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Do all Awesome Stairs Designed by Architects Ignore the Building Code?

by Rich Muller April 24, 2013

It’s an inside joke among architects that stairs drawn for the permit office are usually heavily modified post-occupancy. How else could the below images pass muster against the myriad constraints presented in Chapter 10 of the International Building Code? [...]

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Job Opening – Mechanical Engineers and Interns in Denver (EIT or PE)

by Sean O'Hara April 19, 2013

A typical day as a mechanical engineer at EVstudio is flexible and exciting. We work as a team with our in house architects and engineers to provide a comprehensive experience for our clients. It eliminates scheduling meeting to meet with different design groups and avoids [...]

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EVstudio Does Architectural Projects Both Large and Small

by Sean O'Hara April 14, 2013

We always like to remind our valued clients that EVstudio is a flexible enough firm that we can take on projects both small and large. In the last year we’ve done projects as small as a set of egress doors to as large as a [...]

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Want to Make an Impact?

by Sean O'Hara April 14, 2013

Working on a team at EVstudio isn’t just a job. It’s a special mix of passion and execution with team members that you respect as one of your own. We expect greatness from each other and we are very proud of what we deliver. At [...]

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Filters in Revit for Structural Framing Plans

by wade@evstudio.com February 20, 2013

As all architects and engineers using Revit know, the out of box settings are rarely what you need to produce a set of drawings for review. Namely, visual representation of modeled elements often does not match up with your intent. In order to bypass this, [...]

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This or That #2: Soffit vs. Eave

by Matt Svoboda February 20, 2013

These two architectural terms are often used interchangeably and it’s understandable since two people pointing out the soffits and eaves on a house, let’s say, may appear to pointing to the same thing. So what’s the difference? In this corner: an eave is the lowest [...]

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EVstudio Designs Aircraft Hangars

by Anthony Ries February 20, 2013

We recently submitted an airplane hangar with office space for permit. The hangar itself is a little less than 12,000 SF and the two story office space is nearly 5,600 SF. The hangar space will accommodate a single Gulfstream G550 or a couple smaller aircraft. The office [...]

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Mountain Modern Home Construction Update

by Anthony Ries February 19, 2013

Today I took a walk of the mountain modern custom home that we have going up in Evergreen. As architects we like to get out of the office and see our work being built. Walking the site and having a conversation with the general contractor and tradesmen [...]

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Pueblo Colorado Land Surveying

by DJ Zehnacker February 19, 2013

Recently we completed some existing conditions and topography mapping in Pueblo, Colorado for a healthcare facility. The surveying went really well and, in our opinion, in part to the time that we spent before we actually did the field work. We spent a few days [...]

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The Six Components of Successful Daylighting Part II

by Anthony Ries February 19, 2013

Last week we talked about the first two components of successful daylighting. This week we follow up with the next two: Assess lighting needs for typical visual needs Use of apertures to create focus and mood These two components are somewhat advanced strategies the breathe [...]

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New Cost Effective Ideas for Daylighting at NREL

by Dean Dalvit February 4, 2013

We toured the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Research Support Facility, and were able to see a number of design solutions that were relatively low-cost, but provided a great sustainable approach to many of their design goals. One in particular was with Daylighting. The challenge was [...]

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How to Pick the Right Compact Fluorescent Bulb Color

by Lisa Barter January 28, 2013

Hi, Lisa. I really want to save energy by using compact fluorescent bulbs in some of my light fixtures, but the last batch I bought was an awful cold blue color that made me feel funny. How can I avoid making the same $9 mistake every time? [...]

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