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KHouse Modern – Drywall Progress

April 7, 2015 by Bob Borson 44 Comments

KHouse Modern – Drywall Progress

I haven't provided an update on the KHouse Modern in a long while so this post is quite overdue. This house is really amazing and the craft in which it is being built is incredible ... and sometimes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, My Work, Residential Tagged With: architectural technology, Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern, Materials, modern house

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

December 29, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

Life of an Architect – Best of 2014

While 2014 isn't technically over yet, it isn't going to stop me [cause I do what I want] from looking back at all the articles I wrote over the year to  see which ones represented the very best that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Career, Construction, Design, Do you want to be an Architect?, Graphics, Life in General, Observations, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, Construction Observation, Construction Process, interns, KHouse Modern, sketching

Weekly Job Site Meetings

October 27, 2014 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Weekly Job Site Meetings

I know I've said before that meetings are a complete waste of time - at least most of them are. Job site meetings ... the ones that actually happen as you are walking around the site (instead of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Modern House, My House, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern

Is that an Oculus?

September 22, 2014 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Is that an Oculus?

I was on the KHouse Modern job site a few weeks ago and during our weekly Tuesday construction meeting, I mentioned to the owner that the oculus was just about to start construction. He looked at me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Modern House, My House, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, KHouse Modern, modern house

Modern Residential Framing

September 4, 2014 by Bob Borson 33 Comments

Modern Residential Framing

Despite the fact that I work like a dog, I am incredibly lazy. I went back through my notes and realized that I haven't provided an update on the KHouse Modern since the curiously popular Pier and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Life in General, My House Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, KHouse Modern, NMH 2013 KHouse

Life of an Architect – Lantern Playhouse

August 4, 2014 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Life of an Architect – Lantern Playhouse

This is the Lantern House ... My 2014 design that was built and submitted to Dallas CASA for their Parade of Playhouses Charity event. I have been doing these playhouses for 7 years and I think my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Life in General, My Work, Playhouse Competition 2014, Playhouses Tagged With: Architecture and Society, CASA, Construction Observation, Construction Process, design

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