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An Interior Designer's Bag 003 | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Bags / An Interior Designer’s Bag An Interior Designer’s Bag Bob Borson — September 13, 2013 — 9 Comments As part of an ongoing photo essay of sorts, I have been showing the working contents of various design and construction related professionals. Farrow & Ball Paint Deck 6.

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The Lantern House - My 2014 Playhouse Design | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

This is the 7th playhouse I have designed and built – and the evolution of this process on my thinking and design process is pretty apparent to anyone interested enough in studying my previous designs. Unfortunately, it makes designing these playhouses that much more difficult.

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Should You Rebuild After a Tornado?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Lindus defines these as repairs to the roof, gutters, windows, and decks. “At To accurately determine how much damage the house as sustained, Robert Himmaugh, manager at Acadian Windows and Siding , in Kenner, LA, recommends having a registered design engineer assess the damage to see whether it can be rebuilt or if it’s better to move on.

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If You’re Not Having Fun, then You’re Doing Something Wrong

Life of an Architect

We have been working on closing out the “shell” building (just the exterior walls and roof) portion of the project and really getting into the interesting bits of design. Another project that we are working on is the renovation and refurbishment of a 1980’s era speculation built office building in Dallas.

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A Day in the Life of an Architectural Intern

Life of 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. And when you’re fighting for inches in your renovation design, you really need an existing wall to be where it is drawn (especially if that wall is 1,700 miles from the office).

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Grasshopper Playhouse

Life of an Architect

I know I do … Playhouse entries for the 2017 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition are starting to roll in so I figured I had better get my design up on site so that all the other grasshopper themed playhouses don’t think I stole their idea. Do you know what a grasshopper house is?

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45 Modern Shipping Container Homes for Every Budget

Trendir Magazine

The coolest part about it is that it allows for an indoor-outdoor living style with a wonderful deck. This design features tons of windows, so there’s little privacy, but it can be adjusted quite a bit if you so desire. Coming from Mod House , this design is sustainable, made out of modular shipping containers.

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