Can You Trust a Truss Roof?
This question comes up in every building design. Is it better to use rafters or roof trusses? You may be wondering what the difference is between these two. Here are some guidelines as to which will be a better fit your new building design. Traditional Rafters 40 years ago, all homes were built with traditional | READ MORE >
Importance of Rendering a Drawing
We never take for granted the need a client has to see what their drawings are going to look like in real life. This is where Rendering of the design drawing becomes very important. The time it takes to produce a design's render is a fraction of the time they used to take and because render | READ MORE >
Building Designs for Franchises
Does the building design for your franchises attractive customers? Most designs for franchises do not. Does the design make consumers want to come in and stay awhile? If you answer is No, you need to take a hard look at the architecture and design of your build-out. The design of the building and everything inside | READ MORE >
What Happens After the Building is Designed?
There is more to building designing than just drawing out what the floor plan and then producing a rendering of what the building will look like from the drawings. It is what comes after the building design that makes the drawings even more important. Permits Getting the building permits is the first important step taken towards making | READ MORE >
Updating Old Building Designs
We work with a number of developers in Dallas who are currently working in the historic areas surrounding downtown Dallas. The challenges they bring to us is to design enhancements to the current structure that modernize the building but keeps the building looks old. Most of the time modernizing the interior of old buildings presents little | READ MORE >
What Could Go Wrong: Real Remodeling Mistakes
Of course, it is not funny to those who experience shoddy workmanship that resulted in real remodeling mistake..or nightmare. Still, what people will come up with to make-do sometimes is funny. Most of the remodeling mistakes usually occur when someone tries to do a remodel, or new construction, themselves and not really know what they | READ MORE >
Building Designers Look to Using Videos in 2018
Building design firms who traditionally hire photographers to bring life to their designs are going to be looking to hiring videographers to add motion to their designs. Videos help bring to the viewer's eye the true dimension of a finished design. Video Marketing for Building Designers According to SyncLab Media, a video-centric digital marketing consulting | READ MORE >
New Building Design: Where to Start
We frequently have developers who stop by to discuss their need...or want...for a new building or home design. The first thing they ask is...Where do I start when designing a new building or home design? Start with Need Before Want We start our strategy sessions with asking what is needed in the sign first. Once | READ MORE >
Our Tools of the Trade
I am asked a few times a month "What Tools I use to create a Design". I can see that might be helpful for you to know, especially if you have a design for me to help you with. Here are Our Tools of the Building Design Trade! Whiteboard Yes, one of our most trusted tools | READ MORE >