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Modern Infill Project in Dallas

May 17, 2011 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Modern Infill Project in Dallas

I spend about half of my day working on the construction administration of our projects (in one form or another). One of our current projects is a modern infill project under construction about 3 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dallas Architecture, My Work Tagged With: Architects, Construction Process, great to work with architects, Modern Architecture, modern house, Residential Architect, Sale Street

Modern House Challenge: Site Built Windows

March 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Modern House Challenge: Site Built Windows

So it has been quite a while since I've addressed the Modern House Challenge - I originally introduced the idea back on August 10th, 2010 and the idea was simple enough: . "I am starting to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My House, My Work Tagged With: bob borson, details, Low cost modern house challenge, Materials, modern house, My House

What am I working on?

October 26, 2010 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

What am I working on?

Currently, I am working on a residential project - a really large modern residential project. It's unique compared to our other projects because it is basically commercial construction - cast in place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My Work Tagged With: concrete, Construction Process, Materials, modern house, Sale Street

Top 10 Modern Kitchen Design Trends

September 22, 2010 by Bob Borson 57 Comments

Top 10 Modern Kitchen Design Trends

I have been getting asked about kitchens quite a bit lately - at least more than normal - and most of the questions are centered around what modern kitchen trends am I seeing. To be honest, I am not a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: counter tops, Materials, metal, modern house

Modern Cabana

September 16, 2010 by Bob Borson 34 Comments

Modern Cabana

. I don't normally feature my own work on this site but I just received the professional photography back and things looked so good that I felt like I had to share this project. Here's how this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work Tagged With: Materials, Modern Architecture, modern house, plans, Residential Architect

Modern House Challenge | Part 2

September 2, 2010 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

Modern House Challenge | Part 2

I wrote a post back on August 02, 2010 that discussed the possibility of designing and building a low cost modern house. This is no small task because modern houses, with their clarity often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Low cost modern house challenge, Modern Architecture, modern house, plans, sketchup

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