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BUCHANAN ARCHITECTURE - CRESTED BUTTE RESIDENCE

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Purpose of Building Codes

1m 21s

Russell Buchanan of Buchanan Architecture walks us through the schematic design phase of his residential project in Crested Butte, CO.  He discusses the importance of capitalizing on views and solar orientation, and how they influenced the building layout. He also sketches out a bubble diagram to illustrate the spatial and functional relationships as well as the structural grid.

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That's a very good example of what a building code is and what the purpose of the building codes are. Now, reading through building codes is a long process but you gotta get familiar with it. It's part of practicing architecture.

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BUCHANAN ARCHITECTURE - CRESTED BUTTE RESIDENCE

Duration: 43m