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December, 2011

Roof Construction

Posted 22 December 2011 by IN / 0 responses

The construction process reveals the first tangible stages of the design being lifted from the 2D Construction Documents and visualizing the spaces come to life before you. As mentioned before, Roof Construction was addressed first so that the contractors could access the underside of the roof from the second floor before they removed it to […]

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Construction Begins

Posted 16 December 2011 by IN / 0 responses

The week following demolition of the old farm house the contractors began re-constructing the roof while they still had the second floor in place (as it is to be removed later in the process to provide a double height space). The first floor removed as expansion on to the existing porch was to […]

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Demolition

Posted 12 December 2011 by IN / 0 responses

Do you remember this beautiful old farm house? With all of it’s character… And charm…  Demolition is often thought of as recklessly tearing apart a building with no regards to the existing structure and materials. At Fitzgerald Architecture Studio, we have a respect for historic preservation and work with those we trust will […]

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Construction Documents

Posted 9 December 2011 by IN / 0 responses

Once the client and designer have ironed out the programming, aesthetics and design functionality together the designer finalizes the design in a Construction Documents drawing set. There are many details included in this drawing set that had not been brought forward to the client before. Zoning, Code, Notes to the Contractor, Demolition drawings, […]

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