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Cabin Detail – Steel and Walnut Bench

April 11, 2017 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Cabin Detail – Steel and Walnut Bench

In any project, there are a handful of design moments that help establish the personality of that entire project. For the cabin project that I have been working on for the past 2+ years, one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Interior Design, Materials and Products, Residential Tagged With: cabin, Construction Observation, design, details, Materials, modern house

Attitude Reflects Leadership

March 28, 2017 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Attitude Reflects Leadership

Every now and then I need to step away from the emails and the phone and remind myself that the person who is currently making me go apoplectic might have something going on other than idiocy. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Construction, Contractors, Life in General, Observations, Quotes Tagged With: Construction Process, contractors, leadership, quotes

Not Your Typical Modern Wood Deck

December 13, 2016 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

Not Your Typical Modern Wood Deck

I don't think it's bragging when I tell people I've done my fair share of awesome decks in my career, and today I thought I would show you one of the most recently completed awesome decks. THis is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, My Work, Projects Tagged With: Construction Process, deck

Barker Table – A Doghouse Worth Having Inside

November 8, 2016 by Bob Borson 20 Comments

Barker Table – A Doghouse Worth Having Inside

There are good dog houses, and then there are great dog houses ... I'd like to think that the "Barker Table" doghouse falls into the latter category. If you swing through Life of an Architect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Construction, Graphics, Life in General, Staff Contributions Tagged With: charity, design, doghouse

Off Center Pivot Door and 45 Seconds

October 25, 2016 by Bob Borson 38 Comments

Off Center Pivot Door and 45 Seconds

The process of entering your house is important. There is a sequence of events that should happen from the time someone arrives at the curb and makes their way to the front door, and preparing this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Modern House, My Work, Projects, Residential Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, details, Modern Architecture, Residential Architect

Modern Steel Trellis

October 18, 2016 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

Modern Steel Trellis

Architectural concept sketches, construction details, construction photos ... these are the sorts of posts that are both my most favorite, and least favorite, to put together. What makes them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, drawing

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