Project Process: Site Prep for McMinn

When a tree falls and no one is around to hear it… does it make a sound?.. For our project in Washington, the contractors are getting started by doing some site prep. Even though that means some trees had to be cut down (don’t worry it was approved by the City), there are still plenty…

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…

the Hayne Way: Site Visits nearing Completion

Site visits are crucial to ensuring that our designs come to life in the real world.  We typically schedule our site visits during the construction phase weekly, but depending on project size and location, sometimes we settle for every other week, or even once a month.  These visits aim to track project progress, schedule, address…

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…

Project Spotlight: De Mille Dr

Hey Friends! We recently got some photos from the Contractor at our De Mille Dr project and thought we would share them with you! The floor refinishing process is about to start, so we won’t be able to check in for a bit, so it’s nice to see the progress pics!! Check them out!!! Getting…

Project Spotlight: Ridgehouse nears completion!

Oh my!  Could it be??  The Ridgehouse project is almost complete…   Yes!  We are so close to the finish line with this project that has been on our boards, off our boards, and back on our boards since 2013!  Yes, you read that correctly!  This 10-year project is almost done! Who knows… now that this…

Project Spotlight: DeMille Drive and the battle of the Whites

So many whites, so little time. Our DeMille Drive project with Eric Hughes Design is under construction and ready to pick exterior paint colors! Yay! And so, the battle of the white paints begins… Which will win?

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…

Project Update: Plant the Trees!

Welcome back Friends! We are making great progress on our Calabasas ridgetop project and have come to the stage where the exterior finishes are being completed and the landscape trees are starting to be set in the ground. This is exciting to see and helps the project come to life! Landscape around a property is…

Working Together: Architect + Interior Designer

Hey Friends! As an architecture office we pretty much always have to be in communication with consultants to make sure the functionality of the project doesn’t disrupt the design. Whether it’s figuring out the best location for ductwork to run or resizing structural elements to fit the space, we have to work together! Especially when…