May 19, 2017 - EVstudio

Incorporating Religious and Institutional Uses into Neighborhoods

Civic, Planning, Religious / EVstudio AEP

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 incorporated into the framework of a neighborhood provides the option […]

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Christian House of Prayer (CHOP) Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering, Commercial, Construction, Engineering, Texas / EVstudio AEP

EVstudio Civil Engineering has recently completed civil construction drawings for a major development/expansion to the existing Christian House of Prayer campus located in Killeen, Texas. The project consists of a new lecture hall, a strip retail area, and major drainage and utility improvements throughout the 64 acre site. Although the project had it’s challenges (as

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Residential Spiral Stairs – Guidelines, Criteria and Dimensions

12 Comments / Building Technology, FAQ, Residential / Sean O'Hara

Spiral staircases may be an option for your residential applications where you can’t fit a conventional staircase. These are the rules from the 2006 International Residential Code. Spiral staircases have to be at least 26″ wide with each tread being at least 7.5″ deep when you’re 12″ in from the narrow end. The treads have

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Designing Your House – Part 4

3 Comments / Architectural process, Residential / Sean O'Hara

The next set of spaces to design are the private spaces for the family. First an easy question, how many bathrooms and bedrooms would you like to have in the house? How many of them will be used every day, which ones actually serve other purposes and which ones are only used for guests? Do

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15th Annual Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge- NAIOP

Architect, Architecture, Awards, Denver, Industrial, Multifamily, Real Estate, Uncategorized / EVstudio AEP

This year EVstudio was selected as an architectural resource for the annual Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge. The competitors for the competition included student groups from University of Colorado (CU) and University of Denver (DU) real estate development master’s program; they were tasked head to create a new vision for a Denver site in need

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