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Structural design

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about structural design

Project • By Reza Jafari & AssociatesPrivate Houses

T.08

A single-storey house arranged around a shaded court. The plan is held by two long walls that carry the roof and divide the site into served and serving ground.Openings are few and deliberate. Light enters through a narrow eastern slot in the morning and washes the plaster surfaces of the living room until midday, after which the house returns to shadow. More

Project • By OneworksOffices

C70 Office Complex

Extensive retrofit and refurbishment of two 1960s buildings to create a coherent and sustainable office campus using a palette of high-quality, crafted, and natural materials that work with the existing structures. Oneworks was recently commissioned by Quinta Capital SGR, on behalf of the Alternative Real Estate Investment Fund managed “Ambiente e Innovazione”, to provide an integrated strategy of redevelopment and redesign of the existing office buildings located at the commencement of Via Cristoforo Colombo in Rome. This strategic location places the campus alongside a vital tertiary-directional road, bridging the historic heart of Rome with the bustling EUR district, and marks a significant step forward in the area’s o... More

Project • By Bambutec DesignTrade Shows

Textile bamboo structures for open-air events

Bambutec designed textile bamboo structures for the open-air sporting event Rio Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mobile and deployable structures were built at seaside public spaces as Copacabana, Arpoador, Ipanema, Joatinga and Barra da Tijuca beaches, among others. The structures apply treated bamboo poles, tensile membranes and flexible joints. Bioclimatic bamboo tents made of cotton fabrics and acrylic membranes covered a total area of 820 sqm, rapidly mounted and dismounted by a team of skilled bamboo builders. Bamboo tents create bioclimatic spaces due to the applied biomaterials and to the properties of passage of the air and protection for sun and rain, which is an important aspect for roof structures in the tropical climate.... More

Project • By Tim Global EngineeringMuseums

Museum steel gantry

Museum steel gantry for carrying a very non-standard load such as airplane models and airplane equipment. Special attention is paid to every detail during the design phase in order to achieve and comply with all architectural requirements. The dimensions of steel gantry are 42x4x5m. More