SpongeBob CanPants Wins Major Award
Posted by jsmith on 9/15/11 at 9:30 am
Spongebob CANpants took home an honorable mention at this year's Canstruction! You can vote for Mr. CANpants in the People's Choice Award and see the other entries here .
Better Know an LFer: Tenna Florian
Posted by vyuan on 10/3/11 at 11:07 am
Get to know our staff, updated weekly. Hometown: Eighter from Decatur County Seat of Wise Years at LF: 3 + 8.5 Achilles Heel: Vanilla Haagen Dazs with dark chocolate shavings Happiest Place: A clear cool evening in West Texas Memorable Book: The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera Prized Possession: Possession may be the wrong word, but the answer is Adeline West Aylor Current Obsession: Aylorian version 2.0 Last Accomplishment: Wrapping up DD drawings for the Boy Scouts project Favorite Thing about San Antonio: The small town-ness of the inner loop Fate or Chance? Chance with a...
The BIg Mistakes Happen on the First Day
Posted by Heather Gayle H... on 11/17/11 at 2:30 am
That's why it's important to start the energy model early. We have developed a process for creating an early-stage energy model using very basic, conceptual information about a design. We call it an "energy snapshot." The project manager fills out this spreadsheet about their project and sends it to me: I input this information into an energy simulation tool such as REM Rate (residential) or eQUEST (commercial) along with some reasonable assumptions based on building systems our firm typically utilizes and a few minutes later . . . An energy model is born. This model will be refined...
High School Students Provide Design Input
Posted by margaretsledge on 1/11/12 at 3:30 pm
A few local architecture firms are benefitting from collaboration with members of the largest group of stakeholders at the Highlands High School. Students from the Highlands Engineering and Architecture Team (or HEAT) are providing design input that may be incorporated into the plans for the bond-funded renovation of their school. You can read more about the partnership in this San Antonio Express-News article .
Field Report: Kerr Lake House
Posted by cameronsmith on 3/16/12 at 10:00 am
This weekend retreat for a San Antonio family is located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. With 2850 sf conditioned and 1150 sf unconditioned porches/outdoor areas, the house maintains a low profile from the street while opening up to the vistas of Lake LBJ. A central entry hall and staircase bisect public zones from private and allow direct access down through the house to the lake. While the conditioned portions of the house are humbly grounded to the sloping terrain, porch elements are cantilevered for a lighter, floating treehouse effect. Primary components of construction include structural...