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Professional / Construction phase

Second Ground

The house had been designed and permitted before I joined the team. A fire interrupted construction. During the rebuild, the client asked to change the lower level and several details at the edge of the site.

The lower floor sits below the pool terrace as the ground falls away. This section accompanied a soffit question from the field.
FIG. 01The lower floor sits below the pool terrace as the ground falls away. This section accompanied a soffit question from the field.House and pool section · Architectural drawings by Ames Peterson. Construction coordination by Edgar Cabadas.
Project brief

A permitted house through construction and rebuilding

The Ames Peterson principal drew the addition redlines. I coordinated the design changes with the contractor, consultants and field inspectors. A change in footing elevation called for a structural detail. The equipment pad at the terrace required revised drawings for a supplemental permit.

Setting
Private residential commission
Practice
Ames Peterson
My role
Construction coordination, RFIs, field revisions with inspectors and supplemental permit drawings.
Project drawings

Drawings and studies

The contractor marked a change in footing elevation on the foundation plan and requested a step-footing detail in RFI 21.
FIG. 02The contractor marked a change in footing elevation on the foundation plan and requested a step-footing detail in RFI 21.Footing detail request · Structural plan by Lotfi & Associates, Inc. Field markup by Axe Construction.
The lower-level changes bring the suite, tasting room and vestibule into the same design discussion.
FIG. 03The lower-level changes bring the suite, tasting room and vestibule into the same design discussion.Addition redlines · Design and redlines by the Ames Peterson principal. Construction coordination by Edgar Cabadas.
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  1. Suite revisionThe principal marks a sitting area.
  2. Tasting roomThe red enclosure adjoins the vestibule.
  3. VestibuleThe markup revises the route between rooms.
The equipment pad sits below the terrace at the edge of the slope. Its height had to be coordinated with the foundation and the ground outside.
FIG. 04The equipment pad sits below the terrace at the edge of the slope. Its height had to be coordinated with the foundation and the ground outside.Supplemental permit section · Architectural drawings by Ames Peterson. Construction coordination by Edgar Cabadas.

Project credits

House design and addition redlines by the Ames Peterson principal. Original permit documents by Ames Peterson. Edgar Cabadas coordinated construction-phase revisions with the project team.

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