Architecture Decking Design Document 
Life of an Architect
MAY 15, 2016
I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That post showed the process of going from initial concept to a finished schematic design plan that I would ultimately show the clients. It’s perfectly flush.
Life of an Architect
JANUARY 28, 2019
The project (shown in the above image) was originally designed by the office of Robert A.M. I would like to go on the record, before I go any further, and tell you that this house is designed to within an inch of its life and the architectural drawings that Stern’s office prepared are substantial.
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Life of an Architect
DECEMBER 10, 2014
What is it like to be an architectural intern? Let’s pretend that you’re an architectural intern … highly educated, extremely dedicated and yet – not an architect. When we finally added all those 2D drawings into one 3D model, there were so many pot-holes that it was clear this set was meant for field design.
The Perfect Bath
DECEMBER 11, 2013
(The other was the well-documented 1999 Kips Bay Showhouse). The black and white marble scheme establishes an urban, retro and graphic signature with shiny nickel trim and huge slabs installed from floor to ceiling that had to stand up against the original Beaux Arts architecture of the building.
Life of an Architect
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Home / Design / KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03 KHouse Modern – Progress Update 03 Bob Borson — October 14, 2013 — 36 Comments If your new here at Life of an Architect, say hello to the KHouse Modern project. On the right hand side of the image above is the master bedroom wing and deck.
Life of an Architect
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
Our owner is crazy awesome in that he really cares about the design process and keeps asking questions that pushes the design and invariably causes changes. In addition, we made the deck both bigger AND smaller at the same time (that’s the kind of architectural magic we perform at my office).
Life of an Architect
JANUARY 10, 2016
In our case, they were snapping lines and preparing to start laying out the walls for the ground floor level … can’t do that with snow on the deck. You can’t really tell from these photos but it was snowing as I was walking around the site documenting progress and evaluating the current state of affairs.
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