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Archive for October 2011
We finally have some initial photos of the author and illustrator’s studio we completed earlier this year. The project consisted of the demolition of an older studio building – small and poorly constructed – and the creation of a new studio with an elevated reading loft. One of our goals of the project was to [...]
One of the sure-fire ways of designing a cool looking building in graduate school was to be infected with the Hyper-Attenuated Building Syndrome (HABS). Any project can be made absurdly long and skinny and by violating any notion of “pleasant” golden-section-type proportions, it instantly propels a project from everyday to extraordinary. Mind you, this was [...]
In case you had any doubt about the role of the architect and how that has changed over time, below is a partial list of the items turned in for a building permit for a recent project: the drawings Plumbing Fixture Count Form Greenpoints Application HERS report (Home Energy Rating System) ACCA Manual J & [...]
We are really excited to be working on a number of great projects – good clients, interesting sites. One of projects in the design phase is a new house for a young couple in Pine Brook Hills just west of Boulder. The very steep site is challenging and our past experience designing and building on [...]
This project was for the replacement of an older studio building that partially obscured the 1890′s original house structure in Boulder, Colorado. Our new design pulls the studio away from the older house by means of a link building, allowing the historic porch to be rebuilt. High clerestory windows face the street bringing in subdued [...]
Currently at the Denver Art Museum is an exhibit of the photographic work of Robert Adams. Robert Adams grew up in Colorado and is best known for his photographs of the New West – the human impacts on the landscape. Unlike Ansel Adam’s stunningly beautiful images of western landscapes, Robert Adam’s images are a combination [...]
Many years ago I lived in Venice for a time. I was an enthusiastic architecture student from the rolling hills of central Kentucky and my arrival in Venice still resonates with me. Not so much the first impression or even the first day or two, but that growing feeling of unease and intrigue upon slowly [...]
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