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Icehouse Rehab 6: Framing Windows

Icehouse Rehab 6: framing windows in north elevation!

Hroth Framing Windows in Icehouse (Photo: R.P. Murphy) Although sourcing and designing the new windows and doors started this summer, the order wasn’t finalized until late autumn. Rosslyn’s icehouse is a small building, but there were many details to dial-in before production could begin. Precise pitch of the roof (echoed in several windows) and structural integration with windows and doors…

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Icehouse West Elevation Rendering

New rendering of Rosslyn’s icehouse, west elevation (with a progress photo of the same facade yesterday afternoon.)

Rendering for Icehouse Rehabilitation, West Elevation (Source: Tiho Dimitrov) Hat tip to Tiho Dimitrov for yet another whimsical rendering of the soon-to-be icehouse v2.0, this time imagining how it will appear (mas o menos, as we say in Santa Fe) from the west. In other words, this is what you’ll see as you come in from harvesting dinner in the garden! Because this view is hidden from…

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Icehouse Rehab 5: First Floor Framed

First floor framed in the icehouse! #historicrehab #adaptivereuse

Eric Crowningshield Framing Icehouse Floor (Photo: R.P. Murphy) What. A. Week. It’s a bit of a three ring circus at Rosslyn lately. So many projects happening concurrently. And so many invested, industrious, upbeat, solution-centric colleagues helping us repurpose Rosslyn’s circa 1889 icehouse rehabilitation into the ultimate 21st century flex-work-lifestyle hub. And as of today the first floor…

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Leaf Stain Art

When a leaf stain's delicate silhouette is attractive and intriguing, it needn't detract from beauty of exterior surfaces. It's found art!

Leaf Stain Art, Detail: up close and personal with the delicate leaf stain art that will add character to our new grape deck. (Source: Eric Crowningshield) “Leaf stain” usually refers to unsightly dark marks on pool and house decks, sidewalks, patios, etc. caused when leaves that have fallen from trees are allowed to sit long enough to discolor the surface. However the delicate silhouette of a…

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