BUILD explains why walls are sometimes better than windows.
materials
Fashion-Proof Material Palettes+
4 Timeless interior material palettes from BUILD's library.
Roof Decks Over Conditioned Area+
BUILD draws out 5 design strategies for decks over living spaces.
Navigating the Hills of Affordable Housing: An Interview With David Baker, Part 2+
BUILD sits down to chat with David Baker, San Francisco architect and urbanite.
Explorations in Stair Design+
BUILD takes a trip upstairs and defines some Scandinavian influenced strategies for experimental design.
Modern, Cost-Effective Residential Hardware+
BUILD spells out their favorite hardware specifications for residential architecture.
5 Modern Kitchen Designs & Principles+
BUILD outlines 5 important principles of kitchen design and highlights 5 designed, built and in-use examples.
Windows, Roof Overhangs, and Headers+
BUILD covers 5 projects where the windows, roof overhangs and headers play well together.
Modern Base Transitions+
BUILD covers a handful of tricky situations for modern base detailing.
Meeting the Energy Code Without Blowing the Budget or Compromising Aesthetics+
BUILD gets transparent with 5 strategies to tackle the energy code aesthetically and cost-effectively.
Design Strategies for Kitchen Hood Venting+
BUILD breaks down kitchen hood venting to a science and highlights a new solution.
Veneering 101+
BUILD explains the beauty of the SPD veneering process for cabinet packages.
Sometimes Dumber is Smarter+
BUILD shares one of the many counter-intuitive measures of modernism.
Ridge Beams and Ridge Boards: Modern Structural Solutions for A-Frames+
BUILD spells out the distinctions between ridge beams and ridge boards in modern A-frame construction.
CreativeLIVE San Francisco, Part 3: Lofts, Mezzanine & Deck+
BUILD wraps up the creativeLIVE tenant improvement with part 3 of the series.
CreativeLIVE San Francisco, Part 2: Lunchroom, Kitchen & Breakout Rooms+
BUILD continues to share the scoop on the finished spaces and specs at creativeLIVE San Francisco.
CreativeLIVE San Francisco, Part 1: Reception, Studios & Workrooms+
BUILD shares the ins and outs of creativeLIVE's new San Francisco office. (Part 1 of 3)
Rhythm of Architecture, Part II+
BUILD continues the research and exploration of modernism with rhythm.
Rhythm of Architecture, Part I+
BUILD shares the importance and beauty of rhythm in architecture.
Glass Box in the Forest+
BUILD gets transparent with some technicalities and design moves of a recently completed project.
Poetics of Ordinary+
BUILD admires the simplicity and poetry of ordinary objects used in extraordinary ways.
The Importance of Concept+
BUILD shares the importance of a concept, and reveals the one driving their latest project.
Reusing Stone and Brick+
BUILD spells out the pros and cons of reusing existing brick and stone on a project.
