Those of us involved in building things - planners, city governments, developers and architects and designers - need to advocate to fundamentally change they physical framework of daily commerce, and we need the support of the citizens to do so.
Read MoreThough our photorealistic renderings are a visualization tool they are often not seen by our clients until we are almost finished with the documentation portion of our work.
Read MoreThe term “camelback” is as familiar to New Orleanians as red beans and rice. This architectural vernacular, resembling a silhouette of a camel, is an addition on the back of a home that allows the street facing façade to maintain its historic massing and scale, and it’s a solution popular in our historic neighborhoods.
Read MoreJust because you are doing a gut renovation or constructing new, doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate salvaged materials. Trending or not, this design strategy has many benefits from the sustainable reuse of resources to getting a custom look for less. Applications of old elements with new construction are by nature unique to each project and will have many of your friends awed by your creativity!
Read MoreWe’ve been fortunate to be able to spend our quarantine working tirelessly on a number of great residential addition and renovation projects of many shapes and sizes. Here’s a quick update of what’s on the boards and what’s going up in the field - 1 project for each week of quarantine so far!
Read MoreThe grind of construction can make it easy to lose sight of the drama of the transformation taking place when renovating a historic building. Documenting the progress made at the end of a project is really a special feeling, and reminds us why we do what we do, and validates the potential that everyone saw in a previously neglected piece of New Orleans' history.
Read MoreDesign can be trendy if it isn't honest about what it is. If it's honest, then it is authentic - and authenticity has staying power!
Read MoreThe bidding phase, also know as the procurement phase, is sometimes forgotten as one of the most important phases in your project process. While the drawings will illustrate the scope of work. The bidding phase will help establish terms and conditions for the scope of work. This phase is necessary to help mitigate head butting down the road when conflict arises.
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