Design Build Adventure

Studio A commissioned this custom steel pipe and Doug Fir table for their client at the Austin City Lofts.  Project Manager was Philip Burkhardt with Adrian Larriva and Tristan Walker.  Jack Sanders drove the van and held the elevator door.  We look forward to more custom furniture work with Studio A, as well as other architecture and interior practices.… Keep Reading→

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Tomorrow Jack is lucky to head to Portland, Oregon again and work with the talented bunch of students at the PNCA OCAC (MFA Applied Craft and Design). The MFA students, neighborhood residents, with Jack and Butch Anthony will build a small bike repair shop / community hub in a bike skills park in N. Portland.

The rest of the Design Build Adventure team will remain under the blue tarp at the studio cranking out steel and wood furniture for Austin’s new Studio A, and some handsome hanging … Keep Reading→

Listen to my Fresh TALK conversation with Cathy Byrd of Fresh Art International.

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Photos by Adolfo Moreno. Music by Ross Cashiola… Keep Reading→

Castrop Mailbox and Gabion Fence  (ready to fill with rocks!)   This collaboration has just begun –    stay tuned!

Design and Build Team includes Philip Burkhardt, Adrian Larriva, Greg Tenenbown, Taylor Tehan, Adolfo Moreno, Tristan Walker, Jorge Faz, and Harrison Duncan.  Photos by Adolfo Moreno.  Photo editing by Adrian Larriva.  Fueled by Dos Equis.… Keep Reading→

What a pleasure to design and build something that was (before design and construction) named the ‘garden shed of delight and productivity’.  For friends who have already proven up to the challenge of producing and delighting (via BBQs, an amazing garden, the restored native prairie area, cedar boardwalk, and even their couch) so much in their beautiful East Austin home (all on less than an acre).  The 100 degree heat nor the 45 degree incline would not keep us from finishing this project.  The shed is constructed of recycled oil … Keep Reading→

A few weeks ago – we held the 2nd Summer Camp Design Build Adventure in Marfa.  We continued our collaboration with the Dersu Collective and made improvements to the East Side Play!  12 great “campers” , and interdisciplinary All-Star team of talent and enthusiasm – we wandered, gathered, ‘stretched with Jack’, ate (#farmhousedelivery thank you), drank (#dosequis thank you ), designed, presented, laughed, Venus-gazed, dug holes, poured concrete, drilled, and welded.   We did maintenance to the last year’s shade structure by sewing up tears in the alumi-net, adding some more … Keep Reading→

Phase 2 of Castrop Fence is underway – and we are about to get back out there today. We intend to secure the cattle panel
today so the ‘gabion basket’ design will be filled to the 3 foot mark. Then gate and custom mailboxes, and more!

Also, we did some more work at the Garden Street House with the “Sandlot Bed”. All photos by Adolfo Moreno. … Keep Reading→

Before these East Austin friends start work on their THOUGHTBARN designed home, they commissioned the Design Build Adventure team to come and hang a garden shed off the hill at the back of their property. Next to the chicken coop, bountiful garden, and even the prairie land restoration project, we had plenty of inspiration to start the project (and creative freedom). “Do your thing” was essentially the charge, as long as the finished shed could perform it’s functional responsibilities.

DBA designer Adrian Larriva developed the basic design, and took the … Keep Reading→

Design Build Adventure is embarking on a four property fence that changes personalities along the way. Phase one is the fence language in it’s simplest form – oil pipe columns, square tube frames with 2″ x 4″ cattle panel on the inside of frame (to allow for client’s reclaimed wood on the sidewalk side in the future). Cattle panel provides immediate security and after wood is installed will be for climbing vines.

Phase two starting Monday – the panel will double and widen to 16″ to become gabion basket (stay … Keep Reading→

Design Build Adventure Mailbox in Austin, Texas. New Mailbox needed to tie in visually with the existing landscape steel and at the same time provide ample room for the delivery of client’s coveted magazines. The mailbox also drew some inspiration from the Flatiron Building in NYC. Project Manager was Philip Burkhardt with Greg Tenenbown, Adrian Larriva, and Adolfo Moreno. Digitally – Cut Steel was provided by BBIITT.… Keep Reading→

My annual pilgrimage to the Butch Anthony’s Doonanny in Seale, Alabama is one of the most important events of my “art year”.  For the ninth years running, I have gathered with a group of people in the woods of wonder to help grow this beautiful little micro-festival.  This year I was able to call on some Camp Design Build Adventure alumnus, Dan Dyer and Liz Gutierrez (and her partner David) to continue the development of the TEXAS CAMP at the Doonanny.   I packed some basic plumbing supplies, my two top … Keep Reading→

April Flash!

The Scoular Picking Porch (Revisited) during the Funky Chicken Coop Tour, Sixteen Foot Trellis’ for Mark Word Landscape Design in Georgetown (in progress), the Kittrell’s East Austin Granny Flat (in progress) (Reid Faist Construction), the Umlauf Garden Party “pot” donation (made from paint grip scraps), the mock up for a something awesome (with sticks) (more later) , and a site visit to the River House (Spring Branch, Texas) .    Keeping Busy.

Design Build Adventure Team:  Philip Burkhardt, Greg  Tenenbown, Adrian Larriva, Taylor Tehan and Jack Sanders.… Keep Reading→