“CANTILEVER” it’s a great challenge not only for the firms design team but for our structural design team as well.
To come up with a structural design that appears to defy gravity is truly a great challenge
The goal of the project is to make the structure appear to be levitating..
To create that illusion the team removed all corner columns facing the road and came up with one main column situated outside the footprint and planted a big column from the lanai,the second floor balcony and the roof deck,that served as structural support from the ground up..
The area which the column was removed,was utilized as extension,adhering to its intent to expand the space of the dinning area appearing to be like an alfresco,having the illusion of a contiguous space,which when the corner sliding door opens it expands the area for an appreciation of its landscaping and likewise to cater to big gatherings if situation requires.