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Restaurants, Bars, Bakeries and Occupant Loads

by Sean O'Hara April 24, 2013

When you are designing restaurants, bars, bakeries and other food service businesses the number of occupants is a fairly important factor. Occupant loading is not determined by the actual number of people, but rather by the number of square feet in your space. You’ll have [...]

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Designing a Commercial Kitchen – What the Small Restaurant Owner Needs to Give Their Architect

by Sean O'Hara April 24, 2013

I’ve designed a number of restaurants recently and I’ve noticed a common thread. In many cases restaurant owners have an existing location and want to expand with an additional location or they may want to move their existing equipment to a new location. They know [...]

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Acapulco Denver Restaurant Sketch

by Sean O'Hara February 20, 2013

I drew this quick sketch to explain the Acapulco Restaurant design to someone at the housing conference. Its drawn on the back of a sheet of heavily printed paper but it should give you a good sense of how this project may end up looking. [...]

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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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Feasibility Analysis for Your Next Project

by Bill Foster January 18, 2013

We were recently asked by a client to see if the project they wanted to build on a site would work and roughly how much it would cost and I thought it might be helpful to our readers to know what information is important and how [...]

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Incorporating Religious and Institutional Uses into Neighborhoods

by John W. Olson September 30, 2012

In all neighborhoods, it is important to include a variety, or mixture, of land use opportunities. Religious institutions provide many great opportunities for a neighborhood. The most obvious asset provided is the accessibility and convenience of getting to and from the use. A religious institution [...]

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Better Block Pikes Peak: A Colorado Springs Urban Intervention

by John W. Olson September 16, 2012

Better Block projects have been popping up nation-wide, and on Sept 21-22 Colorado Springs will join the movement. By identifying underutilized urban neighborhoods and streets, Better Block projects have a history of transforming places into active destinations brimming with life. Better Block Pikes Peak project [...]

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Insurance for Design Professionals

by Sean O'Hara August 6, 2012

I spent the morning in an session put on by XL Insurance, the provider of our professional liability insurance. It was of course about contracts and liability so not the most exciting way to spend a morning but there were several interesting facts: Less than [...]

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Change of Use May Require a Structural Engineer

by Sean O'Hara August 6, 2012

When the use of a building changes from one occupancy to another, say a store to a restaurant, you certainly need an architect to help you. The architect deals with exiting, fixture counts, layout issues and provides the stamped plans that you’ll need for the [...]

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Aoustical Plaster Ceiling for Indoor Pools

by Beth Concha August 6, 2012

Acoustical Plaster Ceiling (APC) is typically used in indoor pool areas where sound waves bounce off the water, tile, and glass. APC can reduce the reverberation and echo, creating a more relaxing environment and ensuring that lifeguards and instructors can be heard. APC typically comes [...]

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Gold Hill Mesa Welcomes Hi-Point Home Builders to the Neighborhood

by John W. Olson July 28, 2012

The following blog post was written by EVstudio Planning’s Summer Intern, Ji Soo Park of the University of Georgia: Hi-Point Home Builders are the newest builder in Gold Hill Mesa, a neo-traditional neighborhood that provides a new community to live, work and play. (Hi-Point Home Builders [...]

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Wine Barrel Booths for a Restaurant

by Sean O'Hara June 21, 2012

In our recently completed project, Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant, we built booths that emulated wine barrels. When done in combination with the stained concrete floors, limestone walls and arched ceilings it yields a unique ambiance reminiscent of the Italian Countryside.

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