Episode 5: What is a Preapp Meeting? In the first few episodes of this series, we’ve spent a lot of time focusing on site selection and conceptual site planning. So what happens next? While you might be chomping at the bit to get started with planning and...
Episode 4: Greenfields, Brownfields, Infills - Oh My! In commercial development, Greenfield doesn’t always mean easy. Brownfield doesn’t always mean dangerous. And infill doesn’t always mean fast. These assumptions drive a lot of site decisions. And they’re often...
You Are Cordially Invited... to the most prestigious, highly anticipated, and rigorously competitive social engagement of the season. The Hover Architecture Holiday Party. Black tie optional. Competitive spirit required. On an unusually warm December afternoon in...
Episode 3: How to Get Ahead of Offsite Improvements You think you’ve found the perfect site… until the city drops a five-page list of offsite improvements you never budgeted for. Suddenly you’re staring at tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands of dollars in...
Every year we create hundreds of drawings, sketches, studies, and site plans. Some are fast napkin concepts and some are fully developed layouts with every detail dialed in. Each one teaches us something about the way people build and the way projects move from an...
