Whenever an architect sits down with a new client on a new residential project, the first thing that happens is a conversation about project goals and requirements. It is during this initial … [Read more...]
Modern Window Detail – The CHouse Modern
It's been 2 1/2 months since I last updated you on the CHouse Modern project and a lot has happened. The last time I showed you the house, it was about 15% complete with the structurally insulated … [Read more...]
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...]
The Lantern House
The Life of an Architect playhouse competition for 2014 is coming to a close - all the entries for this year are required to me in my email inbox by midnight tonight (May 12th). As I have done on all … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me
Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past - at least that's how it seems to me most days. I graduated eons ago back in 1992, back in the days that pre-date computers being used in the … [Read more...]
Introducing the CHouse Modern
First off let me acknowledge that I need to start working on better names for my projects ... first it was the 'KHouse Modern' and now we have the 'CHouse Modern.' ... Pathetic really for someone who … [Read more...]