In a recent OAC meeting, we walked the site and inspected some recent good changes: Work progressing! These changes, though good, have slowed down and delayed our construction. The project’s design was to leave a large portion of the ceiling exposed. However, as this was a remodel, we weren’t able to get a complete picture of …
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DESIGN SHADOW: VIRTUAL REALITY
Virtual reality, “VR” is where I spent a lot of time this week. We are at the point of a project where our designs are coming together and going into 3D-Max – a computer rendering program, that makes our designs, “picture perfect.” Back in the day, one of the Architects and Designers tools in the …
DESIGN SHADOW: MILLWORK PROFILES
Today for a meeting I needed to have millwork profiles – crown, base, wainscot – to start the discussion on what we call “vocabulary” of the building. These are the parts and pieces that give the building its character and personality. Luckily I have been thinking about this for sometime as we have been …
Design shadow on Installation problems/crisis management
Today I met on site of a recent installation project where one of the chair types that was selected was having some problems; the back legs keep coming loose. Because of the large amount of these chairs, our first plan is to find a remedy to fix the chairs instead of just replacing them. But …
DESIGN SHADOW: PROJECT INSTALLATION
I have been silent on the blog for months now – not because I have had nothing to say, but because I have been consumed by work; mainly one installation project. My team and I literally were on site every day for 2 and half months and then at least half of the week for …
DESIGN SHADOW: SPECIFICATIONS
When I was in school, the subject we talked least about, but since being out of school I wished I had known the most about – Specifications, aka “Specs.” These documents literally become binding contracts to the designs we create and if they don’t align with your designs – your designs won’t be created per …
DESIGN SHADOW: DD PRESENTATION
Picture this – a room full of 15 or so individuals – architects, designers and various owner invested parties, most of which are in ties and dresses, surrounding a table – strewn with lunch meals, architectural drawings and finish materials for the whole building – down to the fabric for the chairs being used. This …
DESIGN SHADOW on RENDERING
Today was a continuation of more time working with the renderers (affectionately labeled “render monkeys”) for a project. This particular client values renderings so much that we spend a lot of time on the front end to show design progression. Previous to today I had given them furniture cut sheets, light fixture designs/drawings and mill-work …
DESIGN SHADOW: TEST FIT
I received a cold call from a potential client the other day. This company’s executive had been referred to me and our company by a number of individuals. He asked if I could meet with him to explore the expansion of his business into a new commercial space – giving them potentially more square footage …
DESIGN SHADOW: LARGE SCALE MOCK-UP
Clients that will be putting a lot of capital towards a project, want to make sure their money is well spent. They are particularly concerned about getting everything they need and want. This is especially true when an Owner is building a large scale project that has many interest groups – or different users or …
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