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Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer

October 16, 2014 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer

Setting out to  create a Residential Architecture 101: Wood Veneer entry on wood seemed like an obvious topic to cover - although I haven't been focusing on this series in a while. The first post was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Products, Residential Architecture 101 Tagged With: architectural studio, Materials, Residential Architect

Board-Formed Concrete

July 17, 2014 by Bob Borson 57 Comments

Board-Formed Concrete

By a show of hands, who doesn't like board-formed concrete? Anyone? If you want to be my friend, you better not have raised your hand. So what exactly is "board formed concrete" and how do you get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Materials and Products Tagged With: concrete, Construction Process

Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs

March 31, 2014 by Bob Borson 99 Comments

Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs

We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced. SIPs are a high performance building system where the interior structural portion of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Products, Projects, Residential Tagged With: CHouse Modern

An Architect’s Dream Kitchen

January 20, 2014 by Bob Borson 65 Comments

An Architect’s Dream Kitchen

Believe or not, most architects thought about becoming chefs at one point or another in their lives. I know I did. If I had known more about how an actual kitchen worked when I was a child, I might be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Materials and Products, My House Tagged With: appliances, kitchens, My House, Products

An Electrician’s Bag

December 18, 2013 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

An Electrician’s Bag

After a little break, it's time for another entry into ongoing series I have been running where we get to take an inside look into the working contents of various design and construction related … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bags, Materials and Products Tagged With: Materials, Products

Considering white marble counter tops?

December 5, 2013 by Bob Borson 32 Comments

Considering white marble counter tops?

There are few things that are as stunning to me as a white marble countertop ... I love them and appreciate the character and history they have as a material. Whenever the subject of white marble … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interior Design, Kitchen, Materials and Products Tagged With: counter tops, kitchens, Materials, Products

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