Architecture Coolest home ever?

[Giannis]

Nope. Zero history of earthquakes whatsoever (thanks god).

why your asking buddy ?

I was asking, because of the way the windows are placed, there is no space for a few decent sized shear walls in the building's perimeter. As a civil engineer in a highly seismic country, I nearly fell off my chair when I realised that!



So, since you've got no earthquakes, I've got nothing else to say other than it will be a beautiful house!

 

[Sayyaaf]

I was asking, because of the way the windows are placed, there is no space for a few decent sized shear walls in the building's perimeter. As a civil engineer in a highly seismic country, I nearly fell off my chair when I realised that!



So, since you've got no earthquakes, I've got nothing else to say other than it will be a beautiful house!

There is something I forgot to mention, I am not sure about the number, but I think the house is gonna rest on 10-14 piles of concrete. These were optional in my area 10-15 years ago, but due to nature of land, some houses started to look like this. Thank god that my parents house, was built like a castle and my dad opted for concrete piling although the costs are ridiculous and many architects considered "unnecessary" at that time.

 

[Human]

Someone must go out and take photo's of the UAE's most prestigious homes and publish a coffee table book about it. We have grand homes here in SA, my own home is my castle, but NOTHING compares or comes even close to the homes of the United Arab Emirates

Ok, I am going to do it publish the book myself and make a s..t load of money and built my own home next to yours Sayyaaf. I'l behave I promise Kidding buddy, I'll drive you mad-about-cars.

 

[Giannis]

There is something I forgot to mention, I am not sure about the number, but I think the house is gonna rest on 10-14 piles of concrete. These were optional in my area 10-15 years ago, but due to nature of land, some houses started to look like this. Thank god that my parents house, was built like a castle and my dad opted for concrete piling although the costs are ridiculous and many architects considered "unnecessary" at that time.

I think I understand what your problem is. It's called "architects". The correct word would be engineers

Seriously, just putting big piles of concrete won't be the best solution. Try a Radier Foundation, at least that's what we use in normal buildings when the soil is, well, shit. A radier foundation essentially is a very thick slab, made out of heavily reinforced concrete. That way, even if the soil fails at a part of the foundation, thus creating a neatral/inert area (an area of the foundation that doesn't pass any stress to the soil), you won't suffer any damages due to differential sedimentation. The usual outcome of the differential sedimentation is cracks on the wall fillings, usually at 45 degrees. Structural damages are not often, when the sedimentation is small. But it's still quite important!

I understand that the building will be made out of reinforced concrete, right?

 

[Sayyaaf]

I think I understand what your problem is. It's called "architects". The correct word would be engineers

Seriously, just putting big piles of concrete won't be the best solution. Try a Radier Foundation, at least that's what we use in normal buildings when the soil is, well, shit. A radier foundation essentially is a very thick slab, made out of heavily reinforced concrete. That way, even if the soil fails at a part of the foundation, thus creating a neatral/inert area (an area of the foundation that doesn't pass any stress to the soil), you won't suffer any damages due to differential sedimentation. The usual outcome of the differential sedimentation is cracks on the wall fillings, usually at 45 degrees. Structural damages are not often, when the sedimentation is small. But it's still quite important!

I understand that the building will be made out of reinforced concrete, right?

Yep Giannis, I have hard time translating the terms from Arabic to english, I think what you described is what I was referring to as "pile" in my earlier post. It is a mixture of concrete reinforced by steel. The piles are pumped into the land deep enough depending on the number of stories of the villa, then the foundation is constructed with concrete & steel.

 

[Cashmere]

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What about the dirt and smoke ?

 

[Cashmere]

 

[Merc1]

WOW!

M

 

[Giannis]

As a structural engineer, this caused me a headache

 

[Kowalski]

WOW indeed. Where is that place? Switzerland?

 

[Cashmere]

As a structural engineer, this caused me a headache

In a good way or in a bad way?

WOW indeed. Where is that place? Switzerland?

It's located in Montana.

 

[Giannis]

In a good way or in a bad way?

In a bad way.

I guess it's located somewhere with no to very rare earthquakes, so complex shapes don't really matter as far as they can support the permanent loads. But earthquakes are dynamic loads, and a complex shape only makes things worse, as it introduces (not only) torsion into a structure's response.

But that's just professional perversion coming from a structural (civil) engineer living in a country with very high seismicity, who has yet to design a building just for permanent loads.

 

[Rainer271]

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The first thing that makes it perfect is that the garage space is almost twice the side of the living space.

There are two entrance ways from either side of the house, one that leads directly into the main garage / showroom floor and the other from the rear that goes though a single port garage and has access to the main garage via a vehicle lift.

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[Rolf]

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This house is WOW, my mouth was hanging on the floor, it is a dream, beautiful

 

[Rolf]

HEAVEN: $4 Million 2 Bedroom, 2.5 Bathroom House with 16-Car Garage

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What do you do when you’re wealthy and money is no object? You not only build an impressive home, but also build a car heaven for yourself. This $4 million, 2 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom house comes with a garage that holds 16 cars.

Despite only being a 2 bedroom, the ultimate car collector home is over 6750 square feet and features a gym, workshop and an home office.

The first thing that makes it perfect is that the garage space is almost twice the side of the living space.

I wouldn't be surprised if the cars are worth more than the house, LOL!

 

[Mark]

 

[Sayyaaf]

 

[Sayyaaf]

sorry for the mutliple images ... I can't edit easily

These are 3D renderings of my house interior design which is under execution .. I hope it looks this good.

 

[Sayyaaf]

exterior got minor updates as well