August 2010
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Google SketchUp
We realized early on in the design process that it is very useful to visualize a space in three dimensions. While Carsten is driving the overall design, bringing the concept to life, and doing the heavy-lifting around drawings, Erika and I have wanted to maintain a rough 3D model of our own that we can update on-the-fly to capture new ideas as they emerge.
Since I’m no CAD wizard (and...
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Concept Design
Ok, enough with all the pretty pictures, let’s talk about the reality of designing a home. For the last month, we have been working with our great friend and architect, Carsten Stinn, on the conceptual (or “schematic”) design of the Soos Creek house.
The schematic design phase started with the seemingly simple, but practically complex task of articulating what we want from our...
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