Matt Fajkus Architecture

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

After the schematic design phase has been completed and a viable project budget has been developed, it is time to design the building’s structural system, layer in mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, and refine the design of functional spaces.

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Development Developer Permits Schematic Design 52

Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

Right: Public Farm 1, a 2008 installation on the grounds of Long Island City’s MoMA PS1 by Amale Andraos’s firm, WORKac; the museum described the installation as “a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at PS1”; images via MoMA PS1 and Archinect. Amale Andraos.

Architecture 101

Architecture Firms Inspiration Education 101

EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm. The most successful projects though are the ones where we fully understand the people living and working within the architecture we design. We then prepare Schematic Designs based on those expectations. Create systems for success. Listen carefully.

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Small Firm Management Firms Project 52

Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That post showed the process of going from initial concept to a finished schematic design plan that I would ultimately show the clients. Foundation begins.

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Architecture Finishes Site Windows 58

Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As a step towards the schematic design refinements, my boss had prepared 6' long pencil-drawn and marker-colored large-scale wall sections on narrow sketch paper strips that showed how everything should fit together. That is true even for concept software such as Sketch-Up. Thus the different sheet sizes didn't matter.

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Project Architect Sketching Roofing 80