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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Despite the fact that we are going to seek LEED for Homes certification for our project (where deconstruction is preferable to demolition), there are benefits to every residential home owner who is planning on building a new house on a site where a house currently exists. A proper Design process that you follow or that must be followed.

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KHouse Modern Progress Update | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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).