The Contracting authority needs to determine early on how it select the wining bidder. the bidder must be determined responsible as follows. Prequalification …
Delft-based mecanoo architects, oslo-based CODE arkitektur and buro happold have been selected to complete a ‘knowledge + cultural square’ in the center of kongsberg, located 75 meters southwest of oslo in norway. a 24,000 square meter cultural and teaching building with the ability to accommodate student housing, sports facilities and businesses. the ‘silver factory’ concept hopes to revitalize the historic …
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Our civilization, having been progressed on industrialization and information, confronts to absolute demand for coexistence with nature. All the traces of civilization from architectural activities could mean ruins from the nature’s point of view. What we call civilization is producing dead architectural space and places by futuristic demands. As the society is civilizes the natural …
The Crystal, a Sustainable Cities Initiative by Siemens, has opened in London. Conceived by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, the dramatic crystal-shaped, glazed structure has created a new independent global hub for debate on sustainable urban living and development. The 6,300 sq m building – which houses exhibition spaces, conference facilities and a technology and innovation centre – …
In order to achieve accurate estimates in Project Management, cost estimating strategy is a must. Cost estimating strategy is developed based on a three-step process. These steps lead to a more accurate cost estimate by incorporating the knowledge gained during the design phase of the project combined with knowledge from previous projects. With the adoption of this strategy, …
Here the light is intern circulates. A large deck colored translucent polycarbonate levitates above the sports hall allowing light to enter and exit freely. Sun protection is ensured by large flights in the SE and SW facades.
Depending on the existing capacity of the equipment, the geological conditions of the construction, the designing regulations on piling depth and maximum allowed depth, the Contractor can choose suitable pile method. Principles for selecting hammer as follows: • Enough capacity to put the pile down to designing depth with the maximum allowed depth as specified …
Construction estimating software is built specifically for generating fast, accurate construction estimates in a fraction of the time required using older methods. Information on selecting construction Estimating software packages is hard to come by. We hope that tips below will help you with your quest to locate the right constructon estimating software package for you. There are many different …