Transcription: Recycling the structural steel frame of an old cement plant as the envelope of a new house is not exactly an orthodox design approach. It is like beginning the design process at the town dump, but out of such unorthodox opportunities come gifted solutions. Salvaging the steel frame accomplished at least three things. First, it reduced construction costs and avoided an environmental wound. Second, it created a redundant roof or parasol over interior and exterior rooms, which is an excellent cooling strategy. And third, it provided an opportunity for the architects to reinterpret the meaning of ...
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