Project Update: The Ridge House

The wonderful Ridge House project. This project got started back in 2013, and although there were some hardships along the way (getting it through the city.. and dealing with some neighbors that weren’t a big fan) it is going to be a great project that we are proud of. Now we are here a little…

Hayne Archtitects – Will Travel

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles… Ok, well no trains on this trip, but a plane ride and an automobile were required for our most recent site visit to Denver Colorado.  What do you bring when meeting with all your consultant teams in one day, well the essentials of course: My laptop… becuase how else are your…

Project Intro: Castle Pines: Feasibility Study

When many of us think of architecture, we often think of napkin sketches and beautiful hand rendering (I’m kidding, does anybody do hand rendering anymore… WE DO!! #MAST); BUT, surprise, surprise, Architecture isn’t always about the “fun stuff”.  Our new project in Colorado is a good example of work that needs to be done before…

Project Spotlight: The Glass Wexler_Under Construction

This week we are are going introduce a project that is currently under construction. The Glass Wexler was designed by Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison in 1954 and is a beautiful mid-century single family residence located in Palm Springs, CA. The client desired to have more of an open floor plan that still kept to…

Project Spotlight: Dude, where’s my column?

Previously in our REVIT tutorials, we were looking at how to construct a base model using drawing information provided by the Client.  This can be a difficult task depending on the quality of the information you receive.  Is there a survey?  Are they AutoCAD drawings?  Are there multiple sets?  Are there discrepancies?  After a certain…

RIDGE-house: If a Story Pole Falls Down…

As discussed in an earlier post Hide and Seek: “Can you see me now?” says the RIDGE-house, the visibility of this proposed residence from a defined Scenic Corridor was a primary concern.  Rendered views of the proposed residence in-situ were produced and submitted in July of 2013.  After an extended review process and an EIR the…

pack your bags

When we are children, the field trip is that exciting time when we leave the everyday school environment and go out exploring.  One of my most memorable (and favorite) school field trips involved a trip to the Crayola Crayon Factory in Easton Pennsylvania.  I remember walking through the large open warehouse floor, seeing all of the large vats of…