Live/Work

I’ll let this image speak for itself…Thanks to everyone who helped make it a reality

****UPDATE**** This plan is out. It’s all or nothing, folks! I’m looking at an option of building the project in phases: a simple, single story unit designed to be added on at a later date (hence the wacky roofline). If you look closely, you’ll see it’s the same building, but with a simple, nearly flat [...]

The city of Portland recently announced its winners in the first ever “Courtyard Housing” design competition. In the process of reviewing the winners I stumbled across one of the most succinct, thoughtful graphics explaining the benefit of accessory units. The graphic is part of the proposal by the very talented architect/designer/graphic guru Ryan Sullivan at [...]

* Please Note: Live/Work has moved! We’re now located at Portland Built. Please click here to see what it’s all about!* I’ve been working with a new builder to develop a more accurate budget for the ADU project. One element of the design that accounts for a HUGE percentage of the overall cost is the [...]

Here’s a graphic representation of the design changes the studio has undergone.

This week I received the final round of elevations from Communitecture. We’ve moved windows around a bit and I think the final design looks really good. I’m looking forward to getting this into Google Sketchup so that I can see how it feels in 3-D. In the meantime, take a look at the designs:

After discussing my project with contractor Eli Spevak, Patrick is recommending against the concrete second floor. He and Eli both think it would be difficult and expensive. As a result, the floor joists will be thicker, thus changing the height of the ceilings. In addition, Patrick looked into the code further and there is some [...]