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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]