With a studio in the mountains west of Denver, we are very familiar with steep mountain lots. Many of the sites we have to work with drop off very quickly from the road and don’t mellow out until well below any reasonable elevation for a lower level down below. In all cases, a site visit […]
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The Mount Air Town Homes are quickly going up along 10th Avenue just west of Wadsworth Boulevard. These 6 town homes are divided into two buildings of three units. Since the lot is long and narrow we kept the main floor efficient. It only consists of: entry, garage and storage space. Go up a level
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In an effort to keep our construction cost information up to date on our site, it is time for an update on the construction cost per square foot for one of our most popular project types: Office Buildings Below are a series of charts, excerpted from RSMeans construction cost data, our go-to source on construction
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Not all fire resistance treatments for wood are the same. Over the past few months, I have been learning about the differences between treatment strategies for wood. The following breakdown is a brief synopsis of those differences: Intumescent Paint Intumescent paint is a treatment applied to the outside surface of a variety of materials including
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After seeing the popularity of my post on Residential Stair Design, I thought it made sense to explain the guidelines from the 2006 International Building Code for commercial buildings and common stairs in buildings with more than two dwelling units. It is much more complex and there are some exceptions if you need them so
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Maybe it is just me… but in a wireless world I’ve started to expect that when I take a photo (whether it be my latest Architectural masterpiece or a pumpkin that happens to look like Ghandi)… I should be able to immediately share it with all 500 of my closest friends and (newly created) enemies. But until now, if I
WiFi SD Cards: EyeFi and Toshiba Flash Air just made this Architects week Read More »
Permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) can be used as a viable alternative to asphalt or poured concrete for parking lots, roads, sidewalks, driveways, and other surface treatments. Permeable pavers have come into more common usage in recent years as a means to reduce stormwater runoff volume, rate, and pollutants. With regard to further sustainability, concrete
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The International Building Code requires that you provide numbers or addresses on all new buildings. The numbers or addresses are required to be positioned where they are plainly visible and legible from the front of the property. Having the address clearly marked is easy to overlook but it is generally a requirement that will be
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Karpov Design Studio – Evergreen, Colorado The Karpov Design Studio is an office a showroom for an interior finishes company. EVstudio also designed the office/retail building that the studio occupies and the owner’s home.
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One of the most important program elements for every project is the project budget. While many people will make design decisions based on the bottom line cost, an increasingly popular trend these days is to calculate what the cost of that decision equates to on a monthly basis as it is rolled into the permanent
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We use halftoned items in our drawing sets fairly sparingly. Since the vast majority of the set contents are essential, the only halftoned items tend to be graphic nuances like objects appearing in the background in sections, furniture layouts and shadows in elevations and renderings. Because they are secondary, the actual clarity and readability of
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In the clubhouse, there is an exercise room, multi-purpose rooms for the many clubs and planned activities, kitchen/bar, dining area, grand room for gatherings or just relaxing, an outdoor kitchen and dining terrace, spa, indoor and outdoor pools, patio and an event lawn overlooking the golf course’s pond. We were honored to help Oakwood Homes with
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9442 North Capital of Texas Highway
Plaza One, Suite 500
Austin, TX 78759
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