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Cabin Detail – Steel and Walnut Bench

April 11, 2017 by Bob Borson26 Comments

Cabin Detail – Steel and Walnut Bench

In any project, there are a handful of design moments that help establish the personality of that entire project. For the cabin project that I have been working on for the past 2+ years, one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Graphics, Interior Design, Materials and Products, ResidentialTagged With: cabin, Construction Observation, design, details, Materials, modern house

Modern Concrete Sidewalks – Floating Pads

October 11, 2016 by Bob Borson37 Comments

Modern Concrete Sidewalks – Floating Pads

When you pull up in front of a house, did you know that you can determine if the house is modern even before look up? Just a look at the sidewalk. If the sidewalk is in a continuous pour from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Modern House, ResidentialTagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, Materials, modern house

Fireplace Mantle – Nice and Simple

September 13, 2016 by Bob Borson25 Comments

Fireplace Mantle – Nice and Simple

Let's pretend for a moment that you are designing a modern style house and you are in the middle of trying to figure out how your fireplace mantle will look. This exact scenario probably happens every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Materials and Products, Modern HouseTagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, fireplace, Modern Architecture, modern house

Floating Wall Shelves – They Only Look Simple

June 27, 2016 by Bob Borson28 Comments

Floating Wall Shelves – They Only Look Simple

We've all been there ... walking some lonely aisle of despair (with 3,000 other people) within IKEA looking for the Ekby Järpen floating wall shelves. Everybody knows that if you're cool, really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, My Work, ResidentialTagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, Modern Architecture, modern house

Being an Architect … Amazeballs

June 23, 2016 by Bob Borson20 Comments

Being an Architect … Amazeballs

I have had a very interesting past few days - the kind of interesting that confirms for me why I do what I do for a living. Every now and then I get a little beaten down from the act of doing my job … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Modern House, My Work, ResidentialTagged With: a day in the life, Architects, being a part of the design process, career, Construction Process, Modern Architecture, modern house

Who Doesn’t Love a Nice Bar?

June 21, 2016 by Bob Borson12 Comments

Who Doesn’t Love a Nice Bar?

In case you haven't figured this out for yourself, let me be the one to tell you: Bars are making a comeback. Maybe that's the sort of thing you don't want to brag about knowing - or worse - be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Materials and Products, My Work, Projects, ResidentialTagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, design, details, Modern Architecture, modern house

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