Hey there Halloween friends! SpooOOoky time Halloween is right around the corner and what better way to get ready than telling scary stories! So gather around and get ready to hear the scariest thing of all.. as-builts!!! *DUN DUN DUUUUUUN* The Crack House Photo by Jonathan Gonzalez on Unsplash Once upon a time, there was a…
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As-hole Built Series: Me versus As-builts
A dramatic interpretation through Gifs… Every project starts with drawings of what exists. A lot of times we generate base drawings after we do a site visit to field measure and photograph existing conditions (which you know we LOVE doing…), but sometimes, our clients already have drawings for us to work with… or so we…
The As-Hole-Built Series: As-Built Plan Confusion
Hello! And welcome to the As-hole-built series where we share our personal and wonderful experiences with doing as-builts. Here@HAYNE we are NOT a fan of as-builts but we DO understand how important they are so we do them and will continue to (insert crying emoji here). To bring some light into having to do as-builts,…
Working through As-Builts: Tetris Style!
DREAM: Go to a site. Take measurements and write them down very neatly with different colors to organize different conditions. You are able to easily access every space in the house. You photo document every wall and special conditions happening. You return to the office in 3 hours because you were able to complete it…
Things we Love: Figuring out As-Builts!
YAY! As-builts, I love them.. said no one ever! But in the architecture world you will find yourself coming across them pretty often. What does make us happy, from as-builts, is when we figure things out or make sense of them. We will give you an example below of how this week we did something we…
The HAYNE Way: As-Built Template
Hello everyone! So let’s talk about that thing that makes everyone a little bit uncomfortable.. As-built drawings! In our office we sometimes get projects that don’t have current drawing information or it is older which could mean it is not accurate and here@Hayne we like accurate! Since we don’t have much information, such as room…
Revit Best Practices: Building an As-Built Base Model
For a small firm, having graphic standards is crucial to maintaining efficiency and productivity. The need for these standards becomes more apparent when trying to introduce a new team member to “your way of doing things”. The graphic rules, which were so clear in my head, now need to make it onto paper… And so…
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? New Apps to try…
One. Microsoft ToDo We started experimenting with this app in December and totally see the potential benefits! This app can help us digitize our task lists, assign team members, and set deadlines. The ability of each team member to have this app on his or her phone helps to keep everyone on the same page….
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,…
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…
Back to School List: Site Visit Edition
It’s that time of the year again Friends.. back to school! Time to shop for school supplies, new clothes, and all the new gadgets for the new year. For our Back to School list, we decided to do a “site visit” edition since we have a lot of projects under construction or going into construction…