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Oculus and Skylights

July 29, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Oculus and Skylights

Unless you've been living under a rock (or you are anything other than another architect who reads this site), you would know that there are few things I enjoy in a project as much as a proper oculus. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Graphics, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, design, details

Interior Stairwell Design and Graphics

May 21, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Interior Stairwell Design and Graphics

Few people love putting together stair drawings, but I think you'll agree that some stairs are more fun to detail than others. Such is the case for the monumental stairwell we've been working on for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Design, Graphics, Oak Grove Tagged With: Construction Process, design, details

Stairs are Complicated

March 26, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Stairs are Complicated

Some of the most complicated and underappreciated architectural drawings to ever exist are those depicting stairs. While I will readily concede that part of me likes the technical challenges that come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Oak Grove Tagged With: architectural sketching, architectural technology, details, Graphics, Modern Architecture

Estate Project – Preston Hollow

January 29, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Estate Project – Preston Hollow

Life of been disproportionately busy as of late - which is nothing that should win me any awards, but I am already disproportionately busy so for me to single it out should count for something ... I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Graphics, My Work, Preston Hollow Estate, Residential Tagged With: Construction Process, details, Graphics, modern house

Architecture Studio Vignettes

November 5, 2018 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Architecture Studio Vignettes

Did you know that our office closes at noon on Fridays? This is a policy that has been in place for years - one that I think everyone really enjoys. While it seems like a drag working 8:00 AM to 6:00 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Observations, Office Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, architectural studio, details, office

005: Architects and Chefs

August 5, 2018 by Bob Borson 8 Comments

005: Architects and Chefs

Architects and chefs share a great number of personality characteristics with one another, and in my extremely scientific poll (conducted by me) a vast majority of architects actually like to cook, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: a day in the life, details, food, Graphics, Podcast

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