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June 6, 2010No comments
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June 2, 2010No comments
Every once in a while a little project comes along that you can call you own…AND be proud of…
The client wanted a new identity for their “dated” office facade. The challenge was that the budget was very tight and the existing storefront facade could not be removed or altered in anyway. I decided that the best option was to split the facade up into planes and give hierarchy to the entrance. The main material used was EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing System) due to the fact that its relatively inexpensive, flexible in terms of design, and it would be able to add insulation to their ridiculously frigid office space. (They sometimes call it out-silation…) We also used zinc at the main entrance…(That was the money piece :)
WELL – The construction of this office facade was just completed and the owners could not be happier!
(Don’t you love it when a good plan comes together?)
Here is a little photographic time-line of the project…
Original Rendering.
Existing Conditions.
May 28, 2010No comments
After much kicking and screaming…
It was great.. we rented a Volvo (we would have driven my car – but it’s still a little damaged from my accident…) It was awesome. It took us about 8.5 hours – no traffic… we just encountered some rain on the way up. Slightly stressful – but not terrible.
First of all – I must say that I think Ohio must be the friendliest place i have been to so far… hands down.. Everyone was just so nice, pleasant and welcoming…. Such a comfortable energy :)
We stayed in a hotel in Port Clinton… Very nice, and conveniently located by a few state parks and an African Safari…. (yeah, I said it… a damn African Safari in Ohio, USA).
Ok – a few words about the African Safari.
So we head over to Cedar Point on Monday…
The healing ankle was behaving…
(Side note: Deme is a good guy and all – but after i got hurt, he had this brainchild idea that i could ride in a wheelchair while we were in the park so that we could get to the front of the lines… stupid.)
Oh – and we couldn’t have picked a better week to go… on a Monday – before the holiday.. the longest wait we had was about 30 minutes for the Maverick. AND well worth it.
Sooo…..
Lesson Learned: Every now and then you really need to step away and take a break.
This past weekend I think fed a moose with a carrot on an African Safari & I rode something called a “Strata Coaster” for it’s unprecedented height… It was the first coaster to top 400 feet… it was the tallest and fastest coaster when it opened & launches riders from 0-120 mph in less than four seconds.