StoneDimensions

MAY 23, 2014

The existing concrete deck is not sloped. There is no industry document, to my knowledge, that mandates or even encourages the incorporation of an arris, yet it is far more common to include it than to eliminate it. We also use standard deviation. Q: We are installing stone tile on an exterior balcony. Is this acceptable?

Stone 40

Stone Standards Tile Meeting 40

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 10, 2014

We knew that the bulk of the main and upper floor air handling was contained in a low roof that we were “planning” to turn into an out-door deck. In the end it seemed that all parties came to a solution that would allow for an outdoor deck and a proper air supply. 1:45pm Bob and I were left to measure the house.

Architecture 94

Architecture San Jose Decking Meeting 94

Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2013

His greeting might be: “Do as I say, and let me tell you a story about proper design and documentation process. Actually, these last two days are sort of a mad scramble to clear the decks prior to being off for the next two weeks! And oh yea, have a happy holiday!” Happy Holiday to you as well! Send to Email Address.

Policies 105

Policies Software Decking Resources 105

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

In the above photo, I have jumped down into the crawl space to document a few things. I asked the contractor about why there were so many framers working on this one area and it’s because they were there to install the decking on the floor of the main house but had to wait on the city inspector to show up (he was running late).

Decking 85

Decking Flooring Standards Architecture 85

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

This is the project that I will be featuring as we go through the design, construction document, and construction process. On the right hand side of the image above is the master bedroom wing and deck. Since I’ve come over to the office, we are in the process of changing a bunch of the existing standards.

Software 86

Software Standards Decking Policies 86

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 2, 2017

I decided to use this project as my case study because A) so many people are familiar with it, and b) it is well documented and it contains just about every single schedule type that I would want to talk about … which brings us back around to window schedules. that help coordinate their placement into the project.

Architecture 62

Architecture Decking Study Standards 62

Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

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). We also redesigned the deck off the master bedroom so that there was a generous seating area available. We made the deck area here considerably larger and added a seating area.

Software 82

Software Decking Tools Policies 82