BUILD takes a crack at the math behind one of the most sustainable (and least marketed) moves with residential construction....
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Roof Decks Over Conditioned Area+
BUILD draws out 5 design strategies for decks over living spaces.
Personal Financing for Residential Clients+
BUILD opens up the vault on recommendations for construction financing.
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.
A New Model for Rural Dwellings+
4 Exceptional examples of modern rural dwellings and the similarities that make them so.
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.
The Down & Dirty of Sustainable Design+
BUILD dismisses the glamor and gloss of the “green” movement and describes the gritty (and sometimes dull) reality of true...
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.
Social Media in the Post-Recession Economy+
BUILD shares their strategies for using the ever-increasing tools for connecting and sharing.
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.
Defining the Datum+
BUILD discusses their standard datum lines and the rationale behind their process.
Why We Still Model…By Hand+
BUILD breaks down their rationale behind making physical models.
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.
Marking the Jobsite+
BUILD shares their latest tips on fine-tuning the design-build process.
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.
Glass Box in the Forest+
BUILD gets transparent with some technicalities and design moves of a recently completed project.