Few people actually get excited when it comes to specifications, other than specification writers, but it's hard to ignore just how important they are when it comes to achieving a successful project. … [Read more...]
Residential Architecture 101 – Room Matrix
Since it has been a while since the last entry in this series, today's topic is Residential Architecture 101 - Room Matrix. I brought this topic up in podcast episode 79: Designing a House because, … [Read more...]
Go To the Cave … or Return to Camp?
How many of you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books from your childhood? These were books that came out in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the premise was that you read a book and roughly … [Read more...]
057: Renovating your House
Leaving your mark on the place where you live is built into the DNA of most architects and designers. This can manifest itself in many different ways but for many of us, working on the place where we … [Read more...]
As-Built Drawing Adventure
If you are an architect, it's a pretty safe bet that at some point in your career you've had to go on site and collect some existing dimensions for a project. My career is now almost 30 years in the … [Read more...]
020: The Construction Bid Process
Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it. That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because … [Read more...]