The Office

the standard: Leviton Decora (screwless) This is an excellent standard that we specify on many of our projects. It is simple and clean and comes in various colors so we can match adjacent wall finishes (although our most specified color is white...

A traditional house gets a traditional color scheme with Farrow & Ball paint, Morris & Co., and the Mural Source wallpaper. GROUND-LEVEL PROPOSED COLOR STORY SECOND-LEVEL PROPOSED COLOR STORY LINK TO COLORS & WALLPAPERS SPECIFIED: BLAZER #212 CARDROOM GREEN #79 GREEN SMOKE #47 INCHYRA BLUE 289 LIGHT BLUE #22 LIME WHITE #1 OFF BLACK #57 RAILINGS...

Our Old Clubhouse project is nearing the finish line and we are finalizing all the decorative lighting specifications to really make these updated interior spaces pop! Our interior designer HJH refers to lighting as jewelry and we couldn't agree more! These office specification meetings involve...

Hey Friends! As an architecture office we pretty much always have to be in communication with consultants to make sure the functionality of the project doesn't disrupt the design. Whether it's figuring out the best location for ductwork to run or resizing structural elements to fit...

Every now and then, ok, more often than not, we are asked to place the chosen plumbing fixture (furniture piece, light fixture, specialty equipment item, etc.) into our REVIT model and are only working with a manufacturer's specification sheet with 2-dimensional drawings.  I know it's...

Here@Hayne our McMinn Road project in Port Townsend Washington is moving from design development into construction documents, which means we are in the process of consultant coordination!  First up, structure...

As we move through the design phases of a project it becomes necessary to start specifying actual products, typically this happens when we are in the Design Development stage of a project.  When we work with a Client's Interior designer, we typically just put together...

In this week's post, we will carry on with our "New Year, Better Us" theme but focus on our out of office goals. I will take you on a journey through an ideal "out of office" day for a site meeting, a client meeting or...