February 16, 2018

Historic Preservation and Sustainability – One Strategy Contributing to Both Goals

1 Comment / Architectural process, Building Technology, Civic, Historic Preservation, LEED & Sustainability, Remodels / EVstudio AEP

Dean and I had a very interesting meeting with the Heritage Resources Program Leader for the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service last week and during our meeting we began discussing the idea of sustainability and historic preservation. This very topic will be the theme of the upcoming 2010 Saving Places Conference which […]

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Navigating The Highlands at Breckenridge Design Guidelines with an Architect

1 Comment / Architectural process, Residential / Dean Dalvit

I have been involved with a number of projects in The Highlands at Breckenridge, and this post centers specifically around navigating the design review process in the most expedient way possible. First thing to note here: all design review processes will take time, and sometimes even be rather aggravating. However, it is important to remember that

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Construction Cost Per Square Foot for Multi-family Housing Based on Construction Type

39 Comments / Affordable Housing, Cost, Denver, Multifamily / Dean Dalvit

In 2018, I was working with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in Denver to provide objective third-party opinion of estimated construction costs for an affordable housing project in Denver. We have had the pleasure to work on both market rate as well as affordable housing projects of a variety of sizes in the Denver/Metro

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Progress on Mountain Modern Home

Architecture, Custom Homes, Evergreen, Modern, Portfolio / EVstudio AEP

It is always nice to see continual progress made on projects. Below is an image showing the bulk of the framing complete. Soon the large exposed beam with the LVL in the foreground perpendicular to it will have additional framing to create the roof cantilever. Solar control is such on this house that on the

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Production Home Building- Energy Efficiency

Affordable Housing, Architectural process, Architecture, Building Technology, Construction, Cost, Denver, Educational, Energy, Residential / EVstudio AEP

Energy efficiency can be a very broad subject. So, to make the topic more easily understood in this blog, I will break out different systems and areas of the typical residential home so that we can understand how each system or area affects the overall efficiency of the structure. This blog entry will focus on

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Hot Trends in Apartments -Part 2- Kitchens

Commercial, Interior Design, Modern, Multifamily / EVstudio AEP

This is the second installment of what we are hearing and seeing in Apartment design both at seminars and in the field. As you might notice, much of what is happening in single family residential design is also finding its way into the Multi-family world. There is also a significant segment of the population that

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Northwest Hangar Development HANGAR B – Midland, TX

Airport, Architect, Texas / EVstudio AEP

EV recently completed the design for Hangar B located at the Midland International Airport, Midland, Texas. Being constructed under the supervision of Western LLC (Elizabeth, CO), the client needed a facility that provided executives both access to private office space and close proximity to their means of transportation, private jets. The building is a combination

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Mountain Pediatrics Open in Bergen Park

Commercial, Commercial Office, Evergreen, Medical, Office / Dean Dalvit

We were honored to work with Dr. Valeri Leswing of Mountain Pediatrics on the design of her medical office space for pediatric medicine in Evergreen. The floor plan for the pediatric office has 7 exam rooms, a private office, employee lounge, an area for gathering vitals as well as a lab space with a reception

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Constructing Walls in Revit

BIM / EVstudio AEP

Revit Architecture has a fairly robust system for placing and designing walls. The first important step in the process is selecting the type of wall that needs to be placed. A bunch of typical wall types are included ‘out of the box’. For instance, I have included a screen shot of ‘Interior – 4.5″ Parition’

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Involving an Architect in Your Land Buying Process and Decision is a Great Idea

Architect, Architectural process / Sean O'Hara

When you are start looking to buy land or a house your first decision is finding the right real estate agent. Your second decision should be finding the right architect. An good architect can help you understand both the physical aspects of the site and the regulatory aspects. The first situation is buying land. To

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Functional Schematic Design Trick – Use the Golden Rectangle

Architectural process, FAQ / Matt Svoboda

Often in the earliest stages of Schematic Design I will need to quickly ascertain what the overall size and shape of a finished project will be so that I may begin to wrap my arms around the entire scope of the job and start to answer questions like which levels want to house which bits

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Cherry Hills Village – Composing an Entry

Architectural process, Custom Homes, Remodels, Residential, Small Projects / Matt Svoboda

We recently finished a master bathroom addition that is a good example of how composed sight lines and clearly aligned circulation paths can enhance one’s experience while moving through a space. In the image below we see the new entrance to the master bath with the view terminated by the double doors to the master

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