Kitchens are the heart of a home and probably the space where clients have the strongest thoughts and opinions. I suppose that makes a lot of sense because it's the one room in the house that everyone … [Read more...]
Documenting with photos
Architectural photography is serious business and I will be the first to tell you that I am not an architectural photographer ... unless the only requirement is that you take pictures of architecture. … [Read more...]
What to get an Architect for Christmas 2011
Let's see ... 400 square feet of glass mosaic tile, labor to install, elongated 1 piece toilet, large soaking bathtub, 20 hours plumber labor, 60 hours carpenter labor, tape, bed and texture ... wait … [Read more...]
How to build a shower that won’t leak – Products
Building a proper shower starts with specifying the right sort of products. Because there are all sorts of sites out there that tell you how to build a shower (and since I don't build these myself), I … [Read more...]
Lunchtime Architectural Products 02
This is the second installment of a reoccurring segment I am introducing here on Life of an Architect. I am calling it Lunchtime Architectural Products - where once or maybe twice a month show you … [Read more...]
Lunchtime Architectural Products
Being an architect isn't all glamour, bottle service and groupies, sometimes there is work that actually happens. The work is grueling and unrelenting at times so I thought I would show you how I … [Read more...]
Fireplaces
. Just to get it out of the way - yes, I live in Texas where everyone thinks we ride horses to work and drill oil wells just for fun. While those might be true, one thing that most people get wrong … [Read more...]
100 Percent Design – London 2011
Still doing research for my upcoming trip to London - today I was taking a look at 100% Design London - a showcase of a vast range of weird and wonderful materials from wood and plastic to embroidered … [Read more...]
Zinc Metal Siding – VM Zinc by Umicore
A few years ago a vendor brought in an update to our VM Zinc product binder and in it were some samples of some new colors available for zinc panels - yes, yes, I know instead of focusing on how zinc … [Read more...]
Radiant Flooring
Currently I am working on three projects that all have radiant floors in some of the rooms. That might not sound that unusual but I do live in Texas and we are going through one of the hottest summers … [Read more...]