Archive for the 'Design Plans' Category

Visual Genius - Accessory Units Explained

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

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 [...]

Countertops: Why Kitchen Remodels Cost So Much

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

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 kitchen. And, in the kitchen, one of the of the most expensive elements is the countertops.
We’re not building an elaborate kitchen [...]

Design Iterations

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

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

Final Salt Box Elevations

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

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:

A New Roof Direction: Salt Box!

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

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 [...]

a new studio, a new home