Architect Blog

In the Summer of 2000, I designed and built a new custom home for my wife and I in The Palisades, just up the hill from my home town of Santa Monica. When we became residents of this special town, we participated in community support, such as me with the PaliHi Student Mentorship program and my wife for (13) years on the Fourth of July Parade Committee. But even a quarter of a century ago, designing fire resistant materials into the construction of our home, such as a Cla

This office building space was completely empty: exposed underside of floor structure above, concrete slab floor, structural columns and the building’s exterior window wall. An Architect transformed this shell into a fully functioning, view-oriented workplace. This interior is showing the Reception Area and Conference Rooms in the home page Office T.I. project. This photo is of the public space original interior design by Mr. Shaw. Optimizing the beautiful ocean view from the

We completed the design development architectural designs for a new ground up two story custom home and then submitted our plans to the structural engineer for him to start his work. Soon thereafter I received the engineer’s designs for my review. A significant cost factor to analyze early-on, is the structural framing design of the home. His plans were loaded with steel columns and beams, which adds significant (unnecessary) costs to the project, in lieu of alternative wood