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…
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Hayne Office: From Sketch to Reality
Here@Hayne we are problem solvers and waste space innovators! We saw that our office was getting a little “visual busy” and thought of how we can clear out the tops of our desks. We also saw how under our desks there were large voids that coud be filled with cabinets! So our very own Holli…
The Hayne Way: Different Types of Site Visits
Site visits or architect “field trips” are vital to the design process. Here are four types of site visits that we do here at Hayne. TYPE ONE: Pre-Design Meeting The site is important…. like very important…. At the beginning of every project, we meet on-site to review where the project is physically located and hear…
New Year, Same Sh*t, Better us? – Project Goals for 2024
Here are our top 5 Project goals for 2024! Number 1 – Get a Certificate of Occupancy for the Ridge House! This project has traveled a long hard road, and it would be nice to get it across the finish line this year! We started working on this project in 2013… Can you believe it?…
New Year, Same Sh*t, Better Us? Hayne Office Goals for 2024
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, of what, is an empty desk the a sign? Space for different “clutter”. One. Better Drawing Storage Despite our best efforts to go digital, we are still paper hoarders and the plan sets pile up. We currently stack plans on any open surface or…
New Beginnings: Hayne 2023 Project Yearbook
OLD CLUBHOUSE SENIOR FAVORITE MOVIE: THE GODFATHER PART 2 CLAREMONT HOUSE SENIOR FAVORITE BOOK: ANYTHING BY JANE AUSTEN MURPHY WAY SUMMER SCHOOL FAVORITE MOVIE: DAZED & CONFUSED OLD TOPANGA CANYON SUPER DI-DUPER SENIOR FAVORITE SONG: GANGNAM STYLE BY DALIWONGA McMINN JUNIOR FAVORITE MOVIE: BLAIR WITCH PROJECT DeMILLE GRADUATED FAVORITE TV SERIES: GILMORE GIRLS ST. IVES…
We are Thankful for… Places to Rest and Reset
With the madness that comes with the holiday season, a place to take a deep breath and temporarily block the ever-growing to do list is always something that is greatly appreciated. This week are sharing some projects that have exactly that.. a place to rest and reset. Check out below some of our project’s interior…
We are Thankful For … Digital Submittals
We historically go through A LOT of paper! If one good thing came out of the COVID chaos, it has been DIGITAL SUBMITTALS (and our internal effort to do more digital)! Here is a sample of how a few jurisdictions we work in address digital submittals (some are better than others…). LA City (LADBS) LA…
Halloween Horror Stories: Submittal gone wrong!
Once upon a time, a Client told Robbin Hayne (aka the Boss Man) that he would like to build a new house and start construction the following spring. Boss Man thought, no problem, me and my girls can get that approved for you… Robbin’s Girls worked diligently with the Boss Man’s redlines and countless Zoom…
Dressing Up: Door Surround
Hello again! We are in spoOooOky season and Halloween is around the corner! Pumpkin spice everything is in the air and oversized sweaters are coming out of the winter boxes they were packed in! As you try to figure out what you and the family are dressing up as this year, we are going to…
Architect on Vacation: Holli in Hawaii
Last week, I took an actual vacation… I know, it’s CRAZY! Although my days were mostly filled with relaxing near a pool or on the sand overlooking the ocean, I just couldn’t stop myself from taking some archi-photos. Now, back to work…
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…