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

August 6, 2011

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, [...]

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Working with HistoriCorps Again!

EVstudio is very excited to be continuing work with the fantastic historic preservation collaborative HistoriCorps this year. HistoriCorps is now entering it’s 3rd summer of volunteer driven historic preservation projects and is in the process of expanding to a national model. This public-private partnership is a collaborative effort of the U.S.D.A. National Forest Service, Colorado [...]

BIG BIM, little BIM = Good Design

BIM (Building Information Modeling) One of my Architecture professors once told me that the materials and methods you use to express your design will also affect the design itself. For example, building a model out of clay pushes your design towards a more monolithic structure, while using paper tends to lean the building toward a [...]

Playhouse Project for Rocky Mountain Communities

Over the past few months EVstudio has been teaming up with Catamount Constructors to build our first contribution to the Rocky Mountain Communities Playhouse project.  The Playhouse project teams local Colorado designers with Colorado Contractors to build Playhouses that are auctioned off to benefit the RMC’s mission to provide affordable housing for Coloradans. Our playhouse [...]


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