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Top 10 results in the “Outdoor Amenities” category in our Multifamily Design+Construction...
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Year-over-year growth tops 3% for 13th month. Will the economy stifle momentum?
Capitol 650, a new construction 351-unit residential community designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning and developed by Lennar Multifamily Communities is located in Milpitas, Calif. Capitol 650 sits directly across the street from the future Milpitas BART station and adjacent to the existing VTA Light Rail Station in the city of Milpitas’ Transit Area Specific Plan. Photo: Les Tirmenstein, courtesy KTGY Architecture + Planning
Humphreys & Partners, KTGY, SCB, CallisonRTKL, and Perkins Eastman top the rankings of the na...
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Design Partners Incorporated provided surfboard storage at The Collection (above), a 397-unit, 43-story condo tower and 54-unit mid-rise (plus 14 townhomes) for developer The Collection LLC (subsidiary of A&B Properties Inc.); and at Waihonua at Kewalo, another 43-floor condo community, for client Kewalo Development. Both are in Honolulu. Photo: Ryan Kamo/Design Partners Inc.
What amenities are “must-have” rather than “nice to have” for the local market? Which amenities w...
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Whirlpool washer and dryer in one machine can provide laundering solutions in apartments with limited space.
Whirlpool washer and dryer in one machine can provide laundering solutions in apartments with lim...
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Henry Gifford's Buildings Don't Lie challenges AEC professionals to build better buildings through a better understanding of basic building science.
Review of "Buildings Don't Lie," by engineer Henry Gifford.
Wilsonart, maker of Enchanted Rock Traceless Cabinets and other products, is about to acquire Czech manufacturer Technistone.
U.S. manufacturer Wilsonart, maker of High Pressure Laminate, Quartz, Solid Surface, Coordinated...
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Students working in a communal space. Photo courtesy GBBN
When it comes to the design and space planning of your residence life program, the quality of the...
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Independence Library and Apartments, a hybrid library and affordable housing development in Chicago. Designed by John Ronan Architects
How the city of Chicago and nonprofit groups partnered to build three libraries plus affordable h...
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The mural of a plant indigenous to Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood adorns a building's exterior wall that's visible to residents of a recently opened apartment building. Image: Evan Joseph
A 90-foot mural overlooks the courtyard of a new residential building.
Organized Living closet systems were installed in all units at 20 Fulton East by dealer Rayhaven Group.
20 Fulton Street East is a 12-story residential community in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., develo...
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The skylit 75-foot, three-lane lap pool at Hub, a 54-story rental tower of 750 apartments (150 affordable) in Brooklyn, N.Y., designed by Dattner Architects. Photo: Evan Joseph, courtesy Dattner Architects
Multifamily developers show no signs of pulling back on specialty spaces and unique offerings in...
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Magnusson Architecture + Planning is designing the project.
The late Victorian structure at 859 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass., has been fully upgraded to “near” net-zero energy standards. The 7,500-sf home can shelter 10 homeless women and their children. Photo: Bruce T. Martin
The 1885 Victorian home in Cambridge, Mass., gets a new, energy-efficient life as Renae's Place,...
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The most important benefit of offsite construction, when done right, is reliability.
Ori Pocket Closet opens (via black button) for access to clothes, etc. Pocket Closet comes with 110 cubic feet of storage, 140 inches of hanging space, a desk, 48-inch TV nook, LED lighting, three outlets, and two USB ports and adds the equivalent of 40 square feet of usable space to an apartment. Cost: $3,000 to $7,000. Photo: Ori Living
This robotically controlled, space-saving furniture system can add more than 100 square feet of u...
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Ori Studio Suite comes with a full or queen bed, a dining table or desk, a 50- or 60-inch TV nook, up to 133 cubic feet of storage, 48 to 60 inches of space to hang clothes, LED lighting, six outlets, and two USB ports. The system “adds” up to 136 of usable square footage to the unit. Cost: $7,000 to $15,000, depending on order quantity. Photo: Ori Living
Meet Ori Living's robotically controlled, space-saving furniture system.
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Using RSMeans data from Gordian, here are the most recent construction costs for low-rise and mid...
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We're looking for the best new "student housing" communities for our Fall Issue of Multifamily De...
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Sitka, a 384-unit apartment complex in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Photo: Vulcan Real Estate
Ballpark living in Anaheim, Calif., and a water-friendly apartment complex in Seattle highlight t...
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Williams Terrace, Charleston, S.C., designed by David Baker Architects. The project echoes the iconic Charleston single house, with piazzas that function much like porches. These wide, open-air corridors provide external circulation and surround an airy central courtyard. Photo: Luker Photography, courtesy AIA
The firm's Williams Terrace project is the first dedicated housing for Charleston, S.C.’s low-inc...
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Modular carries a potential cost savings of up to 20%, but there is a risk of up to a 10% loss if delivery or material costs spike, the report says.
Modular construction can deliver projects 20% to 50% faster than traditional methods and drastica...
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Wanderwall is one of the largest public art pieces in North Carolina. Designed by Marc Fornes/Theverymany, it reimagines an exterior wall of the Stonewell Station parking garage along Interstate 277 in Charlotte (more below). Photo: NAARO
9 projects that push the limits of architectural design, space planning, and material innovation....
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CetraRuddy designed the project and Delshah Capital is the developer.
Despite a decline in rental households, multifamily construction pushed forward last year. Image: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
However, supply shortages, especially on the affordable end, are likely to push rents even higher...
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The Architectural Team designed the project.
Design Collective is the project’s architect.
The Carillon at Belleview Station, a 163-unit complex near the Denver light transit line. The project team: MGL Partners, owner; Parikh Stevens Architects, architect; StudioSIX5, interior designer; and Milender White, general contractor. Photo: Michael Lowry Photography
Style, flexibility, and fun highlight the latest design trends for the 55+ market.
Freedom Rail Century Gray closet system from Organized Living, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2019.
At the 202-unit Niche 905 Apartments, Chicago, FitzGerald Associates Architects designed an 18th-floor roof deck featuring a large communal grilling station adjacent to smaller individual grills and private dining areas with family-style tables. A nine-foot glass wall running along the perimeter shields residents and their guests from the wind. The glass enclosure “helps the space feel more like a room and makes it more intimate,” said FitzGerald’s Kristen Larkin. Photo: C360 Images, Jim Tschetter
Seven tips for ensuring outdoor kitchens deliver safe, memorable experiences for residents and gu...
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