InFill Lot One, Artwork
Posted in Residential with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design on 19 January 2010 by charlesgiermanassociates
Wellness Office Center
Posted in Commercial Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 12 January 2010 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis 10,ooo square foot office building was designed for a group of doctors, sharing in the ownership of the building.
InFill Lot One
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design on 7 January 2010 by charlesgiermanassociatesThe existing home had burned down. The couples main concern was to save the trees in front. We elevated the art studio to protect the root line with piers, and cantilevered the room over the swimming pool. Comments and questions appreciated.
One Story, Houston Five
Posted in Residential Plans with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 30 November 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesDesigned for a couple w/ two teenagers. They asked for an open home with two areas for entertainment. They wanted to be able to close off part of the home when their kids moved away. Enjoy
Beach Home Five
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 14 November 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesJust a quick look at a beach home we are finishing up. The home will be located in Cinnamon Shores, Port Aransas, Texas. More this following week.
Village of Volente, in Color
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 3 November 2009 by charlesgiermanassociates
Houston Four
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design on 27 October 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesWednesday night we have an appointment with a Home Owners Association in Houston. Our client is wanting to get an approval on this elevation that they like.
Wish us luck.
Mason, Texas in Color
Posted in Residential Plans, Uncategorized with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design on 20 October 2009 by charlesgiermanassociates
Color
Posted in Commercial Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 9 October 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesA friend of ours was looking at our posts. He commented about the lack of color. We will be posting some art work that we have done in color. This one is for a veterinary clinic we did.
Port Aransas, Texas
Posted in Uncategorized on 6 October 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesWe want to thank our new builder from Corpus Christi, Texas. We have been asked to design our first home in Cinnamon Shore at Port Aransas, Texas. You can visit this unique community at their web page, www.cinnamonshore.com.
Dog Run Home at the Beach
Posted in Residential Plans with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design on 28 September 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesBeach home design for three family’s. They wanted a weekend home to share at separate times.
Houston Three
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 21 September 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesDesigned for a retired couple. They wanted a home that their children and grandchildren could visit. They asked for them to have separate areas to enjoy their stay.
Hill Country Three, Tuscany
Posted in Residential with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 9 September 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis is a spec. home design for a builder requesting a tuscan look. The lot has a view of the lake to the front. The lot also has an access easement cut along the rear.
New Urbanism Communities
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 1 September 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis is our latest design we were asked to do. The 45′ wide lot is in a new Urbanism type Subdivision.
Award Winning Home
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 27 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesBest Architectural Design for Floor Plan and Elevation, in a Parade of Homes. Runner up for the best custom home under $300,000 in a 5 state area.
Patio Home Two
Posted in Residential with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 24 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociates
Six + Two = Eight
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 19 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis latest custom home was design for a family of eight. With 4 girls and 2 boys, the parents wanted a casual home. The view overlooks the hill country with the view to the front. The sloping lot allowed us to put the garage and storage on the lower level.
Beach Home Three
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 17 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesOur latest home design for the beach. The couple had a 50′ wide lot to work with that had no view. We directed the view to the patio for a future pool.
Lake View Lot
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 11 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis is our latest design in Houston. The couple wanted a great view of the lake in the subdivision.
Golf Course Lot
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 6 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis was home was design for a golf course community outside Katy, Texas. The owners wanted a clear view down the fairway.
Chiropractor Office Space
Posted in Commercial with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 4 August 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis office space is for a chiropractor. The doctor used both eastern and western methods in her practice. The office space is in a 20,000 square feet building that we designed.
Hill Country Two, Tuscany
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 28 July 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesAfter doing a 6,000 square foot home in Houston, the couple asked us to do their weekend home. The lot was on a corner with a SMALL building pad. They did not want to disturbed the natural site. The view was opposite from the corner and dropped off.
Patio Home One
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 24 July 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesWe were asked to design 5 new patio homes, They will range from 2100 – 2800 square feet. This is the first one.
Tilt Wall Construction
Posted in Commercial Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 16 July 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesA builder email us asking if we ever did tilt wall construction. This is a 50,000 square foot office/warehouse building. Comments and questions appreciated.
The Village of Volente
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 13 July 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis was a spec. home design for a builder. The builder requested a tuscan look. The lot was pie shape with a view of the lake to the front. The home sold in the framing stage.
SnapShot’s Restaurant
Posted in Commercial Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 3 July 2009 by charlesgiermanassociates
Beach Home Two
Posted in Residential Plans with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design on 30 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis is another finished custom home design for the beach. Questions and comments are welcome.
Nassau Bay Beach Home
Posted in Movies, Residential Plans with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 26 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis custom home was designed for a lot on the coast. The lower level is in the floodplain and used for parking only.
Production Homes
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Production Homes, Residential Design on 19 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesAs the markets in the US have change, smaller home are making a comeback. With the tax credit for new home buyers, our builders are seeing request for smaller homes. Here are two samples of smaller homes we are designing.
Morocco
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 16 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis custom design was for a family from Morocco. They wanted the feeling of a Dar, a typical home in Morocco.
Bee Caves 1
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 9 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis custom home was design for a ridge lot with approximately 300 degrees of view. The lot has a sharp slope to the right and rear.
Beach Home 1
Posted in Residential Plans with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 6 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis home was design for 50 foot lot at the beach. The couple required an open layout with a small enclosed pool. As always questions and comments are welcome.
Art Work for River Home
Posted in Residential with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 1 June 2009 by charlesgiermanassociates
Three Dentists
Posted in Commercial Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 29 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesWe had the unique opportunity to design an office building for three dentists. The way their practice was set up allowed them to be next to each other. Each dentist specialize in a certain age group. From youth to old age, a person was able to build a relationship with all three dentists.
Take Me to the River
Posted in Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 26 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesWith 275’ of river frontage to work with, we were asked to design a home that would used the view to the fullest. The clients wanted a home for parties and lots of outdoor entertainment. They felt that when it was just the two of them, they would live in the master section primarily.
As always, comments and questions are appreciated.
Visualizing
Posted in Business, Movies with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 21 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesOver the last 15 years we have provided our clients with art work.
It started with blueprints of the front using felt tip markers to add color. As new software came out, we colored using the computer. People like the idea of having their images sent to them by email. Progress has brought us to the world of 3D. We started doing isometric views with landscaping and shadows. After that we added color and texture. Now we are able to do flyarounds. Our clients enjoy knowing what their projects will look like, even before the ground is broken.
Below you will see some of the movies we have done. Please keep checking our pages to the right for new additions in both floors plans and flyarounds.
New Plans
Posted in Commercial Plans, Residential Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 18 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesWhat a wonderful weekend. Saturday we received 1.25” of rain. It was a nice slow rain. The next morning when I went for a walk, the temperature was 12 degrees cooler.
Now about the new plans.
We have added two new projects, one residential and one commercial.
The home is 3,350 square feet of living area. The view is to the front overlooking a lake.
The commercial building has a total square footage of 28,000. The largest building will be used for gymnastic training. The smaller building will be for swimming lessons, batting cages and parties.
If you have any comments, I look forward to reading them.
New Builder
Posted in Business with tags Architecture on 14 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesOne thing good about doing work all over Texas is the different areas I visit. Wednesday’s trip sent me to the Clear Lake area. I was able to visit my favorite seafood vendor. Rose’s Seafood, located in Seabrook, Texas. Hurricane Ike destroy their business. They were closed for 7 months and have just reopened the last one. I ended up with a cooler full of FRESH seafood.
But back to business, I picked up a new builder. We will be starting on a small apartment complex, adding a carwash and inside café to an existing gas station and doing a backyard studio for a residence.
Now, What to have for dinner.
Tuscany
Posted in Residential with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Residential Design on 12 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesFor those who like the Tuscan look.
La Brisa on the Creek
Posted in Commercial, Commercial Plans with tags Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans on 11 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociatesThis was our first restaurant.
20,000 Square Feet.
BM Builders
Posted in Residential, Residential Plans with tags 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design on 9 May 2009 by charlesgiermanassociates
This custom home was design for a pie shape lot.
The view is overlooking a lake to the front.
Square footage is 3250 of living area.
