Métier

Getting the addition project underway has been quite a journey so far. I’ve learned more about shear walls, wind loads and rain screens that maybe I really want to know. Getting a SIP project (walls, roof and floor in this case) through the permitting process means that everything has to be engineered. If I wanted to build a SIP doghouse - you guessed it: engineering . . .
But someday it may all be done. But since I’ve been told that there is a proverb that goes something to the effect “House done, Life over” maybe I shouldn’t get in too big a rush.
In the meantime, here is a rendering of 6′5″ Sketchup man walking from the addition through the breezeway with clerestory windows onto the floor of the extant structure. With the rainy season fast approaching I suppose I will need to turn the wall and roof layers back on soon!Technorati Tags: SIPs, Bungaloft, building, remodelling

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Busy.
Not quite too busy but enough to keep me off the blog for a bit.
With the recent arrival of summer weather in Portland the schedule is top-heavy with the Bungaloft project. A freestanding Structural Insulated Panel addition followed by removal of all but the bathroom walls in our original 1928 bungalow and the connection of the two with an angular breezeway will be the realization of the Bungaloft concept (at least as we envision it). It’s a small but interesting architectural project that should make it to the pages of the blog at some point.

In the meantime work on the 5 inch pan camera bluetooth controller project continues.

The 28th Avenue Woodworking Studios (as I have now unofficially christened this building I work in) has some very interesting inhabitants including Jason Andrew Designs. Jason has been working on a beautiful series of furniture pieces since he arrived. Following numerous conversations about our respective work, we embarked upon a bit of collaboration on Jason’s most recent design - a twisting, black-stained, Ash coffee table. Jason asked me to make a set of aluminum feet for the tapered legs of the table. We’re looking at a few other designs for aluminum feet and pulls.

I’m be looking forward to the usual barrage of summer activity including one of my favorites - the Adult Soapbox Derby.

Starting line at the Adult Soapbox Derby in Portland, Oregon

The competitive spirit thrives and the water flies.

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