The Rantilla Residence by Michael Rantilla

Built hiding beyond natural site wooded environtment, a contemporary house living residence called The Rantilla Residence has been done designed by Architect Michael Rantilla, a Senior Associate with the Freelon Group, This designer and architect designed designed this house for himself in a woodsy area south-west of Raleigh, North Carolina. The materials used in construction were steel, concrete, glass, aluminum, zinc, ipe, maple and bamboo. The... 

Modern with a Side of Ranch by Hufft Projects

A wonderful house renovation is done by Hufft Projects of Kansas City, Missouri; This architect have designed a modern renovation and addition to an existing Ranch-style home, in a project they’ve named “Modern with a Side of Ranch.” this architect has done an incredible renovation!! One of the best renovation. This house design is located in Leawood, KS. Project Team of this modern house design are Matthew Edwin Hufft, Kendra Danielle Kirchmer,... 

UBPA B3-2 Pavilion by Studio Archea

Beautiful architecture design is coming from Italian architects Studio Archea. They have designed a modern building called the pavilion for the Urban Best Practice Area at the Shanghai Expo 2010. this Project is by Exhibition pavilion is located in Shanghai, China. The Client is World Expo Shanghai 2010 Holding Company. With Plot area: 3,000 sq.m and Built area: 2,000 sq.m the Contractor Shanghai Construction Company success to create a very beautiful... 

The Montecito Residence by Barton Myers Associates

Architects Barton Myers Associates have completed a new home in Montecito, California. Associate in Chargeof the architecture is Thomas Schneider. The Project Architect by Yianna Bouyioukou. Landscape is located in Rios Clementi Hale Studios. Structural Engineer designer is Norman J. Epstein. Engineering done by AGME Engineers, mechanical & plumbing; Smith Engineering Associates, electrical; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc, envelope consultant;... 

Construction Resumes at 1015 Half Street in Washington D.C.’s Revitalized Riverfront Redevelopment Area

Construction of a 400,000-square-foot office building at 1015 Half St. SE resumed on Monday, April 26, according to the receiver of the property, Douglas Wilson, owner of the Douglas Wilson Companies (DWC). Currently owned by Half Street SE, LLC, construction of the building was halted when the owner’s parent company, Opus East LLC, filed for bankruptcy in mid 2009. The property is located in Southeast Washington D.C.’s burgeoning Capitol Riverfront... 

VAST Composite Landscape Pavers in a 4×8-inch Size for Large Commercial and Residential Hardscapes

VAST® Enterprises, LLC, a material science research and manufacturing company, announced that it has developed a new version of VAST Composite Landscape Pavers in a 4×8-inch size. Manufactured in VAST’s proprietary composite blend of up to 95 percent recycled car tires and plastic containers, VAST Composite Pavers fulfill the most demanding requirements for hardscape beauty, design versatility, toughness, and installation efficiency. VAST’s... 

Bostik Introduces Chem-Calk 505

Bostik Inc.’s Construction & Industrial (C&I) Business Unit has developed Chem-Calk® 505, a new, two-component, polyurethane sealant for vertical and horizontal commercial construction applications. The non-sag, architectural-grade formulation is designed to seal expansion and control joints in precast concrete construction and metal curtain walls, as well as the perimeters of door and window frames and other building components. Replacing... 

Filadelfie Administration Building, Prague, Czech Republic

The structural work for the Filadelfie building complex in Prague with its interesting ground plan is very close to completion. With the help of the PERI formwork solution, the 17-floor multi-storey building – constructed in the form of a four-blade propeller – will shortly be finished. The MULTIFLEX slab formwork system, in particular, showed itself to be extremely flexible and adaptable for forming the curved upper and massive basement slabs. Comprehensive... 

Roll-Out Concrete Floor Slab Reinforcement Beats Construction Blues

Steel reinforcement specialist Hy-Ten, has achieved sales of 10, 000 tonnes for their innovative Bamtec floor slab reinforcement system this year, roughly equivalent to their record breaking year of 2007. This represents a real increase in market share for Bamtec in a sector that some commentators estimate has shrunk by 40 percent. Hy-Ten is the exclusive licensed manufacturer in the UK and Ireland for the Bamtec system which originated in Germany.... 

Florida’s Landmark Mansion Just Hit Market for $18 Million

Perry Snell’s waterfront mansion, considered as one of the most beautiful homes in Florida, was just listed for $18 million, in the St Petersburg/ Tampa Bay area. Alona Dishy with Realty Executives, who specializes in high end, historic and waterfront homes in the Tampa Bay area, is representing the ownership. Built in the 1920’s on Brightwaters Blvd, (famed multimillion dollar homes that hug the waterfront within minutes of ritzy downtown...