Floral arranging = décor = tool of design (but not the whole tool kit.) Today the office where I work had an Open House. The Principals of the firm hold them every one to two years to show our appreciation for our clients and consultants. They entail a lot of food, music and socializing. It …
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DESIGN SHADOW -“OAC”: A TIDLIC
“OAC” – Owner, Architect and Contractor meeting. I didn’t know that term in school, but it is a acronym thrown around weekly now. There are various types of meetings to get a project concept-ed, off the ground and running – or building – in our line of work. Once a contractor is brought on board, whether …
DESIGN SHADOW: CAULKING – A TIDLIC
Now that we are about a month out from “turn over” – the date that the contractor turns the building over to the Owner I am spending at least one day a week if not two, walking the project and inspecting progress of materials and finishes going in. Today I met with one of the …
DESIGN SHADOW: A DESIGNER’S ROLE ON THE TOTEM POLE
I am working on a project where the firm I work for is the local architect and we are partnered with a larger national firm from another state. The national firm leads out on the architecture and interior design and we support where we can and then are responsible for getting ready all the documents …
DESIGNSHADOW.ORG HAS TURNED ONE! DESIGN PHASES AND A YEAR OF BLOGGING
It’s officially been a year since I put “pen to paper” ( can we even use that phrase in this technology world) and started this blog. As I described in my first entry (The Reason) I had the idea for this blog for quite awhile before I actually decided to start writing it. What was …
DESIGN SHADOW ON STRESS
I am sitting in a plane headed to Chicago, IL. Neocon or bust. This flight time has come as a needed break from a busy, non stop week… A week that I could feel the pressure and stress weighing pushing me down. The week started with some bad news concerning the representative for my client, …
DESIGN SHADOW ON ANTIQUES
The current project that I have been working on is a historic renovation and has required me to do a lot of in-depth research into the late 19th century. I specifically have spent a lot of time with the Eastlake, High Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival design movements of the overreaching Victorian aesthetic. I have …
PURPLE FABRIC UPDATE – WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
Remember when I talked about a fabric that was a color that I didn’t like so much? Well that fabric has shown its ugly head. I spent this week working on a new problem. I usually write about items that are done on a day to day basis, but this one has taken lots of …
ARCHITECTURAL/INTERIOR DESIGN PUNCH LIST: A TIDLIC
Today I was out of state on location for a project where we are building student housing for a University. We spent the day inspecting and “punch listing” the site. This usually means a lot of blue tape all over the building…much to the GC’s displeasure. I don’t have any recollection of ever discussing this side …
