The appeal the attitude for the open bull pen coworking space, made popular during the tech boom of 2012, is finally changing. More commercial develops are requesting building designs that convert these open floor layouts to a more professional and private office environment for start-up, freelancers and creative business' workforces. The open area bean bag filled office space has proving [...]
There are 5 Laws FrankieZed Studios us in all of their building designs. The phrase building design has evolved over the last decade to have many different meanings. It seems there is some new kind of “building design” being born every year—from graphic and architectural to web, game, food, experience … and everything in between. So what is building design? [...]
A lot of design work goes into what you see being built in today's homes and buildings. During the walkthrough of a building, every wall you see and doorway you walk through is usually thought out way before the ground is broken...or, at least it should be. At some point, the plan has to be taken from the drawing board [...]
The construction industry uses some arcane terms. Here are a few to help with the communications… Building Design Terms A Acceptable Solution – A design solution deemed to comply with the Building Code that is pre-approved and therefore has fewer compliance costs associated. Alteration – The rebuilding, re-erecting, repairing, enlarging and extending of a building. Alternative solution – A design [...]
You love your home, with all of its quirks and perks and even its annoying flaws. But what if you could have controlled all of those quirks, perks, and flaws before moving in? Control of things like removing a wall to create a more open floor plan, cutting your cucumbers on a lighter granite instead of a black slab, and [...]
The demand for specialized, professional measuring services has increased rapidly over the last decade resulting in the need for accurate data before a project starts. The time and cost pressures during the construction, or remodeling, process continue to increase, emphasizing the importance of accurate 'As-Built' plans to minimize the delays caused by inaccurate data. The term as-built commonly refers to refers [...]
