Check out this recently designed house we worked on! It is being constructed right now in west Dallas by 3939 Urban Builds, and will be a 4-bedroom, 3.5 bath contemporary/modern residence. If you are interested in more information on the home, visit our project page here. ____________________________ This post was originally written before re-branding [...]
I thought I'd dedicate this post to the heroes that live through a major home renovation project like completely remodeling the kitchen or a bathroom/bedroom/living room renovation. Why, you ask? Because it isn't easy. The phrase "Man, I tell you what..." comes to mind. And I'll tell you what - as in what it's like, [...]
I entered the 2015 AIA Dallas' 10 Under 10 competition and found out this week I was selected as one of the winners! The competition is hosted by the AIA Dallas Young Architects Forum (YAF) for architects licensed 10 years or less. I'm happy to have been selected as one of the winners, and am [...]
I wrapped up Design Development on the Seismic/Coffee\Table and through discussions with the clients ended up modifying the wood coffee table design just a bit to suit the clients' needs. The previous post "Modern Coffee Table" examined my design origins and presented two options - one in aluminum and the other in wood. You can see that [...]
I was recently commissioned to design and build a unique, modern coffee table for a husband & wife client. They searched the internet and local furniture showrooms without finding something that speaks to their tastes and space, and we randomly struck up a conversation about how it can be difficult to find the ideal piece. [...]
Part of an Architect's Scope of Services usually includes Construction Administration, which is the monitoring activities and question-and-answer sessions while a project is being built by the general contractor (the builder). The owners who will move into the project are seeing their house/building/hotel etc. rise up and it is usually an exciting time for them. For [...]
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head (thanks, radio DJ) and it turned out to be an idea for your next blog post? Me neither until the other day. Modern architecture is about clean, crisp detailing and that includes things like the wall base. What is a wall base you ask? It [...]
Last Thursday afternoon (Oct. 2, 2014) a large and powerful storm swept through the Dallas metro area. Straight-line winds up to reported gusts of 90-mph did considerable damage around the area, and dealt a heavy blow to the power lines and trees all across the area. My home was without power for over 2 days, [...]
I knew it! Good architecture and design can equate to better health after all. I read this report written by H. C. Dreiling for Architect Magazine this morning and had one of those "yep totally makes sense" type of moments. The medical community in alliance with architects from the American Institute of Architects recently met and [...]
