Let's be honest. When we first entered this wonderful profession called architecture we were not thinking "Wohoo! Excel spread sheets for days!". The numbers were not the exciting part (and not really highlighted in our schooling), but estimated costs of construction are important for every project...
This is not the original topic scheduled for this final "Green" post, but after an interesting product presentation in our office on Wednesday we decided to do a swap out and feature Aurora Lighting. Aurora Lighting is a local (Carlsbad California) American Made company that...
Today we are going to show some love to one of our favorite systems to incorporate in our projects, LiveRoof and LiveWall. These are both modular systems designed with integrated irrigation that are pre-planted, so when they are installed they are lush and full! No...
Continuing our February LOVEFEST, lets talk about the power of BIM and the quick production of 3D views. Not everyone can look at a 2D drawing (plan or elevation) and understand the 3 dimensional space. Why not use those super detailed BIM models to create...
In honor of Valentine's Day, this February we are going to do a series of posts about: THINGS WE LOVE! One of the things that we love, is seeing all of our hard work completed. Making those drawings reality and seeing the completed spaces. Last month, we...
January is the time for new year's resolutions that never seem to last and ridiculous aspirations for organization that we never really seem to achieve, but we can at least start the year right...
Here@Hayne we don't conform to one way of presenting our work to clients. Each team member has their own style and preference when it comes to presentation styles. All Hand renderings (a favorite of the big man Robbin Hayne) [caption id="attachment_2557" align="aligncenter" width="825"] SEA LEVEL - COLORED...
Work on the Ridge house continues through the hot summer days and each week, more and more of the house begins to take shape. Check out the progress below! [caption id="attachment_2512" align="aligncenter" width="4032"] Slab on grade foundations are poured in place.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2513" align="aligncenter" width="3024"] What's that...
Hayne Architects is finally adding some new (and some old) projects to the website! Click on the images below to see more project photos! [caption id="attachment_2433" align="aligncenter" width="825"] SEA LEVEL || Malibu California[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2444" align="aligncenter" width="825"] MUIRFIELD || Los Angeles California[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2435" align="aligncenter" width="825"] CASTLE PINES...
Drawing consistency is key, so View Templates are an important element to set up in your Project Template. So, what view templates should we create? As-Built & Schematic (1/8" Scale views) Floor Plans Elevations Sections Design Development & Construction Documents (1/4" Scale) Floor Plans Reflected Ceiling Plans Finish Floor Plans Elevations Sections Interior Elevations General Site Plan at...
Continuing on our REVIT template journey, we are going to look at loading some typical door and window families. Although the standard REVIT door and window families aren't horrible, they don't offer the level of flexibility I like when jumping into REVIT. They are one...
We're baaaaaaaaaaccccccccckkkkkkkk!! After a brief hiatus, when our office was on project deadline overload, we are going to continue setting up our Revit Project Template. The bare bones of the project template is complete, and has been utilized for a new project we are working on...