Charles Gierman Associates

2011 in review

charles gierman associates — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:32:40 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,600 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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Pasadena Doctors

charles gierman associates — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:25:45 +0000

Latest Commercial Design.

15,000 Square Foot Medical Center.

Location, Pasadena Texas

Filed under: Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

South Shore Market Place

charles gierman associates — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:50:15 +0000

This is one of our latest commercial projects. Retail strip center, 12,000 square feet.

Filed under: Commercial, Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

Beach Home Five

charles gierman associates — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:43:49 +0000

Please enjoy our latest Beach Home.

This home has a view of water on two sides, the rear and right.

Filed under: Residential, Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Latest Dental Office

charles gierman associates — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:04:13 +0000

This is a new dental office going for plan review in Dallas. The clinic is 5,000 square feet with the ability to expand an additional 2,000 square feet, both up and down.

Filed under: Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

Another Award Winning Home

charles gierman associates — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:01:24 +0000

This 5,000 plus square foot home was design for a lake view lot. The couple did a lot of entertaining, and wanted the most amount of rooms to view the lake.

Filed under: Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Ministries

charles gierman associates — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:10:19 +0000

We remodeled the existing 5,000 square foot building to the right. The interior was change, and the elevation was changed to matched the historical district it was in. The new 5,000 square foot building to the left will be used as food storage and distribution.

Filed under: Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

What a year.

charles gierman associates — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:42:26 +0000

Thank you, to all the people that have been viewing our blog.

Starting today you will start seeing our latest work. This again will be a great year.

Charles Gierman

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InFill Lot One, Artwork

charles gierman associates — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:22:12 +0000

InFillLotOne

Front View

Right View

View from Art Room to Pool

View from Entry Porch to Pool

Posted in Residential Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design

Wellness Office Center

charles gierman associates — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:16:46 +0000

This 10,ooo square foot office building was designed for a group of doctors, sharing in the ownership of the building.

WellnessCenter

Posted in Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

InFill Lot One

charles gierman associates — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:30:18 +0000

The 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.

InFillLotOne

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design

One Story, Houston Five

charles gierman associates — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:50:35 +0000

Designed 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

HoustonFive

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Beach Home Five

charles gierman associates — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:35:59 +0000

Just 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.

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Village of Volente, in Color

charles gierman associates — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:03 +0000

TheVillageOfVolente

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Houston Four

charles gierman associates — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:45:28 +0000

Wednesday 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.

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design

Mason, Texas in Color

charles gierman associates — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:38:53 +0000

Mason

Posted in Residential Plans, Uncategorized Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design

Color

charles gierman associates — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:16:35 +0000

A 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.

VlaskaAmimalClinic

Posted in Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

Port Aransas, Texas

charles gierman associates — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:25:28 +0000

We 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.

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Dog Run Home at the Beach

charles gierman associates — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:28:11 +0000

Beach home design for three family’s. They wanted a weekend home to share at separate times.

BeachHomeFour

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design

Houston Three

charles gierman associates — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:34:51 +0000

Designed 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.

HoustonThree

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Hill Country Three, Tuscany

charles gierman associates — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:51:10 +0000

This 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.

LakeLBJ

Posted in Residential Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

New Urbanism Communities

charles gierman associates — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:53:01 +0000

This is our latest design we were asked to do. The 45′ wide lot is in a new Urbanism type Subdivision.

UrbanOne

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Award Winning Home

charles gierman associates — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:54:49 +0000

Best 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.

AwardHome

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Patio Home Two

charles gierman associates — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:30:44 +0000

This is our second design for 5 units we were asked to design.

PatioHomeTwo

Posted in Residential Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Six + Two = Eight

charles gierman associates — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:04:09 +0000

This 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.

HillCountryOne

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Beach Home Three

charles gierman associates — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:38:01 +0000

Our 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.

BeachHomeThree

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Lake View Lot

charles gierman associates — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:37:53 +0000

This is our latest design in Houston. The couple wanted a great view of the lake in the subdivision.

HoustonTwo

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Golf Course Lot

charles gierman associates — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:06:41 +0000

This was home was design for a golf course community outside Katy, Texas. The owners wanted a clear view down the fairway.

Katy2

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Chiropractor Office Space

charles gierman associates — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:28:50 +0000

This 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.

ChiropractorOfficeSpace

Posted in Commercial Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

Hill Country Two, Tuscany

charles gierman associates — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:57:23 +0000

After 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.

HillCountryTwo

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Patio Home One

charles gierman associates — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:38:52 +0000

We were asked to design 5 new patio homes, They will range from 2100 – 2800 square feet. This is the first one.

PatioHomeOne

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Tilt Wall Construction

charles gierman associates — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:47:21 +0000

A 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.

TiltWallWarehouse

Posted in Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

The Village of Volente

charles gierman associates — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:38:33 +0000

This 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.

TheVillageOfVolente

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

SnapShot’s Restaurant

charles gierman associates — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:48:09 +0000

This is our latest restaurant to design.

SnapShotRestaurant

Posted in Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

Beach Home Two

charles gierman associates — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:30:28 +0000

This is another finished custom home design for the beach. Questions and comments are welcome.

BeachHome2

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Contemporary, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Modern, Residential Design

Nassau Bay Beach Home

charles gierman associates — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:24:03 +0000

This custom home was designed for a lot on the coast. The lower level is in the floodplain and used for parking only.

NassauBay

NassauBayWEB

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Posted in Movies, Residential Plans Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Production Homes

charles gierman associates — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:53:49 +0000

As 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.

ProductionOne

ProductionTwo

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Production Homes, Residential Design

Morocco

charles gierman associates — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:02:12 +0000

This custom design was for a family from Morocco. They wanted the feeling of a Dar, a typical home in Morocco.

Houston1

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Bee Caves 1

charles gierman associates — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:24:58 +0000

This 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.

BeeCaves1

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Beach Home 1

charles gierman associates — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:05:12 +0000

This 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.

BeachHome1

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Art Work for River Home

charles gierman associates — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:46:27 +0000

Posted in Residential Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Three Dentists

charles gierman associates — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:07:37 +0000

We 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.

ThreeDentist

Posted in Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

Take Me to the River

charles gierman associates — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:24:45 +0000

With 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.

RiverHome

Posted in Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

Visualizing

charles gierman associates — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:13:42 +0000

Over 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.

VillageOfVolenteWEB2

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DanBahadoraniWEB2

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Posted in Business, Movies Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

New Plans

charles gierman associates — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:13:21 +0000

What 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.

TheVillageOfVolente

AcrofitGymnasticCenter

Posted in Commercial Plans, Residential Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design

New Builder

charles gierman associates — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:29:24 +0000

One 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.

Posted in Business Tagged: Architecture

Tuscany

charles gierman associates — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:44:59 +0000

For those who like the Tuscan look.

Posted in Residential Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Residential Design

La Brisa on the Creek

charles gierman associates — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:35:26 +0000

This was our first restaurant.

20,000 Square Feet.

Posted in Commercial, Commercial Plans Tagged: Architectural Design, Architecture, Commercial Plans

BM Builders

charles gierman associates — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:55:50 +0000

BMBuilders

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.

Posted in Residential, Residential Plans Tagged: 3D, Architectural Design, Architecture, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Plans, Residential Design