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Denver Traditional Brick Home Complete(0)

August 30, 2010

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 [...]

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Letter of Recommendation from ICF House Client in Utah

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, [...]

Organic Mountain Modern Floor Plan

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 [...]

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

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 [...]


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