Construction drawings are the things that turn ideas into actualities and trying to create drawings that demonstrate the vision and intended level of craft is a conscious effort on my part. That may sound incredibly stupid - so be it. I like to think … [Continue reading]
As an architect, I tend to communicate through sketching - which is starting to make me a bit of a relic. Most young people these days seem to work more on the computer and generate images that are created digitally, which I love, but I don't want … [Continue reading]
Leadership ... Augrey: [talking to Blichael] I am about to order the carpet [finger hovering over 'submit' button] Wall-to-wall just like you wanted. Blichael: Wait ... what?! We have wall-to-wall carpet? I don't want that. Augrey: You … [Continue reading]
We've all heard the expression that you shouldn't ever judge a book by its cover, and I for one, tend to agree with this expression. I will admit that I DO judge a book by the cover but since I am generally an open-minded sort of person, this … [Continue reading]
It's been 2 1/2 months since I last updated you on the CHouse Modern project and a lot has happened. The last time I showed you the house, it was about 15% complete with the structurally insulated panels (SIPs) going in. Since that time, the rest of … [Continue reading]
On the residential part of our practice, we do a lot of pier and beam foundations. There are other options available to us -some include post-tensioned slab on grade and plain ol' slab on grade, and all of these options are fine under the right … [Continue reading]
