by B W | Engineering and Design
LA County wants us to show earthwork numbers for the difference between the existing and proposed soil. Showing the contours in a 3d orbit view always looks interesting and a quick way to tell if the model is looking good or not. Altadena fire rebuilds are going to...
by B W | Engineering and Design
Any lot that sits on the North side of the block or sideways in Altadena is likely going to require drainage plans. Some South lots might require drainage plans as well. After seeing a lot of different corrections over the last few months for Altadena fire rebuild...
by B W | Engineering and Design
Looking at corrections from Building and Safety they wanted us to show the earthwork exhibit. The model is sometimes tricky, but after looking at Altadena surveys, a typical Los Angeles survey is a lot easier to read fast. This particular project has a basement and...
by B W | Engineering and Design
Our first Altadena rebuild like for like project was pretty smooth. The idea was that the proposed house would be in nearly the same footprint as the existing now gone house. The Architect wanted to smooth out some of the rear yard to create a better patio than what...
by B W | Engineering and Design
After going through a few options, I started to narrow down a potential idea that works with LA City garage turnaround radius and a typical car reverse radius. Silver Lake always has the most interesting hillside grading lots. A couple of constraints are mainly how to...
