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Construction Site Equipment CAD Blocks
Check out this set of free Construction Site Equipment CAD Blocks. I hope you find them useful! Please feel free to download them and add them to your personal library. This set of cad blocks includes a selection of excavators and diggers in elevation view. ...
Passivhaus Training
About Passivhaus Why do we need Passivhaus Training? Well, what is a Passivhaus? Passivhaus is a low energy design standard, that achieves exceptionally comfortable buildings with minimal carbon emissions. Some of the key characteristics of a Passivhaus include:...
Detail Library – New Details February 2022
New Details This month we have added a bumper set of details to the library. These details feature structural items, such as ridge/rafter connections, holding down straps, SIPs details, standard lintels and typical installations plus more! They are all available as 2D...
Types of Flat Roof Construction
The following post includes excerpts from our book Understanding Architectural Details - Residential. A roof is considered to be flat when it has a slope of 10o or less to the horizontal, according to BS6229. A purposefully designed slope in the roof either through...
Free Photoshop Tree Brushes
Today we are sharing our first set of free photoshop brushes. Watercolour style trees in plan. These brushes can be used to quickly add trees to your site plan to give things a bit more interest. They are easy to use, and save tonnes of time. All you need to do is...
Passivhaus Roof Details
The following article contains excerpts, details and information from our book Understanding Passivhaus - The Simple Guide to Passivhaus Detailing and Design. The building fabric has a key role to play in achieving many of the requirements of a Passivhaus. The...
Aircraft Free CAD Blocks
Today we share a set of free aircraft CAD Blocks. I hope you find them useful! Please feel free to download them and add them to your personal library. This set of cad blocks includes a selection of aircraft cad block in plan and elevation view. They feature...
Detail Library – New Details January 2022
New Details This month we have added a bumper set of details to the library. These details feature material transitions. We explore the details between the materials such as brick, timber cladding, zinc and hung tile. We also look at how to transition those materials...
Acoustic design for mass timber buildings
Marc Fuzellier-Hart is an acoustic consultant who created Atelier Crescendo in 2020. Marc specialises in building acoustic design but more precisely in performance venues and timber buildings. As well as working on building projects, Marc regularly creates content on...
Free Door CAD Blocks 05
Free Door CAD Blocks 5 Here is another great set of free door cad blocks. Hopefully they will be useful to you. This set of door cad blocks includes: single door cad block in plan single door cad block in elevation double door cad block in plan double door cad...
Choosing the Right Type of Loft Conversion
Choosing the Right Type of Loft Conversion Loft conversions are a very popular way of gaining extra space as they can be an easier alternative to moving house or building an extension as no ground works are necessary. Loft conversions can be used for creating a new...
Detail Library – New Details for December
New Details This month we have added another selection of loft details to the library. These details focus on loft conversion dormers and feature some of the details in our new loft conversion book. They are all available as 2D CAD drawings and 3D SketchUp drawings....
Free Bathroom CAD Blocks 04
Another set of free bathroom CAD Blocks. I hope you find them useful! Please feel free to download them and add them to your personal library. This set of cad blocks includes a selection of toilets, basins, shower trays and baths all in plan view. These blocks are...
Loft Conversion Staircase Ideas
The following post contains excerpts and details from Understanding Loft Conversions. When designing a loft conversion, the stairs will play an important role. Main considerations when designing a loft conversion staircase focus on headroom. Is there suitable...
Detail Library – New Details for November
New Details This month we have added a selection of interior to the library. They are all available as 2D CAD drawings and 3D SketchUp drawings. All details are now available in Revit format too! This forms part of the pro plan. The new details are available to all...
7 Tips for Designing Great Public Spaces
Public spaces are all around us, we use them everyday. Whether it is the park we walk in, the street on the way to work, the playground our children play in, the quiet bench we find to sit at lunch time - all of these spaces are freely available to us, the public....
Free People CAD Blocks 06
Another set of free people CAD Blocks. I hope you find them useful. Please feel free to download them and add them to your personal library. This set of cad blocks includes a selection of people in elevation. These blocks are available in both metric and imperial...
Library Design Guide
There are a number of different types of libraries all serving different people, groups, users and communities. Types of library can include: Public library National library Academic library Specialist library Museum/Collection library The design of many...
Revit Training Course Online
Learn Revit Online As more and more architecture practices make the switch to BIM, many architects are finding they need to make the switch from AutoCAD and other non BIM softwares over to the likes of Revit, ArchiCAD and Vectorworks. We all know the advantages...
Detail Library New Details for October
New Details This month we have added a selection of loft details to the library. These details have been updated and added to and feature some of the details in our new loft conversion book. More are being added to the library soon. They are all available as 2D CAD...
Instagram for Architects
Instagram for Architects How to use instagram to promote your practice Instagram continues to be a popular platform in the world of social media with over a billion monthly active users. But, can it still be useful for architects and designers to promote...
Loft Conversion Ideas
Loft Conversion Ideas The following article contains details from our book Understanding Loft Conversions.Loft conversions are the perfect way create more space in your home. In this post we will share some of our favourite loft conversion ideas to provide some...
Free Kitchen Island CAD Blocks
Here is a set of free kitchen island CAD Blocks. I hope you find them useful. Please feel free to download them and add them to your personal library. This set of cad blocks includes a selection of different kitchen island cad blocks in plan, some with seating and...
How to Market your Architecture Practice
How to Brand and Market your Architecture Practice In this part of the series we will look at how to develop your brand as a new architectural practice. Why is branding important? What do we need to think about when we consider branding our architectural...