Scrapbook- Streetscape Line Drawing

Been working on a rendering and thought I would share. This one is hand drawn, but with a twist. It was done completely on an iPad using the Adobe Ideas app. Having played around with other drawing apps, I had …

Scrapbook- Tolix Bar Stool

Working on a 3d rendering of a restaurant and needed a good barstool. I whipped this up yesterday–a pretty nice CAD block of a Tolix Marais Barstool if I do say so myself.…

Scrapbook- The Aston 12-04-12

The glass is installed and the metal cladding is underway. The building definitely has a sphinx-like appearance, with a prominent “face” along 14th Street and a lower “body” along R Street.…

Remaking the Old

Shane Whitlock is doing some pretty extraordinary things with old machine tools. Above is an image of a 1923 Crescent Universal Wood-Worker No.108. Below is what patience and a little elbow grease can accomplish.

Here’s a link to Mr. Whitlock’s …

Scrapbook- Concordia 12-04-12

Quite a transformation since last time I checked in. The glass installation is well underway and I’m guessing the cladding will begin soon. Due to the short floor to floor height, a close mullion spacing around 30 inches apart gives …

Scrapbook- Concordia 10-04-12

The Concordia is looking great, with lots of work to the exterior. Modifications to the structural slab are complete, resulting in a new configuration of the projecting bays; now a story shorter with the two original center bays combined to …

Scrapbook- The Aston 10-05-12

A progress update on The Aston. Masonry looks complete and the windows are going in. The steel cornice on top is underway. I’m guessing the dreaded “value engineering” is to blame, but its disappointing to see the brick detail flanking …

Scrapbook- Concordia Hotel

Located at the corner of New Hampshire Ave and 21 Street, NW, The IMF’s Concordia Hotel is under renovation. The realignment of the projecting bays has been completed and the exterior sheathing (the lime green stuff) is going up. You …

Scrapbook- Ironwork

Took a little journey around the neighborhood and snapped a few photos of iron railings.…