by Kendall Jones | Jun 21, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
Finish elevator manufacturer KONE has just announced a new high-rise elevator technology that could enable elevators to travel heights up to 1 kilometer-twice the distance that is currently feasible (credit bobby). UltraRope is an extremely light and strong elevator...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 21, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won an international competition to expand Swatch and Omega’s headquarters in Switzerland. The design involves adding three new buildings to the watch companies’ existing campus in Biel, a leading center of timber technology. Ban’s...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 20, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
The conical pillars are made with bamboo that was first soaked in mud, smoke-dried, and then joined using rattan fiber and bamboo nails. Not an ounce of steel was used to support the structure, which was prefabricated off-site to minimize waste, and the natural...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 20, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
Half of the curtain walling of “the cheesegrater” tower is now complete, with 51% of the structure already pre-leased to companies Aon and Amlin. The Leadenhall Building is owned by British Land and Oxford Properties and is the first UK project for Chinese curtain...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 20, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
London-based Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios worked with the National Trust to interpret the archaeology of the Roman remains in a fresh way that protects and exhibits the buildings in the 21st century. This £2.2m project protects the ruins with an understated,...
by Kendall Jones | Jun 19, 2013 | Construction Estimating and Takeoff
City Form Lab is know for using mathematical formulations to create structures that require minimal materials, but are structurally sound. SUTD’s pavilion uses a catenary curve formula to create a canopy shell that requires no support beams, columns or vertical...
by Kendall Jones | 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 Kendall Jones | 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 Kendall Jones | 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 Kendall Jones | 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...
