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Central Texas Lake View Architecture – Episode 1: Introduction (0)

The two pictures in this article represent the views of Stillhouse Hollow Lake from the site of one of EV Studio’s most recently completed residential architecture projects.
Two of the largest lakes in Central Texas are Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hollow Lake.  Both of these lakes offer several residential developments with lake view lots.  [...]

Letter of Recommendation from ICF House Client in Utah (0)

I just received a nice letter of recommendation from Steve Clark. We designed an ICF house for Steve in Kane County, Utah. He is a licensed PE in Utah and he provided the site survey and we worked with him to meet his exact needs on a unique sturcutral design.
This is what he sent:
August 29, [...]

Evergreen Mercantile Retail & Office Building Completed (0)

The transformation of the Evergreen Mercantile building (formerly the BMC Building) in Bergen Park is now complete. EV Studio completed plans for the exterior facelift of the building which included the addition of new siding, an upgraded parapet wall, new storefront openings and the covered walkway in front of the building. The design for the [...]

EVstudio Promotes Jim Houlette to Associate (0)

EVstudio has promoted Jim Houlette, PE to the Associate title.
Jim is our Director of Structural Engineering and an essential piece of the EVstudio team. He joined EVstudio in June of 2009.  Under his leadership the Structural Department has doubled in size providing quality engineering for architects, production builders, post tension contractors, SIP  suppliers, remodelers, homeowners [...]

Organic Mountain Modern Floor Plan (0)

One of our current projects is a series of modern homes with highly sustainable features. This is one of the floor plans from the series.

Features of the Organic Modern Home include:
•    An engineered structural system to eliminate thermal bridging
•    Smaller footprint with open floor plan & compact shape
•    Structural Insulated Panels construction above grade
•    Insulated [...]

Denver Traditional Brick Home Complete (0)

I recently had a chance to stop by the completed Pierce Residence in the University Hills neighborhood in Denver.  This brick and stucco house is 2700 finished square feet with 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, and has a large bonus room above the garage.   There was a lot of brick detailing on the exterior of this [...]

Easy Method for Generating Area Take-offs Using Autodesk Design Review (0)

During the design process clients and builders need area take-offs for estimating pricing on materials for managing an appropriate budget for their project. At EVstudio we utilize Autodesk’s Design Review program as a means for clients to review our drawings throughout the design process. Builders also use it for calculating or gathering area take-offs.
Here, I [...]