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Don’t Forget to Check your Sump Pit and Pump
Your home may or may not have a sump pit. If you have one be sure to check it every few months, especially when you may have heavy rain. Most people forget about the sump pit leaving them open to a good chance of major problems. When checking your sump pit check for the following [...]
Denver Officially Adopts 2009 IBC and Publishes 2011 Denver Amendments
Denver has officially adopted the 2009 IBC plus 2009 “I” Codes and published the 2011 Denver Amendments as of June 20th 2011. The City is currently under the Transition Rules for the next four months, with the hard adoption being October 17th, 2011. So until then you have the option of using the 2006 IBC [...]
AIArchitect Article on Denver Zoning Code
The AIA online magazine has an article on the Denver Zoning Code. It includes some quotes from Steve Carr, AIA Denver President. There are also some statements from architect Brad Buchanan about the development potential in the new zoning code be equal to or greater than the current code. Based on the site studies that [...]
Denver Craftsman Home – All About Flow
One of the central tasks of this house was creating a strong sense of flow through the house from front to back; creating a clear procession from door to door that would organize the whole floor. These next few photos highlight how that was accomplished. The front door is at the west end of the main [...]
Denver Craftsman Home – Hidden Volume
The fact is craftsman homes don’t want to ramble on. When asked to envision a craftsman style house most people see a little bungalow with a covered porch. One of our big challenges in the case of the home pictured above was figuring out how to fit about 6,000 total square-feet of home into an [...]
Denver Craftsman Home – Symmetry
I realize I use the word “composed” a lot. For me it just means intention, or thought. I like being able to compose views or moments in my designs where someone will stop and say “somebody did this on purpose…they actually thought about this”. It seems simple but you’d be surprised how little thought goes [...]
Denver Craftsman Home – Style Points
One of the trickiest and most recognizable characteristics of the craftsman style is exposing the roof rafters, and as you can see in these recent progress photographs of one of our houses it produces a striking result. Many builder homes come with a craftsman style option…you check a box on a form and you get [...]
Denver Traditional Brick Home Complete
The Pierce Residence in the University Hills Neighborhood in Denver is complete. 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 house: We used a single-wythe full brick [...]
HGTV Casting Call for Interior Design Disaster
CASTING CALL—Interior Design Disaster! Homeowners in Denver, New York and LA: Do you have an interior decorating disaster in your home? Did you complete a DIY makeover that should have been a DI-Don’t? Has your design dream turned into a nightmare? Then HGTV is looking for you! HGTV is NOW CASTING energetic, fun-spirited homeowners in [...]
Renovation for the English Language Center at the University of Denver
We recently completed designs for renovating the English Language Center at the University of Denver. The Center has outgrown its current space on Campus and will be moving into a 5,000 sf space at Centennial Towers. The space will be used by the English Language Center during the day, and will provide classrooms for the [...]
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