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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

Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress

June 12, 2014 by Bob Borson 128 Comments

Pier and Beam Foundations – KHouse Progress

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: concrete, Construction Observation, Construction Process, foundation, KHouse Modern

KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress

April 28, 2014 by Bob Borson 45 Comments

KHouse Modern – Foundation Progress

If you are an architect, and you like to get things built, getting the foundation going on a project is one of the most exciting times to be found. It' been a while since I gave everyone an update on … [Read more...]

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

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