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Budget Breakdown: A DIY Designer Builds a Tiny Guesthouse for $109K

Dwell

Acting as the project’s general contractor, she sketched a floor plan by hand, educated herself on building, got the permits, and hired the pros to bring her vision to life. Kelli had no homebuilding experience, but she didn’t let that hold her back from bringing her dream to fruition.

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A4 Guide: The Six Phases of the Architectural Design Process

A4 Architects

These may be done with simple hand sketches, Sketch-Up models or even Computer Assisted Design (CAD) drawings, but they will tend to be very diagrammatic and simple. South & West Proposed Elevations (555 Ocean Ave, Newport, RI) The next phase is known as “Bidding, Negotiation and Permitting.”

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Refining Design – The Design Development Phase

Matt Fajkus Architecture

These sketches allowed for exploration of the relationship between various materials and masses on the houses’ façade. The architect will begin drawing the building in detail and preparing documentation to submit to the local authorities for a building permit.

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Eugene Civic Park – Phase 2 Update and a Project Interview

SW Oregon Architect

So, over that weekend, I basically sketched out a whole new plan on the fly—a new stadium and a new fieldhouse. However, a seemingly small detail proved crucial—the permits for the entire project had to be obtained all at once. This meant they had to do some minor construction along the way, every year, just to keep the permits valid.

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GRUNER&FRIENDS Develop New SWISS LIFE – KPMG HQ

Architizer

Patrice Gruner: A book with a world map inspired me to sketch up the concept for the client. The space between the existing structure and the permitted construction line was very small, only a few centimeters wide. Architizer chatted with Patrice Gruner, Founder & CEO at GRUNER&FRIENDS , to learn more about this project.

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Architectural Sketches | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Architects / Architectural Sketches Architectural Sketches Bob Borson — September 26, 2013 — 22 Comments Architects sketch as part of the process when doing their job … at least I do. This is a sketch from project that I am currently working on – the KHouse Modern.

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The Butterfly Effect

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Concept sketches by Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, DesignJones LLC; concept plan by DesignJones LLC. You can get a use permit, which is what I expected, or you can get an adoption agreement—what we very frequently see when people do things on public property—where citizens agree to take care of it,” Schwartzberg says. GENERAL CONTRACTOR F.