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One of the benefits of a 3D CAD/BIM model is that you are able to ‘3D print’ a copy in a variety of different materials. All of our clients receive 3D drawings and animations of their proposed design as part Read More …
One of the benefits of a 3D CAD/BIM model is that you are able to ‘3D print’ a copy in a variety of different materials. All of our clients receive 3D drawings and animations of their proposed design as part Read More …
Mark Stephens is now RIAI Accredited in ‘Environmental’ services. In addition to the core competencies as defined in the RIAI Standard of Knowledge Skill and Competence for an Architect; an architect with RIAI Environmental CPD Accreditation can provide advice on Read More …
I wrote this post in 2012 on why you need to think smaller when designing and building a house. Two years later and the situation has got worse, not better. With the banks requiring that you need a 20% deposit Read More …
I wrote this post in 2011, it’s now updated for 2014 & S.I. No.9… What exactly is the difference between planning drawings and construction drawings suitable for Building Regulation compliance and submission with BCMS Planning Drawings The following are the Read More …
I am constantly amazed about the requests for about whether I’ll do some work for free and it got me to thinking about what other jobs receive similar requests for do work for free. I guess graphic or web designers Read More …
The writing was on the wall prior to the implementation of the Building Regulation Amendments under S.I.No.9 of 2014 but since April 1st it looks as if the situation will increase… The situation being my appointment for the design and Read More …
This weeks SUNDAY supplement in the Sunday Times (Ireland edition) had a piece on Irish Starchitect Dermot Bannon & his new book that is shortly to be released (Love Your Home); which I am eagerly anticipating. In the Sunday Time’s Read More …
This second post continues on from The basics of Part L Thermal Modelling Building Regulation compliance and delves a little deeper into the reasons why Thermal Modelling is critical to house design. One of the two registered NSAI Thermal Modellers Read More …
In the previous post I referred to the ‘Architect as prototype designer’; and it got me thinking to the many things I had done in my career, some of which I’m proud of and some of which I’m not. Well, Read More …
I wrote THIS blog post about how architects can do more than just the pretty bit with the design and planning and the benefits of using them throughout the detailing and construction process. The job below falls into the Design Read More …
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