coming together. we had some framing issues, but phil was great about fixing the errors so that the overall
roof form would maintain the design intent. having a 3d model of both the design and the structural framing
has been invaluable in being able to communicate and work through issues. as detailed as we make our
drawings, very few people understand three dimensional objects in two dimensional representation. an image
can make complexity clearer and zooming around a 3d model can sometimes perform magic.
this week was the first week of framing. we are still working out our window order with metal window corp
since we had to adjust the height of all our windows by 6 inches due to our building height issue. seeing
the basic outline of the house go up has helped reaffirm some of the rapid changes we had to make on the fly.
overall, we struck a nice balance between cost and as much glazing as possible by maintaining relatively
standard sizing and minimizing the operable elements of our large openings. metal window corp has been super
helpful in working out the details for many of our mulled conditions and maintaining the thinnest profiles possible
for our frames.
the pex tubing for the radiant heat in the floor slab was tied to the rebar and then insulated before pouring the
interior footings and slab. the tracks for the sliding doors and drains in the bathroom are seamless, so we
integrated the recess into the pour to eliminate the need for cutting through the slab later. the footing reveal
turned out well.
