blogpost – waiting rooms
We like our location downtown for a lot of reasons. We’ve been walking to job sites all week, and that’s fun. Over coffee, I 1) received a call from one of our projects a block away to the east, 2)…
blogpost – similarities
We had a fun opportunity this summer to do a half-day design and presentation for a simple home addition in a comfortable residential neighborhood. The homeowner told us what he needed and we drew it. The design was simple, and…
blogpost – mass vs veneer
Haven’t been writing much – we’ve been busy. It’s fun to be busy, and we know it’s a privilege. Lots of new permits, new construction, late nights and meetings. This is the way we like it. A friend asked me…
blogpost – mass vs veneer
Haven’t been writing much – we’ve been busy. It’s fun to be busy, and we know it’s a privilege. Lots of new permits, new construction, late nights and meetings. This is the way we like it. A friend asked me…
AOArch welcomes Chelsea Royall – Interior Designer / Building Scientist
AOArch is pleased to announce a key addition to our firm: Ms Chelsea Royall, Interior Designer and Building Scientist, with degrees from Appalachian State. Please stop by the office and introduce yourself, see what we’re doing. Ms Royall brings the…
blogpost FW: “Fair Trade” placemaking
Some good conversation on development perspectives [see below], as stated from the perspective of a councilman’s seat, forwarded to me by a friend and one of our current clients. Our office rarely runs into confrontation at this level. In fact,…
blogpost – time
I got my coffee to-go, but I’m still at Morning Times. It’s raining – to walk outside would be to swim. Timing can change your plans. How far back do we go with this – my dad was known for…
blogpost – available fashion
We got into a good conversation last night about clothes. I told my friend that I didn’t know where to shop – he told me he would take me places, maybe up to New York, and I hope he does…
blogpost – about a house
Got to look at a house project today – we don’t get a lot of calls like this – we’re excited. Email below is edited for content. Andy Osterlund AIA | LEED AP Andrew Osterlund, Architect, PLLC (919) 889 6823…
blogpost – expert or activist
Today, our office finished our fourth child care project in four years. With any other project type, this would clearly market our firm as specialists, experts. However, with this project type, there is something really wrong, and I don’t think…