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Math Can Be A Design Solution

4/30/2017

I once wasted a day trying to lay out a building and parking on a site. It couldn't be done. The building footprint, plus parking, plus zoning setbacks equalled 92% of the area of the site. Tight, but do-able you are thinking; just get creative.

... Did I mention that the shape of the site had an offset that prevented an efficient parking layout? Some layouts came so close to working that I was sure there was a solution. Nope, the math wouldn't give.

If only I had worked the math first, I would have spent most of that day looking at alternatives like partial two-story, or a full two-story building, or simply explaining that we were wasting our time on this site.

MyCorbu Launches

4/16/2017

I've jumped the gun.

MyCorbu goes live as of now.

Click 'Explore MyCorbu' on the menu bar.

Finding MyCorbu

4/7/2017

A fellow architect, Mark R. LePage, has been following my journey with MyCorbu, the architectural bookkeeping app. Mark has a podcast on his website, EntreArchitect. Episode #164 features my interview with Mark that took place on March 22, 2017. Use this link to visit that episode or click the image above.

Projections and OFFPLAN

4/2/2017

Usually I am not keen on collecting historical data, especially financial data. But this is a little different because of how the data can give you a glimpse of the future.

That is pretty handy.