RoughDesigns

Process

 

Illustrative project process:

1.  Dimension and Details: Sketch to Construction Drawing (Click Here)

2.  Design Development to Construction Documents

2.  Design Development to Construction Documents:

The Hard Way

Progression of the project drawings from DD, to an abortive 30 % CD set, which failed QA and resulted in a manager leaving the firm.  Then behind schedule a big push to get a reasonable 50% out on schedule to keep the client on board.  Played catchup all the way up to 100% CD.  However, the client appreciated that we pulled out the stops to make it right. 


Elevations: You might notice some elevation design changes, and wonder why?  They didn't do much for aesthetics.  Well, lets just say low ceilings are cute in old homes, and they did make the proportions work well on the outside, but, we have this thing called codes, so up everything goes.

 
Floor plans:  Nothing too exciting in them.  Just a natural progression as the job progresses. 
Details:  Starts out as a small scale wall section, and ends up as a sheet of just so many unique conditions that needed documenting.

Sample Documents:  Following are the files for the documents above. Click on files to open.  If they do not open, right click, download to desktop, and open from there.  It's a known MS bug that will never be fixed.

 

Document Library

NameDescription
Documentw_1_-_maxceilingheightsw_1_-_maxceilingheights
Documentw_2_-_FoundationWallCellarDeckw_2_-_FoundationWallCellarDeck
Documentw_3_-_FoundationWallBeamSeatw_3_-_FoundationWallBeamSeat
Documentw_4_-_doorsaddletodecksw_4_-_doorsaddletodecks
Documentw_5_-doorsillatdecksw_5_-doorsillatdecks
Documentw_6_-_firstfloorbeamporchw_6_-_firstfloorbeamporch
Documentw_7_-_firstfloorbeamporchsteelonlyw_7_-_firstfloorbeamporchsteelonly
Documentw_8_-_thirdfloorbeamterracew_8_-_thirdfloorbeamterrace
Documentw_9_-_cornercolumndetailw_9_-_cornercolumndetail
Documentw_A-102w_A-102
Documentw_A-201w_A-201
Documentw_A-301w_A-301
Documentd_1_-_DD_Previous_Manager_049-A103,A104d_1_-_DD_Previous_Manager_049-A103,A104
Documentd_1_-_DD_Previous_Manager_049-A301d_1_-_DD_Previous_Manager_049-A301
Documentd_2_-_CD_30p_Previous_Manager_049-A112d_2_-_CD_30p_Previous_Manager_049-A112
Documentd_2_-_CD_30p_Previous_Manager_049-A201,A202d_2_-_CD_30p_Previous_Manager_049-A201,A202
Documentd_2_-_CD_30p_Previous_Manager_049-A301d_2_-_CD_30p_Previous_Manager_049-A301
Documentd_3_-_CD_50p_R_Higgins_049-A112d_3_-_CD_50p_R_Higgins_049-A112
Documentd_3_-_CD_50p_R_Higgins_049-A201d_3_-_CD_50p_R_Higgins_049-A201
Documentd_3_-_CD_50p_R_Higgins_049-A301d_3_-_CD_50p_R_Higgins_049-A301
Documentd_4_-_CD_100p_R_Higgins_049-A112d_4_-_CD_100p_R_Higgins_049-A112
Documentd_4_-_CD_100p_R_Higgins_049-A201d_4_-_CD_100p_R_Higgins_049-A201
Documentd_4_-_CD_100p_R_Higgins_049-A304d_4_-_CD_100p_R_Higgins_049-A304

Portfolio


Slideshows

Overview 

(Click Here)

Evolution DD-CD

(Click Here)

Sketches - Details

(Click Here)

 

Project List

1 - NYC Townhouse 

(Click Here)

2 - Alumni Facility

(Click Here)

3 - PA Offices

(Click Here)

4 - NYC SCA Elementrary

(Click Here)

5 - NYC SCA High School

(Click Here)

6 - Scenic Overlook

(Click Here)

 

Management Practices 

Click topics to see more on each:

Improving the practice

 

Special Skills

Click topics to see more on each:

Cost Estimating

Office Standards - Manuals

Mentoring

Profit - Loss

Quality Control

    Project Review

    Redmarking

    Project Metrics

    Employee Metrics

    Incentives - Rewards