Reading a plot before you buy it: six things you can check yourself
Six checks you can make yourself in a single afternoon visit, before the deposit is paid.
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Notes
Working notes, not a blog. They cover technical problems from projects we are building or have just finished, plus a few pieces written for clients. A note may be as short as four hundred words if that is where it finishes.
The full text of this note is available in Indonesian only. The Indonesian version is linked from the language switcher.
Why we no longer draw eaves shallower than 90 cm
It began with a 2018 project whose west wall stayed damp, and the measurements we took ourselves afterwards.
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Field notes
Three things almost always differ between the drawings and the site
Material dimension tolerances, mechanical routes invisible in old building drawings, and differences in workmanship between builders on the same task.
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Field notes
What changed from IMB to PBG for a homeowner
Written for clients, not for architects. What to prepare, when, and what has not changed.
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Exposed brick: three ways of laying it, three different results
Joint treatment and water handling across three studio projects, with results after two to four rainy seasons.
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Field notes
Incremental houses: drawing phase two during phase one
Why the columns, starter bars, and second-floor service routes go in at the beginning, and why phase one must still feel finished.
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For clients
Tell us about your site
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