It’s not often I get to do this. I am usually called in when it is too late to have much input into overall site design on a rural project. I am a scholar of historic farm and homestead planning … Continue reading
May 1, 2013
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April 22, 2013
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Pre-Design as an initial feasibility study
I often need to spend minimal time – 10 to 20 hours at my hourly rate – to do a simple master planning/feasibility study to explore what can be done to an existing house and if it’s worth it. This … Continue reading
December 30, 2011
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Sketchup/Photoshop quick rendering
Here is a house I have been working on. I took an image from the sketchup model, added some site photos to create a background saved an image, touched it up a bit in Photoshop and here it is.
November 30, 2011
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Drawing Floor Plans – what’s involved
Anyone can draw up a floor plan right? well…. Drawing a a floor plan is more complicated than most people realize. Floor plans are a fun but small part of what I do as an architect and involve much more … Continue reading
November 22, 2011
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Plan rendering
Sometimes it helps me to think about how a plan “lives” by spending some time on it with colored pencils and markers exploring relationships, light, land…. This design is similar to a house I’m working on right now but there … Continue reading
April 5, 2008
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Site Decisions and Instinct
Today I visited the recently cleared site of a new house I have been working on.