For the past few weeks we have been working hand-in-hand with the owner of a fantastic historic property in the Montclair neighborhood. The first phase of the project was to open up the kitchen and make it more livable and applicable to how people live today. Additionally we revised the upper level so that the […]
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10. Conversations with clients require far too much hand waving even while using a hands free device. 9. Buildings are often placed next to roads requiring instantaneous detailed study of their fenestration. 8. Buildings under construction require even more intense scrutiny. 7. Bridges can also be destracting to the more structurally inclined Architect. 6. I
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Lokal Communities has hired EVstudio for this exciting set of triplexes. The Promontory at Northgate consists of four different plans. There is a triplex floor plan along with three duplex floor plans. EVstudio has completed full structural plans for all four floor plans. The triplex consists of floor plans named Briley, Cayla & Colson. The
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Do you have a structural concern about your home? Are you buying a home, but have some reservations about a structural aspect? Are you selling a home and had a home inspector flag an item, and now the bank requires an inspection by a professional structural engineer? If so, EVstudio has an entire “small projects”
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Last fall, my wife and I designed an addition to our home. It was a fairly straightforward addition with only a couple areas inside the house being remodeled to accommodate it. To save money and hassle we wanted to be able to live in the house during construction. We installed plastic where the addition was
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Most residential projects are framed with wall studs at 16″ on center and finished with 1/2″ gypsum board. To save lumber many builders are moving to 24″ centers where they can, in interior walls or at exterior walls where the trusses are aligned with the wall framing. While this may work structurally, it is important
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We’re very excited to be seeing the completion of a modern mountain home we designed in Evergreen Colorado near completion. The Certificate of Occupancy was recently released and the owners are moving in. EVstudio provided all of the Architecture, Structural and Civil Engineering on this project and the seamless integration of each discipline within the
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Have you ever wondered how a mall only seems to have one set of restrooms while an office building has nearly as many on every floor? It all comes back to the plumbing fixture requirements dictated by the building code. When we design a building, we go through a number of calculations to determine just
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EVstudio has recently been awarded several recreation remodel projects in Colorado Springs and very excited to announce our most impactful one yet. EVstudio has been awarded by the City of Colorado Springs the Prospect Lake Beach House remodel project. This is not just a basic TI design, but a programming overhauling of this historic structure
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