Private Residential

Hurricane Rated Home

· June 24, 2021 ·

Miami, Florida

The owner of the Tin Box Project is a prominent Professor of Architecture in Miami, FL. Wanting a hurricane resistant house that was durable enough for the harsh Miami climate while staying different from the city’s traditional art deco style, he sought out EcoSteel.

Bolted steel connections easily meet Miami Dade’s strict 140 mph wind loading code, and a treated steel exterior stands up to the harsh, humid climate. This hurricane rated modern steel home in Miami will feature exposed interior structure as a design element, and as a value engineering play. Solar panels and a planted green roof have been incorporated into the conceptual, schematic and now engineering phase to ensure an elegant integration.

To see more of EcoSteel’s hurricane resistant architecture, take a look at one of our other custom prefabricated homes. To see another example of our work with solar panels and green energy, try our modern prefab steel commercial building.

Project Details:

Bolted steel connections easily meet Miami Dade 140mph wind loading code
Solar panels incorporated into design
Planted green roof
Metallic exterior non-traditional to Miami neighborhood
Exposed interior steel structure to shave cost and as design choice

Recognition:

The Pinnacle of Steel Framed Homes

· May 30, 2021 ·

This San Francisco Modern Hillside Home will set the bar for Luxury Prefab Construction

At the top of the Famous Lombard area of San Francisco sets an All Steel 6 Story Residence with Two Hour Fire Rated Panels and car elevator. The owners can exit the vehicle inside garage to allow 2nd floor access without leaving the drivers seat. Bolted Frame Prefab System provides clearspan support for a 5 story luxury prefab home in downtown San Francisco. Earthquake resistant braced frames and heavy I-Beam Commercial Grade materials provide unmatched strength and support. Superior Energy Efficiency is achieved with insulated steel roof and wall panels. The Roof panels will be concealed with an entertainment deck surface and the walls are covered with 3/4 Inch European style limestone plaster for an Old World effect.

Walker Moody Architects of San Francisco designed this home with a spiral central staircase and roof skylight that is a centerpiece of the living space. The San Francisco steel home features site conditions including a Four Story Retaining Wall and One Inch tolerance on property lines with a Fire Rating condition. To add complexity to the design, the neighbors home exterior wall plane is encroaching into the project airspace by Four Inches due to settling of a brick wall.

Urban Infill projects can benefit with 3D Modeling for BIM (Building Information Management) to help control costs and design cost savings into the project. Bolted steel framed house with steel insulated roof and wall panels that are attached to a commercial grade frame provide unmatched strength and durability. Radius Steel Structure allows for dramatic floating staircase and glass rotunda.

Multifamily Prefab

· May 29, 2021 ·

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This 1,700 square foot prefab modern steel home located on the hillside above Silver Lake Reservoir, Los Angeles, CA, will be constructed in an established neighborhood with very limited site access. A prefabricated kit of parts was essential to completing this project with only one side of the site accessible by construction equipment.

This client’s religious beliefs call for a design with no right angles, and EcoSteel’s parametric 3D Revit modeling and detailing are essential to converting this project from a design to reality.

The Silver Lake Project will also feature an all clearspan interior, 300 square feet of cantilevered decking, and large walls of glass to take advantage of the site’s breathtaking views. In spite of these large walls of glass, the project easily exceeds title 24 green code and is equipped with unmatched R32 pre-insulated steel roof panels, and R24 pre-insulated steel wall panels.

Details

Unmatched r-values in spite of large walls of glass
No right angles
Limited access site
Cantilevered balconies
All clearspan interior
Architect: Tom Marble

Prefab Steel Loft Apartments

· May 24, 2021 ·

The Forj Lofts is a steel apartment building with a Minimalistic/Scandinavian design. Residing on the Atlantic coast of Delaware, the prefab metal apartment building is engineered for extreme wind loads. The Forj name is a play on words for an Iron Forge, as there is nothing but steel used for the building components. Limited staging areas for material and crew mandated a carefully executed shipment and assembly program. This residential steel building is just one example of how steel can be used in multi-family construction.

Details

3 Story Residential Loft units
4 Bedroom / 3.5 Baths
Superior Energy Efficiency
3rd Floor Entertainment Deck

Fire Rebuild

· May 24, 2021 ·

Ultra Modern Prefab Home by Architect Hector Magnus

This amazing design expresses the strength and beauty of the all metal and modern fire resistant prefabricated home. EcoSteel Bolted Frame and Custom Roof/Wall & Trim components provide a fire resistant and energy efficient building envelope.

Faced with rebuilding after a firestorm that devastated the community, the owner — a well-respected artist — desired that his house deviate from the prominent local design language in order to bring an optimistic, contemporary voice to the scene. He also wanted the house to be an environment where he could create and display his artwork, while being inspired by the surrounding natural setting. To achieve this effect, large, expansive walls were utilized to display paintings, huge glass doors open to endless views, and a subtle color palette of materials was employed to allow art and nature to take the spotlight.

Set on a 1/4-acre sloping lot, the supporting superstructure came to the site as pre-engineered, prefabricated, recycled steel framing and was designed to be protected within the interior volume. The metal skeleton allows for expansive openings that are filled with metal-framed glass. The remaining exterior is wrapped with a fire-resistant skin of color-enhanced insulated metal panels. Overall, the concept of resilience is the focus.

Forced by circumstance, this artist residence integrated a commercial prefabricated engineered system into a modern steel home that provides a definitive edge for contemporary design in Santa Barbara and California’s central coast.

Fire resistant engineering isn’t only for residential purposes. Take a look at a custom commercial brewery created by EcoSteel for another example of a fire-safe modern metal building.

All Photos, Interior Design & Architecture by Hector Magnus