April 14, 2010

Hughes Residence in Castle Rock with Sheathing in Place

I drove by a house that we designed in Castle Rock, Colorado this weekend. The Hughes residence is actually over 9,000 square feet but looks fairly compact. The site has a large amount of fall across the front of the house and a small building envelope, therefore the house is fairly deep rather than wide […]

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Cost per Square Foot of Construction for Institutional Buildings

This post will be of particular interest for the criminal mind, or at least anyone interested in buildings that deal with criminals… We have some data from RSMeans on the construction cost per square foot of Institutional Buildings. The three building types studied are Police Stations, Courthouses and Jails. We’ll start first with police stations

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