architecture hands-on construction project list

As the Cal Poly motto goes... "learn by doing."
The projects linked below are all projects in which the architect earned hands-on construction experience in one degree or another.
These hands-on construction experiences include everything from site excavation to roofing and everything in between.
Below each project name is a list of the hands-on construction skills practiced on that project.

                        

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hands-on construction projects

turnstone cove I
1971


decking
drywall
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
landscaping
painting
roofing
siding
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

sunhollow residence
1976


cabinetry
concrete
decking
drywall
electrical
excavation
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
landscaping
painting
plumbing
roofing
siding
surveying
tiling
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

turnstone cove II
1982


cabinetry
decking
drywall
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
landscaping
painting
plumbing
roofing
siding
tiling
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

seashadows studio
1985


cabinetry
decking
drywall
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
landscaping
painting
plumbing
roofing
siding
tiling
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

smith residence
1987


framing



hands-on construction projects

driftwood residence
1991-94


cabinetry
decking
drywall
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
painting
plumbing
roofing
siding
tiling
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

turnstone cove III
1999


cabinetry
decking
drywall
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
landscaping
masonry
painting
plumbing
roofing
siding
tiling
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

w&n chamberlin residence
2017


decking
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
roofing
siding
windows/doors



hands-on construction projects

r&s chamberlin residence
2018


cabinetry
drywall
electrical
finish carpentry
flooring
framing
insulation
siding
windows/doors




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page last revised november 2020