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Mosaic tile: Modern House Detail

October 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Mosaic tile: Modern House Detail

. The house has been dried in for a while and the interior finishes are starting to show up in force. One of the topics I discussed a while back were these custom mosaic wall panels that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Materials, modern house, Sale Street, tile

Planning and Zoning Departments make my face hurt

September 15, 2011 by Bob Borson 37 Comments

Planning and Zoning Departments make my face hurt

Planning and Zoning Departments make my face hurt. Maybe not as bad as the original "this make my face hurt" and the infamous "this really make my face hurt" ... but my face still hurt. . Do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Life in General Tagged With: a day in the life, builder homes, design, Materials

100 Percent Design – London 2011

September 8, 2011 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

100 Percent Design – London 2011

Still doing research for my upcoming trip to London - today I was taking a look at 100% Design London - a showcase of a vast range of weird and wonderful materials from wood and plastic to embroidered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: Blog tour 2011, London, Materials, Products

Zinc Metal Siding – VM Zinc by Umicore

August 23, 2011 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Zinc Metal Siding  – VM Zinc by Umicore

A few years ago a vendor brought in an update to our VM Zinc product binder and in it were some samples of some new colors available for zinc panels - yes, yes, I know instead of focusing on how zinc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: Construction Observation, details, great to work with architects, Materials, modern house, Products, Sale Street

Mosaic Tile Feature Wall

July 11, 2011 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Mosaic Tile Feature Wall

Sometimes called the 'mosaic city', Ravenna, Italy  is renown for the beautiful 5th and 6th century mosaics that adorn the walls of its churches and monuments. Fast forward some 1500 years or so and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Process, Dallas Architecture, Materials, Modern Architecture, modern house, Sale Street, tile

This Really make my face hurt

June 27, 2011 by Bob Borson 55 Comments

This Really make my face hurt

Back in December of last year I twisted off on a house that I drive by a few times a week - just amazed at how sloppy I thought the work was. This was a first for me, I had never identified a house … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: builder homes, Construction Process, conversations, glass blocks, Materials, tile

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