Design Development Begins!

Over the past couple of weeks we've been tweaking the final floor plan so that it could be sent off to the engineer. They are beginning their calculations this week and should be done and ready for our submittal date of August 1st. Technosoils is finalizing their report and we will be submitting it to the Grading Department next week. Once they have approved the report we will then file for a grading permit. Normally, most offices submit their package all at once, but knowing how long the Grading Department usually takes, we are trying to speed things up. There is very little chance they will reject the report, and so it makes sense to get a jump on things.

With the schematic design phase wrapped up and the project in engineering, we are starting the design development set of documents. It is here that material systems get selected and any "kinks" in the design get worked out. I spent last week researching on fixtures and mechanical equipment for the house in order to make sure they would fit into the spaces provided in the design. Over the next couple of weeks we'll be showing off different aspects of the design as they get developed and bring the project closer to the next phase: Construction documents.

Check out the final design here.