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Shower below a rectangular skylight in a modern unit. Includes a round showerhead and overhead light, concrete walls, and a wood entryway.
As Architects, we wear many hats—advocating for affordable housing, staying up to date with the latest design trends, etc. The list goes on and on. As much as we love writing long, educational blogs about housing in Los Angeles, we thought it was time to write something fun and easy. The best part about designing...
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Photo of a cat playing with a hanging rope toy within a play structure. The structure is made of wood and includes multiple places to install toys, a hole that holds a bowl, and a blue cloth creating a roof.
Last month we had the opportunity to participate in FixNation’s Architects for Animals “Giving Shelter” event. Every year, architects and designers from Los Angeles use their talents to design, construct, and donate feline-focused shelters. Our team rallied together to build an efficient, collapsible structure. As we initially sat down to brainstorm, our imaginations were running...
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Photo of a white 3D printed model of a modern building that has rendered elements edited onto it. Vegetation, scale figures, and a floor plan of the building can be seen around the 3D printed model.
3D PRINTING FOR ARCHITECTS Creating a 3-dimensional model of an architectural project is huge benefit to both the client and the architect. Gone are the days of cutting foam core into the wee hours of the night. These days, when we want to create a project model, we have access to the wonderful world of...
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Close up picture of a wooden surfboard leaning against a wooden shingle wall.
  Whether you surf or not, we can all agree that surfing has this universal appeal of being “cool,” so you can imagine my curiosity when I first started my job at Tracy A. Stone Architect and saw a sign for Grain Surfboards on our building. “What’s up with the massive surfboard collection in an...
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