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First Test Successful to Fix Pile Upgrade for Settling Millennium Tower in San Francisco

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dia pilot pile casing installation at San Francisco’s Millennium Tower, proving the efficacy of the initial step of a less-disruptive construction method designed to allow the paused foundation fix at the ailing 645-ft-tall residential condominium to resume. successfully completed the 36-in.-dia

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Koolhaas, OMA selected to design San Francisco high-rise residential tower

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Rem Koolhaas and his architecture firm, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), have been named lead architect for a 550-foot residential tower on Folsom Street in San Francisco. OMA is teaming with developers Related California and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. on the project. High-rise Construction'

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Is IKEA a Trustworthy Affordable Cabinet Alternative for Residential Pros?

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Is IKEA a Trustworthy Affordable Cabinet Alternative for Residential Pros? On the latest installment of The Weekly, two designers weigh in on how IKEA cabinets play into residential home design. Many residential professionals turn to IKEA cabinets when working with a tight budget. Remodeling Design.

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First look: Rem Koolhaas to design San Francisco tower

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Rem Koolhaas and his architecture firm, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), will design a 550-ft residential tower in on Folsom Street in San Francisco. OMA is partnering with Related California, and has offered $72 million for the property, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

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Jeanne Gang reinterprets San Francisco Bay windows in new project design

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Yesterday San Francisco’s newest tower proposal was unveiled, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, and it will be a 400-foot tower designed by Gang. Renderings show that the planned residential tower will be a tier of bay windows placed slightly askew on top of each other, resulting in a flowing, twist-effect.

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First look: Jeanne Gang reinterprets San Francisco Bay windows in new skyscraper scheme

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Yesterday, San Francisco’s newest tower proposal was unveiled, the S an Francisco Chronicle reports , and it will be a 400-foot-tall tower designed by Gang. Renderings show that the planned residential tower will be a tier of bay windows placed slightly askew on top of each other, resulting in a flowing, twisting-effect.