This question comes up in every building design. Is it better to use rafters or roof trusses? You may be wondering what the difference is between these two. Here are some guidelines as to which will be a better fit your new building design. Traditional Rafters 40 years ago, all homes were built with traditional rafter roofs. That was back [...]
We never take for granted the need a client has to see what their drawings are going to look like in real life. This is where Rendering of the design drawing becomes very important. The time it takes to produce a design's render is a fraction of the time they used to take and because render quality is far superior today [...]
Does the building design for your franchises attractive customers? Most designs for franchises do not. Does the design make consumers want to come in and stay awhile? If you answer is No, you need to take a hard look at the architecture and design of your build-out. The design of the building and everything inside it is an integral part [...]
There is more to building designing than just drawing out what the floor plan and then producing a rendering of what the building will look like from the drawings. It is what comes after the building design that makes the drawings even more important. Permits Getting the building permits is the first important step taken towards making the building real. This is [...]
We work with a number of developers in Dallas who are currently working in the historic areas surrounding downtown Dallas. The challenges they bring to us is to design enhancements to the current structure that modernize the building but keeps the building looks old. Most of the time modernizing the interior of old buildings presents little problems and can is easy [...]
Of course, it is not funny to those who experience shoddy workmanship that resulted in real remodeling mistake..or nightmare. Still, what people will come up with to make-do sometimes is funny. Most of the remodeling mistakes usually occur when someone tries to do a remodel, or new construction, themselves and not really know what they are doing. Sure, these are [...]
