We recently started a quick turnaround project here at Hayne for a bathroom remodel. Plumbing fixtures are already selected and ordered, so now we need to double-time it and get our construction package complete and to the contractor… Hopefully, they haven’t started demo yet… Looking through the specs, we have a few items that do…
Category: Design
Gifts for the Architect 2023 Edition
BUILD WORLD MARKET’S MID-CENTURY MODERN GINGERBREAD COOKIE KIT Can’t afford your own beautiful mid-century modern house? Well, why not gift them an edible version? TARGET’S HOLIDAY ROW HOUSE GINGERBREAD HOUSE KIT A super cute twist on the classic gingerbread house with these row houses! LEO ARCHITECTURE SKYLINE COLLECTION – SAN FRANCISCO BUILDING KIT Legos, legos,…
Software Spotlight: Revit 2024 & Toposolids…
As you know, we recently updated our Revit software to the 2024 version (see our Twin Motion and Twin Motion versus Enscape posts) and one of the new features is Toposolids. What is a toposolid? Well, it’s a topo surface that is solid of course! Ha! Creating & Modifying the Toposolid Surface Creating & modifying…
Real versus Relative
We’ve had a few projects recently, that have required us to edit basic information in our Revit models, specifically levels and topography (or now that we are in Revit 2024, Toposolids). This can seem like such a simple task. I mean, we set our levels and all we need to do is update our base…
Day in the Life … Hayne visits Claremont
a day full of meetings… Polli & Blanca road trip! We have quite a few projects currently in Claremont California varying from feasibility studies to ones under construction, so you know what that means… a Field Trip! A couple of weeks ago we decided to stack as many meetings as possible and see what we…
Hayne projects, but with Barbie!
Let the Barbie-fication (like beautification but with Barbie…) begin! With the new Barbie movie out, we thought we would look at which Barbie would go with some of our Hayne Houses… Check it out! 1. Malibu Barbie + Sea Level Of course, we need to start with the Malibu Beach Barbie, or more specifically the…
Design in the Details: Switching & Outlets
the standard: Leviton Decora (screwless) This is an excellent standard that we specify on many of our projects. It is simple and clean and comes in various colors so we can match adjacent wall finishes (although our most specified color is white…) to help camouflage the outlets and switches. You can also have the option…
Project Spotlight: Claremont House Color Story
A traditional house gets a traditional color scheme with Farrow & Ball paint, Morris & Co., and the Mural Source wallpaper. GROUND-LEVEL PROPOSED COLOR STORY SECOND-LEVEL PROPOSED COLOR STORY LINK TO COLORS & WALLPAPERS SPECIFIED: I cannot wait to see these rooms completed!!! Check back soon!
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: OLD CLUBHOUSE LIGHTING STORY
Our Old Clubhouse project is nearing the finish line and we are finalizing all the decorative lighting specifications to really make these updated interior spaces pop! Our interior designer HJH refers to lighting as jewelry and we couldn’t agree more! These office specification meetings involve our Ipads hooked up to our build.com accounts (see our…
Things we LOVE: McMinn, Making it Real
Here@Hayne our McMinn Road project in Port Townsend Washington is moving from design development into construction documents, which means we are in the process of consultant coordination! First up, structure… First, we start with a red-line review, where we mark up the drawings to highlight key features and identify questions or areas with coordination issues…
Things we LOVE: Build.com
As we move through the design phases of a project it becomes necessary to start specifying actual products, typically this happens when we are in the Design Development stage of a project. When we work with a Client’s Interior designer, we typically just put together a “shopping list” for them to fill in and provide…
Damn Good Dining Rooms to get your Feast on
Is everyone ready to eat too much and take an afternoon nap?? I know here@Hayne we are! Check out a collection of some of our favorite dining spaces to enjoy that holiday feast! One. Conversational Dining This large round dining table is the perfect place to gather and chat. Wait a minute, that couch back…