Tag Archive for ‘House’
Soda Creek Antique Barn Style Home in Colorado
We just completed plans for a 4,000 square foot home in Soda Creek. The design intent was a house that resembles an old barn that has been restored and added onto over the years. The main house and garage represent the ‘original’ structures, with the eastern bump-out and back hall connector being the later ‘additions’. [...]
Santa Fe Style House in Roxborough State Park Complete
We recently visited the custom Santa Fe style house we designed in Roxborough Park that was completed this past summer. The house is 3,360 finished square feet on two levels, with a viewing deck on top of a 3-car garage. The house has an open floor plan with a main level master suite and private [...]
Why It’s Critical To Have Correct Floating Sill Plates on Slab-On-Grade Floors in Colorado
When I’m requested to investigate a house with structural concerns one of the first things I check is proper floating sill plates on slab-on-grade floors. I’m always amazed how so many basements are finished without a floating sill plate or some way of allowing the slab to move without moving the structure. I believe the [...]
Designing Your House – Part 9
What is the structure that is going to be holding up your house? More than any of our previous questions, your initial answer may be that’s why you hired an architect. While it’s defintely true, we still like to explore your options with you and see what comes out of the conversation. We need your [...]
Designing Your House – Part 7
Now let’s talk a little bit about the interior design of your home. We’re not interior designers per se but as the architects we are still designing these spaces as we design your house. We’re also incorporating these decisions into the plans to give you a more accurate set for bidding and pricing. What furniture [...]
The Prairie Style Home
The Prairie Style is often associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and the Arts and Crafts Movement of the early 1900s. One of his finest examples was the Robie House with its dramatic overhangs, stretches of art glass windows, open floor plan, and sweeping horizontal lines that echoed the prairies of the great Mid-West. The Prairie [...]
Contemporary Home in Castle Pines Completed
EVstudio had the honor of being commissioned to design a home in Castle Pines that recently received its certificate of occupancy. The unique challenge of this home was that it was one of the last undeveloped lots in the Buffalo Ridge subdivision in prestigious Castle Pines, constraining everything from minimum setbacks defined by neighboring homes as well as drainage for [...]
Santa Fe Style House Plan
This Santa Fe style house plan is currently beginning construction in the foothills of Colorado. Its roughly 2,200 sf on the main level with a basement and an oversized garage. It is a custom house for a custom site that was very restrained with setbacks and terrain.
Conifer Area Spring Fling-It Recycling Festival
Time to get that Spring Cleaning done, but don’t forget to recycle as much as possible! This Saturday, May 14, 2011 will be the date for the Conifer area Spring Fling-It Recycling Festival sponsored by the Conifer Area Council and the Conifer Rotary Club. The event will take place at Conifer High School and Big [...]
Groundbreaking New Design for Red Fox Run in Evergreen Colorado
Through a collaborative effort with local contractor, Tomskin LLC, EVstudio has risen to the new challenge of redefining the mountain vernacular in the front range foothills just West of Denver, Colorado. Already a progressive community of well over 20,000 in population, Evergreen is well known for its natural mountain environment, combined with the mild weather of [...]
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