tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83369430100042273702024-03-13T17:23:40.442-07:00Steve Andrews + Co. ArchitectsThis is a place to share thoughts on Design and on Living.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-32649682378351020252012-07-25T13:30:00.002-07:002012-07-25T13:30:54.365-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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this is a house I designed in Brentwood just after graduating from Berkeley.</div>Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-88201618159190291072011-09-16T15:29:00.000-07:002011-09-16T15:35:08.745-07:00Small House #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ec-JzLfOoKqmbV7n1M4RDBnjbP6UG129HWn6h58oTcsdEfXqFmmj0j9Xa2RSEFJTonTsILGiKvETB_fgblWKR9-50HvxMXAwUvmd42TVXu9MoNIdmshkOmYy0kWpORYNc-a88pdSwnpG/s1600/house+310.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ec-JzLfOoKqmbV7n1M4RDBnjbP6UG129HWn6h58oTcsdEfXqFmmj0j9Xa2RSEFJTonTsILGiKvETB_fgblWKR9-50HvxMXAwUvmd42TVXu9MoNIdmshkOmYy0kWpORYNc-a88pdSwnpG/s320/house+310.bmp" width="320" /></a></div>This is the second of a series of prototypes for small houses which are designed to fit into a rural setting. House #2 contains four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a study, all contained in a footprint of only 160 square meteres. <br />
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The idea is to begin with a typical layout for an apartment and to see what it can develop into as a free standing single family house, while retaining is spatial efficincy. All elements of the design lend themselves to prefabrication. The entire house can be built off site and assembled at an affordable cost.<br />
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I believe it opens the door to an endless variety of creative solutions for the exterior skins of buildings. The system is made up of horizontal strips of wood which are fastened over a waterproof membrane. The final skin is made up of panels consisting of a waterproof wood product such as is made in Finland under the name of "Parklex". One could also use panels with either perforated or applied patterns with built in repeats exactly like large scale fabric prints. The panels are attached to the horizontal backing strips by aluminum rain screen clips which fasten to the back side of the panels and remain invisible to the eye.</div>Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-32132719221376811222011-05-16T12:12:00.000-07:002011-05-16T12:12:49.288-07:00Rethinking the Small House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmN85D_mFHw59tnsXsCOfeQZDiHfYtcdSwamBPZum7TbAJNsG6VAmbOLitn3cwfvFOoTtfPpFp7uXs8J8SoybZOts35K02sNztkG-j3gR6Hh1k3tB2vypD5xrh3m3HMuGBqbnoxLqtfgm/s1600/lapua+301.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmN85D_mFHw59tnsXsCOfeQZDiHfYtcdSwamBPZum7TbAJNsG6VAmbOLitn3cwfvFOoTtfPpFp7uXs8J8SoybZOts35K02sNztkG-j3gR6Hh1k3tB2vypD5xrh3m3HMuGBqbnoxLqtfgm/s320/lapua+301.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This particular house is quite small- about 100 square meters, and has two bedrooms and an open great room containing the kitchen, dining and living areas. It has the same layout and is about the same size as a typical small, two bedroom apartment, with the addition of a spine of floor to ceiling storage which runs the length of the house, and a taller, vaulted ceiling over the living area.</div>Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-88883128461433757232011-04-18T15:32:00.000-07:002011-04-25T09:52:38.643-07:00A Round House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYz0smXrqRDA2ptXmvVO8IG2g-KfPTrx1dKuck1wVejZirGd4bL0kZbvP9sE5fKe8XbOi_Kux2AzGC6cO_ABTv3NxK5i2LozdmsH4sVY7JISH1bOvrsj5l_NliWgUbxn59EMNSNFmmF7C/s1600/roundhouse+5.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYz0smXrqRDA2ptXmvVO8IG2g-KfPTrx1dKuck1wVejZirGd4bL0kZbvP9sE5fKe8XbOi_Kux2AzGC6cO_ABTv3NxK5i2LozdmsH4sVY7JISH1bOvrsj5l_NliWgUbxn59EMNSNFmmF7C/s400/roundhouse+5.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIllvadef_55S1QP7-8hK3pB_yGxI035EMXylazq1O4ZU6VXzM3F-2bMHwBkl6nl39glW3gOduTnBe-gwzOPldTfmo8ABw__Ki4YoLp_zRUIi5WOzm8nX2EqLZR8MPGZOCY7nazsRBfHoR/s1600/roundhouse32.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIllvadef_55S1QP7-8hK3pB_yGxI035EMXylazq1O4ZU6VXzM3F-2bMHwBkl6nl39glW3gOduTnBe-gwzOPldTfmo8ABw__Ki4YoLp_zRUIi5WOzm8nX2EqLZR8MPGZOCY7nazsRBfHoR/s400/roundhouse32.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDT2X9fmGw2KwZAfGyxD4m7_XYr_lbSTYgP8nIlU1cPxjZiROAWv9TCZgSIX5dtLU4etHLySAVCILJul6Biw63UKnWqVxbpjlpyMo7kK3XYYO4zIiqdlV9iM0wgo86070qaZIt_Zpxlyh/s1600/roundhouse30.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDT2X9fmGw2KwZAfGyxD4m7_XYr_lbSTYgP8nIlU1cPxjZiROAWv9TCZgSIX5dtLU4etHLySAVCILJul6Biw63UKnWqVxbpjlpyMo7kK3XYYO4zIiqdlV9iM0wgo86070qaZIt_Zpxlyh/s400/roundhouse30.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I've always wanted to design a round house - so I did! This design is a gift for a friend who lives in Finland, where I think it would fit very well somewhere on the edge of a forest or beside one of the many beautiful lakes there- anywhere with a nice view of the countryside!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The house has two levels, containing 180 square meters of floor area which are raised 3 meters above the ground, to avoid all the snow and to provide covered parking in the winter. The house also has a roof garden and a glass enclosed stair tower. </div>Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-41225379764070490382010-09-27T03:36:00.000-07:002010-09-27T03:46:08.811-07:00Residential TowerThis is a design for a 17 story mixed use building. The two ground floor levels contain commercial uses and offices, while the remianing 15 floors are designed for residential use. The typical floor plan is made up of (2) 100 sm 2 bedroom units, and (4) 150 sm 3 bedroom units. <br />
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It is designed to be built out of the prefabricated steel moment frame system of the company Ecostell, and should be very affordable to construct. More to follow as the design progresses...Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-91848280816374876972010-04-26T03:09:00.000-07:002010-04-26T22:32:57.381-07:00Rodgerton Drive House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OtXBF1CmZ3smuGP3hrA5mrMLp3sVY5VHrTUB838IR0jhOYdKHwi3SjzqcaFI4EMfHA9WLDlXx9mezupwvRKC4SQt0GgH3UYLZR7SKGmxAszTBAzYWU9m-U6UdGnCb8_PgeFdBEC9K58D/s1600/mediaservice_themls_com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OtXBF1CmZ3smuGP3hrA5mrMLp3sVY5VHrTUB838IR0jhOYdKHwi3SjzqcaFI4EMfHA9WLDlXx9mezupwvRKC4SQt0GgH3UYLZR7SKGmxAszTBAzYWU9m-U6UdGnCb8_PgeFdBEC9K58D/s400/mediaservice_themls_com.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9g8jaBk5M4fJC6JG1w9XgrJvozfpXxZ_X31q30FQ9v7QRBD7V8NEnTq3K_3gxLUCSgAEe7wfzIy0Wiorkue2-W5lNEfZkCIhcp4xwXkioF_6corDm0qNjx50GzU00SH0yO99Ecs-Coed/s1600/mediaservice_themls_comd45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9g8jaBk5M4fJC6JG1w9XgrJvozfpXxZ_X31q30FQ9v7QRBD7V8NEnTq3K_3gxLUCSgAEe7wfzIy0Wiorkue2-W5lNEfZkCIhcp4xwXkioF_6corDm0qNjx50GzU00SH0yO99Ecs-Coed/s400/mediaservice_themls_comd45.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp6KCICnQnU88yAbRCHrEfAcn3ouHJqfea_4YiIMhOIoOfqe_SD5Nq4fyO66rNmD3zcdQB_JV5wE4cEFqj7m_JRColsKi-DrcIZengsb0myYUsWSLxGCEm3M2RghxjrDNnwP898VDjwaV/s1600/mediaservice_themls_comCAHZQ0FIby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp6KCICnQnU88yAbRCHrEfAcn3ouHJqfea_4YiIMhOIoOfqe_SD5Nq4fyO66rNmD3zcdQB_JV5wE4cEFqj7m_JRColsKi-DrcIZengsb0myYUsWSLxGCEm3M2RghxjrDNnwP898VDjwaV/s400/mediaservice_themls_comCAHZQ0FIby.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySQf8piJmKakBEuuQ8ON8DFYoX_k33O9IaqEqwbWvL1-2cAchFSNTGZtZJQ7U9TeWXBUJfMtS-N36C3qCSd1kWu7G51rRtYTNKZDdddkeiq2-09Z7rliHMCuokLxqV8KKuv8T-zKhyphenhyphenJGu/s1600/mediaservice_themls_comCACR1NVBcyg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySQf8piJmKakBEuuQ8ON8DFYoX_k33O9IaqEqwbWvL1-2cAchFSNTGZtZJQ7U9TeWXBUJfMtS-N36C3qCSd1kWu7G51rRtYTNKZDdddkeiq2-09Z7rliHMCuokLxqV8KKuv8T-zKhyphenhyphenJGu/s400/mediaservice_themls_comCACR1NVBcyg.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfc-LwwGTndkdrEdUMWCehEWV9D4ubC5G02T9FT9OksRkHkYxXbPtdMcwbqzsVbHLGH1Ww3uD9giUzG1ZCZ8i8qdizF4EQIx-whtNb8JhVtou1GkimtfvUDY1T7kw8ynmuabaqhgkbXw-/s1600/mediaservice_themls_comCA3HELLPvtr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfc-LwwGTndkdrEdUMWCehEWV9D4ubC5G02T9FT9OksRkHkYxXbPtdMcwbqzsVbHLGH1Ww3uD9giUzG1ZCZ8i8qdizF4EQIx-whtNb8JhVtou1GkimtfvUDY1T7kw8ynmuabaqhgkbXw-/s400/mediaservice_themls_comCA3HELLPvtr.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qV8zJA3S_8VOaDjkVqUAtupuWKx6Xl_h3plHHiB_RhGBeKeFlUOXPRNvsEb6pCSJ2-LELfZJrQKo9KCzfBiB4eP9dhgfR5TAv3Ayph3UXPEtV2EL03tlzPdQCps8V-6EA7rfkF4uu82_/s1600/mediaservice_themls_com2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qV8zJA3S_8VOaDjkVqUAtupuWKx6Xl_h3plHHiB_RhGBeKeFlUOXPRNvsEb6pCSJ2-LELfZJrQKo9KCzfBiB4eP9dhgfR5TAv3Ayph3UXPEtV2EL03tlzPdQCps8V-6EA7rfkF4uu82_/s400/mediaservice_themls_com2.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div>The following are some photos of a house which I designed several years ago for a property in the Hollywood hills. The home was sold to a new owner who recently updated the landscaping and interior design. The house is 4,400 SF and has a panoramic view of the cities of Hollywood and Los Angeles below. <br />
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ISteve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-45761163720267319782010-04-07T22:08:00.000-07:002010-04-07T23:05:25.789-07:00Miscellaneous Designs 2004-2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQXApsLb6e-yDKih1nJ31QriJLTRXk3BkoHdUNcfrShQIcMBpuLjykRws_YNlXVC4nXBysjphfb9T4s8zAbFr1CHh8WJT29RpH_zDJYyAL6RwgKg8iIEI_GpJ1Ivln020aqMp_zxXmCpd/s1600/2006+4-13+taper+scheme+C-FRONT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQXApsLb6e-yDKih1nJ31QriJLTRXk3BkoHdUNcfrShQIcMBpuLjykRws_YNlXVC4nXBysjphfb9T4s8zAbFr1CHh8WJT29RpH_zDJYyAL6RwgKg8iIEI_GpJ1Ivln020aqMp_zxXmCpd/s400/2006+4-13+taper+scheme+C-FRONT.jpg" width="126" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uDNpoHrv2eDN1yZk99G-m1o4GLpW1KfFU3VMeQ0DavGffg6xo95FR2M4bFFhcFC9sqhWrJuqZaAGMrj3yenp647Dr8fOrUISSJq0JbRd6FJwMdeYvi8GAag0gRTtAUTv6YpPic70mL2H/s1600/2006+4-13+taper+scheme+C-street+persp+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uDNpoHrv2eDN1yZk99G-m1o4GLpW1KfFU3VMeQ0DavGffg6xo95FR2M4bFFhcFC9sqhWrJuqZaAGMrj3yenp647Dr8fOrUISSJq0JbRd6FJwMdeYvi8GAag0gRTtAUTv6YpPic70mL2H/s400/2006+4-13+taper+scheme+C-street+persp+01.jpg" width="253" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYlvT8zDhkYkTm5EnVUxpNfZV9gqlNG71RFGOeN1Zh0o5RdvH15NoTXA0U23TbGPVkpH31F5U0dcP3QzLyvU2udLjN7gTykegIUeuwMRbdBhzh9vkhMHyk4nY93TZMpoBbi6b06oP7EBn/s1600/Final+DRB_Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYlvT8zDhkYkTm5EnVUxpNfZV9gqlNG71RFGOeN1Zh0o5RdvH15NoTXA0U23TbGPVkpH31F5U0dcP3QzLyvU2udLjN7gTykegIUeuwMRbdBhzh9vkhMHyk4nY93TZMpoBbi6b06oP7EBn/s400/Final+DRB_Front.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N3IjkuVZQjVlDUKz1disxuIvorSQHEuckjEyIQWmm1iJkWwzQeP2nHq9ZiSjTPKXfCAINPZA3UkEvXYD15ZR0-OsotJASFCWeTpn4gCUjzJGrWdpCrw4xUifn88HHbrF8Yel9dFj1x0Z/s1600/s1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N3IjkuVZQjVlDUKz1disxuIvorSQHEuckjEyIQWmm1iJkWwzQeP2nHq9ZiSjTPKXfCAINPZA3UkEvXYD15ZR0-OsotJASFCWeTpn4gCUjzJGrWdpCrw4xUifn88HHbrF8Yel9dFj1x0Z/s320/s1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVtxoK24hDVxR3Teu8qGblR-bLYNJZF5vFd9z0QilNFto1D0cxlWCE73VYbmADyL8ObpfwKtkl_kTbpDajNBUNlPaKCM9tCEWUB5BT6LB8jnWg5LTmpTQbc0DISbckNUeGHsngQhungNs/s1600/_RODGERTON_v3_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVtxoK24hDVxR3Teu8qGblR-bLYNJZF5vFd9z0QilNFto1D0cxlWCE73VYbmADyL8ObpfwKtkl_kTbpDajNBUNlPaKCM9tCEWUB5BT6LB8jnWg5LTmpTQbc0DISbckNUeGHsngQhungNs/s400/_RODGERTON_v3_1.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGBDnxwesdTGqjPmzszh1pSsQdDw1IEAzm1qglL8aOnQzfVX9jmW4R3d169oEn6wxIZDHyQMsKyx5ww5nchESe5WbYmaCxs6Ejp2mlawwW7Wg8LVtyz9q4lF7U-rVvHLQ9CWTXBuFnVtC/s1600/Signage_poppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGBDnxwesdTGqjPmzszh1pSsQdDw1IEAzm1qglL8aOnQzfVX9jmW4R3d169oEn6wxIZDHyQMsKyx5ww5nchESe5WbYmaCxs6Ejp2mlawwW7Wg8LVtyz9q4lF7U-rVvHLQ9CWTXBuFnVtC/s400/Signage_poppy.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A8R28alsKn3x8rkewnJSmaD08mB5FvlFJdlB2A7VX22565GSVSXLw0Kk0yC2kMKpPDvMINVz-fnyvT15cWPosrTiarTw7_ZtCTXmnzhR2ZquF0mtEwIyEdMkcPGrw-Qb4kLIbMNr3Dd0/s1600/Westlake+View+B+low+res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A8R28alsKn3x8rkewnJSmaD08mB5FvlFJdlB2A7VX22565GSVSXLw0Kk0yC2kMKpPDvMINVz-fnyvT15cWPosrTiarTw7_ZtCTXmnzhR2ZquF0mtEwIyEdMkcPGrw-Qb4kLIbMNr3Dd0/s400/Westlake+View+B+low+res.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I thought I would add a few projects I've designed over the past few years. Some are residential, some mixed, use and some purely commercial buildings.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-74810645967862363162010-04-04T08:37:00.000-07:002010-04-07T23:17:35.867-07:00Personal Residence (redux)!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVWDtKZy4afHevYIxvbZ4Fyv720EZmSs2fpkj6RdzhZDazsxl6QgqQWrzvPKIdXkt6cWnPxWTkI5TN2mp2DP0mV-fgYy_KgXYEOpEnGIi_7njSm4KKExLPQbB-cA3vo9eZY8YISxBPoJ2/s1600/3D+View+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVWDtKZy4afHevYIxvbZ4Fyv720EZmSs2fpkj6RdzhZDazsxl6QgqQWrzvPKIdXkt6cWnPxWTkI5TN2mp2DP0mV-fgYy_KgXYEOpEnGIi_7njSm4KKExLPQbB-cA3vo9eZY8YISxBPoJ2/s400/3D+View+2.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvHmuznJeVvL5RBhyjfVSV1ZLVUXxylLHP54ik7s1cMdaKo8cq54AlJIEZdXxnEuaSDCgRjyYcau0xpRzmK0vQ6MRV_Q-brUfrlC-DyNzDxztt1C8jo0dossYPa5gUayAUPulcA8Mvgd1/s1600/4846+view+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvHmuznJeVvL5RBhyjfVSV1ZLVUXxylLHP54ik7s1cMdaKo8cq54AlJIEZdXxnEuaSDCgRjyYcau0xpRzmK0vQ6MRV_Q-brUfrlC-DyNzDxztt1C8jo0dossYPa5gUayAUPulcA8Mvgd1/s400/4846+view+8.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaZ243C5nWyMr81Up0IJaU_4J6RIpf_Aex1oixzgA3codH7XQ39f-ZOPaFyHtV_9zZ5OvEN18riRn6DC-j8Jvv9WeItSWqpJs2180kBrpRQVV03Elbse4Pf6u_Ter40h1Az2sbhebz076/s1600/4846+view+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaZ243C5nWyMr81Up0IJaU_4J6RIpf_Aex1oixzgA3codH7XQ39f-ZOPaFyHtV_9zZ5OvEN18riRn6DC-j8Jvv9WeItSWqpJs2180kBrpRQVV03Elbse4Pf6u_Ter40h1Az2sbhebz076/s400/4846+view+9.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRlj4YneMHAAt9NLfCQKtcwZVlVo7VsaNqkKm-v2WeNr34oUcIoykkW4fZ-aJeNqF6Mc3iGL5tN9ui-B5FpuGROVRDeiIMaaUR7AciWqz9fOKjNCgtf1ZCJIztnNalcZX03IWP1FyBX2W/s1600/best+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRlj4YneMHAAt9NLfCQKtcwZVlVo7VsaNqkKm-v2WeNr34oUcIoykkW4fZ-aJeNqF6Mc3iGL5tN9ui-B5FpuGROVRDeiIMaaUR7AciWqz9fOKjNCgtf1ZCJIztnNalcZX03IWP1FyBX2W/s400/best+1.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nbop4FNGwQCGy7bZSXpPeFPnQv2OqjpnJ2fG_fYXNhY1-_ktMXJpzVlCJXi0W-0lTfLSeS0q_d858S1Y-X4hiTrE854yMPQX42geL3-a-7bPHH6Lww6vjH9ZGghMQDoI8hjYmsqSe7d2/s1600/best+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nbop4FNGwQCGy7bZSXpPeFPnQv2OqjpnJ2fG_fYXNhY1-_ktMXJpzVlCJXi0W-0lTfLSeS0q_d858S1Y-X4hiTrE854yMPQX42geL3-a-7bPHH6Lww6vjH9ZGghMQDoI8hjYmsqSe7d2/s400/best+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've decided to redesign the house for my property in Highland Park. This version is smaller (120 sm), and therefor will be less expensive to build. I am also planning on having the house built largely out of steel, and pre-fabricated by a company called Ecosteel based in Utah. The skin of the building is also a pre-fabricated assembly of R40 insulation sandwiched between sheets of metal, and simply screwed to the structural steel framing. The K-braces shown act as functional columns, supporting the cantilevered ends of the building. My estimated cost for the entire project is $250,000.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-47013096340591969342010-03-29T07:44:00.000-07:002010-04-09T02:15:19.760-07:00Villa Sechs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwrfBsbjG2I4-7eLV-5-kC1WyPQbMriTqVFTBgKlJVpZXZL1_XBbdps5LR_pvnnDaWzowKqRJD7JR2XMDCCYabdJJUjCL39h6JEQMFfv_YmaaGppmqAo7j5PB8xB2HDxBfYE2H_rfWgMR/s1600/60B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwrfBsbjG2I4-7eLV-5-kC1WyPQbMriTqVFTBgKlJVpZXZL1_XBbdps5LR_pvnnDaWzowKqRJD7JR2XMDCCYabdJJUjCL39h6JEQMFfv_YmaaGppmqAo7j5PB8xB2HDxBfYE2H_rfWgMR/s400/60B.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1GPG7rHcOTJfIEde3511rPRNtvb3kIqVGYZz38fUe91OzrUdPT2BMowWfCSFJr4238jhlvGuovf_YQQeyq4eye13UV31OzzJ1scLEz7oiPx4w1Rcw-uvTRJFmJZoLkRDU2aEKf06Q80H/s1600/60A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1GPG7rHcOTJfIEde3511rPRNtvb3kIqVGYZz38fUe91OzrUdPT2BMowWfCSFJr4238jhlvGuovf_YQQeyq4eye13UV31OzzJ1scLEz7oiPx4w1Rcw-uvTRJFmJZoLkRDU2aEKf06Q80H/s400/60A.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB5H996nKhOml9iPCRWE26bu55gPV0zlKCl3A-KyaVRvr1VPfsmUuB04lshDI4Ym0MUZRmAQT8HEyBKS-Kgj9_pcy0Ue9XbbtOkelTORpiSdDrNTUIYOBIyVphi4GvFdctrtrTka6-7eJ/s1600/all+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB5H996nKhOml9iPCRWE26bu55gPV0zlKCl3A-KyaVRvr1VPfsmUuB04lshDI4Ym0MUZRmAQT8HEyBKS-Kgj9_pcy0Ue9XbbtOkelTORpiSdDrNTUIYOBIyVphi4GvFdctrtrTka6-7eJ/s400/all+1.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div>Perhaps this is a step back (or sideways). I had something organic in mind, but this design reverted to Villa Einz. Anyway- this is a three story house with two bedrooms on the ground floor and a third-floor loft/bedroom open to the living area below. The house contains 240 square meters of area. <br />
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It consists of 3 bedrooms and is approximately 200 square meters in area. The design represents a further exploration of moving in a more organic direction. Note that the horizontal wood slats indicated on the side elevations are mounted over fixed store front glazing, providing a simultaneiusly transparent and yet screened surface.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-34259541635439256592010-03-17T15:29:00.000-07:002010-03-21T23:24:59.248-07:00Villa Vier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">```<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgJtRr9_7wqO7CgmH6AZRG4qjqYd2u6sFtgnlPBXFE1bfK5gLm7sTt8BMqr3iZcF-q6YCPXoBi72nYcHL1KGoX6RtjMzl9xxPD9iPTUst0vaAn7nfQVdiMK-oZyX_MmT3kRpj4Px5ZTun/s1600-h/3D+View+36b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgJtRr9_7wqO7CgmH6AZRG4qjqYd2u6sFtgnlPBXFE1bfK5gLm7sTt8BMqr3iZcF-q6YCPXoBi72nYcHL1KGoX6RtjMzl9xxPD9iPTUst0vaAn7nfQVdiMK-oZyX_MmT3kRpj4Px5ZTun/s400/3D+View+36b.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQH0buqbMJ0pMXGSafBSpq37wKxagxHHqyakslTRnyHyXQgTzLje_y2TrLGiPhYR4qhYs4_ayAEXxtMoNB7wjGKvNNp2332qEt9Z2wmUbQCdQQGFzUfmhS3nNbReelHji1W7ECCP5123R/s1600-h/3D+View+39e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQH0buqbMJ0pMXGSafBSpq37wKxagxHHqyakslTRnyHyXQgTzLje_y2TrLGiPhYR4qhYs4_ayAEXxtMoNB7wjGKvNNp2332qEt9Z2wmUbQCdQQGFzUfmhS3nNbReelHji1W7ECCP5123R/s400/3D+View+39e.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4li-wwqQsMlgoio07aXGNAq5IvS5vcxUWBrco9I6HzNYe5tIs-kVdk7C8omDu0dx9WZSQhEZdSxbHvnGMbvIkKLtobbJcrXa7_DA2tx1ly8eGFLrw-7m1s6rePamBlOcqQa5wK4mSy8pH/s1600-h/3D+View+37a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4li-wwqQsMlgoio07aXGNAq5IvS5vcxUWBrco9I6HzNYe5tIs-kVdk7C8omDu0dx9WZSQhEZdSxbHvnGMbvIkKLtobbJcrXa7_DA2tx1ly8eGFLrw-7m1s6rePamBlOcqQa5wK4mSy8pH/s400/3D+View+37a.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Br0xQAon_mHfaQUNJvueLrub5m1Q1AOhNHsOags9IXeQwW9enL5UUCXjK3VLHHsbKoC31vLzDVbGvjzH_vRqwTBk9vefZkzmjkc7yTkdHnj1TMR0cN8tlwLp_0GfqNG-70Ua6OXgMXsF/s1600-h/3D+View+38e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Br0xQAon_mHfaQUNJvueLrub5m1Q1AOhNHsOags9IXeQwW9enL5UUCXjK3VLHHsbKoC31vLzDVbGvjzH_vRqwTBk9vefZkzmjkc7yTkdHnj1TMR0cN8tlwLp_0GfqNG-70Ua6OXgMXsF/s400/3D+View+38e.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-giclqkqxkS-g0A_6liWle5iDGEgEJrsLpXWevWjTzptRL9OMIpDRYArgRTlywDnQJb2e1htST1bJQzu8iasmUJncYxqqiLiM7b7-fg6LlLrKPq2ID5yiBhzPzC_-J1rF8NKE2ZSZwkHs/s1600-h/3D+54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-giclqkqxkS-g0A_6liWle5iDGEgEJrsLpXWevWjTzptRL9OMIpDRYArgRTlywDnQJb2e1htST1bJQzu8iasmUJncYxqqiLiM7b7-fg6LlLrKPq2ID5yiBhzPzC_-J1rF8NKE2ZSZwkHs/s400/3D+54.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />
This is the fourth villa in a series of houses designed for a piece of vacant land located near the Spree river in Berlin. This design attempts to create a house which has an entirely simple plan, but a never the less interesting form, and skin. <br />
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Villa Vier has 220 square meters of floor area and contains either three or four bed / workrooms. The straightforward plan offers a variety of layouts which can be adjusted to the needs of the users. The wood cladding on the exterior is intended to be 10" vertical engineered lumber, set on a 12" grid, which leaves 2" air gaps between the external skin and the layer beneath. This offset of the skin provides shadoww linws which give a perception of depth to the building skin, and shadow effects which change with respect to the movement of the sun.<br />
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This particular design also fits nicely on the lots surrounding the property in Highland Park, and may be used there on one of the adjacent properties in the future.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-8047174806021468912009-10-16T01:22:00.000-07:002009-12-03T02:21:27.814-08:00Personal Residence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>This is the design for my personal residence located on a small parcel of land in the foothills of Highland Park, in Los Angeles. The parcel shares a private driveway with an adjoining house which I am designing in a similar style for my neighbor.<br />
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The house is raised above the ground in order to minimize grading of the land and the cost of building a garage. The house is composed of two 800 SF ( 20' deep x 40' long ) floors for a total area of 1,600 SF of living area, and contains three bedrooms and a great room. The simple, rectangular form minimizes the cost of construction. The house will be built using prefabricated steel structural members, interior walls and exterior cladding. A portion of the exterior will be clad in wood. Due to the prefabrication process, the total time required for construction of the house is estimated to be 8-10 weeks.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-61324322675640058752009-10-05T05:33:00.000-07:002010-04-09T02:11:54.039-07:00Villa Drei<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Villa Zwei is a proposed design for a residence for a single family in the Alt Moabit neighborhood of Berlin. It contains 200 sq meters of living area including 3 bedrooms, a Great Room with 12 meters of floor to ceiling book and display cases, an attached parking garage and a Wintergarten for year-long cultivation of veggies and flowers. <br />
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The design is a transitional step between geometric and organic Modernism.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-49512434834102357312009-09-15T09:22:00.000-07:002009-09-15T09:22:11.552-07:00New Work: Villa Einz, Berlin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Qli-2xHW4wFC_y4JxxjCddA7WaopP0N1Ti4o8t0vREUGoWX7Inb1dRss61whpY4NtHJcdAuXgUUEzcpfawJX0MMmS-rXXkiiA0XIzos7bKzq5_DrsvsW2kuM69likHfsoruyRQat1GK/s1600-h/3D+View+1h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Qli-2xHW4wFC_y4JxxjCddA7WaopP0N1Ti4o8t0vREUGoWX7Inb1dRss61whpY4NtHJcdAuXgUUEzcpfawJX0MMmS-rXXkiiA0XIzos7bKzq5_DrsvsW2kuM69likHfsoruyRQat1GK/s320/3D+View+1h.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B6Jo-Xj-ZLYawaf5TW_A9J5nf3XXJRViEaUJ7fD4a9g0gkQ9MeVKmP4TVBf6tOUVNuJ41qkdM8sGbxTw2uctjBgmD6wavbPk53wWjmWR1dg83MVjs705M4YiGDsxBsvio2OI58i2A8w_/s1600-h/3D+View+1g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B6Jo-Xj-ZLYawaf5TW_A9J5nf3XXJRViEaUJ7fD4a9g0gkQ9MeVKmP4TVBf6tOUVNuJ41qkdM8sGbxTw2uctjBgmD6wavbPk53wWjmWR1dg83MVjs705M4YiGDsxBsvio2OI58i2A8w_/s320/3D+View+1g.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqXFSa52taqfEJ7B4QoHooInZkbpqpGzqltbCXNkvi4Ar4NNZWNAjezpxYhoKfBMYZNFCX-8fezgSSKlNXo0ktM_P0ZEPDsG7brn45y1Qgvc451EorqKBMudk-amvGap-s4d666wDA7JE/s1600-h/3D+View+1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqXFSa52taqfEJ7B4QoHooInZkbpqpGzqltbCXNkvi4Ar4NNZWNAjezpxYhoKfBMYZNFCX-8fezgSSKlNXo0ktM_P0ZEPDsG7brn45y1Qgvc451EorqKBMudk-amvGap-s4d666wDA7JE/s320/3D+View+1a.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4J9t_68_AJnxoO0q_fOaQ-7CTGkFG1mgbmydSwgLbsu5tNmcZnfjEyB5C6eJFMN3L7SHJN1SJqmuABpBhsWgA1Gcf_OnobFCcrXLhSW1tkBGtuY6c-PNaCnSKpIG8WmodrGoqEN-PgnY/s1600-h/3D+View+1d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4J9t_68_AJnxoO0q_fOaQ-7CTGkFG1mgbmydSwgLbsu5tNmcZnfjEyB5C6eJFMN3L7SHJN1SJqmuABpBhsWgA1Gcf_OnobFCcrXLhSW1tkBGtuY6c-PNaCnSKpIG8WmodrGoqEN-PgnY/s320/3D+View+1d.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOnBoVT34PDbW1j8LRUdOSRF1IClShmOnsJIJUeNwM_dB7aCEokuCFHG8c73CDTxE47rFzuIblAw_opmBwrsnWPi3JwsA8KURO4mV2_8d6hytBQQbpL3c76UROy1xZdCCZuJVoo2tnMOm/s1600-h/3D+View+1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOnBoVT34PDbW1j8LRUdOSRF1IClShmOnsJIJUeNwM_dB7aCEokuCFHG8c73CDTxE47rFzuIblAw_opmBwrsnWPi3JwsA8KURO4mV2_8d6hytBQQbpL3c76UROy1xZdCCZuJVoo2tnMOm/s320/3D+View+1b.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Villa Einz</div><br />
Kirchstrasse, Berlin<br />
200 sq meters<br />
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This is a Villa for a single family located on a plot of land near the Spree river in Alt Moabit, Berlin. The Villa contains four bedrooms, a home office, family room and a sauna. The roof level is an open air terrace.<br />
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The exterior of the house is horizontal wood siding, storefront glass,and aluminum awnings. The large canopy roof is ideal for solar panels. The internal stair tower is concrete which supports passive solar cooling and heating. Heating is contained in the floor slabs and requires no forced air for distribution.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-73988151554019835852009-09-11T22:43:00.000-07:002009-09-11T22:43:26.870-07:00Work In Progress: City Center LoftsThis is a projects still very much in the design phase. City Center Lofts is located in the city of Woodland, just north of Sacramento, California. It covers two city blocks and is made up of 120 residential flats in 4 stories over 30,000 SF of ground floor commercial space. A second phase of similar volume is in design next door. <br />
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The project lies at the end of an historic Main Street which contains many picturesque buildings constructed between the 1880's and 1930's. Rather than mimic the various styles of the existing streetscape we felt that an equally lively cotemporary design would be the best approach. Hopefully the two will compliment and invigorate each other. The final design will contain street trees and a landscaped parkway at the street sides, and a large lushly planted garden plaza with a fountain on the alley side of the builing.<br />
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Budget allowing we hope the design of the project will be complete by the end of 2009.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-77168713248009517762009-09-11T10:14:00.000-07:002009-09-11T10:14:27.495-07:00Reima Pietila<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiogspzFcbXT-xkvKAVcLOH68PRHVZGJAC8oHo7nzqY-2nFCbRfg44Cq33gT9BOJMXqIXaO2GDnirXFlSiGQ-YDbDt4F62yKhzbMU9g52Z0vDqcQzWXHfX0ZexwGXvVuDAk1_KcwfetZR/s1600-h/pietila-tampere.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiogspzFcbXT-xkvKAVcLOH68PRHVZGJAC8oHo7nzqY-2nFCbRfg44Cq33gT9BOJMXqIXaO2GDnirXFlSiGQ-YDbDt4F62yKhzbMU9g52Z0vDqcQzWXHfX0ZexwGXvVuDAk1_KcwfetZR/s320/pietila-tampere.gif" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKXyPGEHvnduXYLyfnumbsVQmAS8i66Jk9LGMktAD9Wc9_BNQHyzs-9oG6FBIaIP5no1girzrlPGEuc_E47JpbxgHUM9geRVmTLH38ibFrXmfrOJNgYObsUCAG0z3XpkGvuIhWPy7JE8e/s1600-h/pietilab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKXyPGEHvnduXYLyfnumbsVQmAS8i66Jk9LGMktAD9Wc9_BNQHyzs-9oG6FBIaIP5no1girzrlPGEuc_E47JpbxgHUM9geRVmTLH38ibFrXmfrOJNgYObsUCAG0z3XpkGvuIhWPy7JE8e/s320/pietilab.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Reima Pietila (1923-1993) was one of Finlands most influential architects. Together with Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) he established a strong school of organic design in Finland, especially in the field of architecture. <br />
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During much of his life Modern architecture was dominated by the school of thought which held that buildings should be constructed out of "pure" forms which held no relation to where they were constructed, or what functions they housed. <br />
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Pietila believed that architecture should be created out of a strong sense for the Spirit of Place (Genius Loci), and that the forms of buildings can and should express the unique activities which they shelter and support. <br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WyTeQS-jZnKtojY5J_h-NbN5XUQnJPbNW5yp9P4ZP__S149P8MBfQ2i8EZieyUIyOzvXs-GOlX-ivqhKr_joMlaCjSa5LOHfukA4L66kwXX0HovKRVGmJ4eVIaiRCIZAeMubLAKuK1_M/s400/pietila_metso.jpg" /></a></div>Although he often encounterd a lot of opposition to his approach to design, resulting in several periods of unemployment, during his lifetime Pietila was able to design a series of remarkably beautiful buildings, such as the Finnish Embassy in India, the Residence of the President of Finland in Mantyniemi, several large churches, a library and various residential buildings.<br />
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Although the buildings which he designed have universal appeal, they also express something uniquely Finnish in their design and details. One can sense the living presense of the Spirit of Finland in his work. <br />
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I hope to return to Finland soon to visit all these beautiful places in person.Steve Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470847311220566133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336943010004227370.post-89774238464302072472009-09-11T09:20:00.000-07:002009-09-11T09:20:51.978-07:00Welcome!hello Everyone!<br />
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