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At the top is where the house should be.

Architect-Led Design Build finds opportunities to adjust the means and methods of construction to save both time and money. At Little Ajax Affordable Housing in Aspen, Colorado, the simple modification of a saw radically reduced costs and afforded a high quality design detail.

If there is a way into a building, water will find it. Window flashing must be installed properly and the corners of a foundation perfectly sealed— like the corner of a hospital bed, inverted. This video is a case study about the importance of onsite supervision, and the Architect Led Design Build process and methodology at GLUCK+.

Legal contracts establish the roles of architects and contractors; the question of construction is not really addressed.  But if a project is overseen by a single source from beginning to end, every critical responsibility along the way is accounted for and carried out, including supervision by a single responsible source.  This video is part of a series about the Architect Led Design Build process.

How do subcontractors know exactly where to build their portion of the work? Translating an architectural drawing to site is a risky process, meaning subcontractor bids are inflated with contingencies. How to eliminate these contingencies? By making the process less risky and taking on the responsibility of layout ourselves. This video is part of a series about the Architect-Led Design Build process.

Typical architecture drawings tend to describe a finished building —not how to build it.  The drawings at GLUCK+ are manuals, visually translating the information necessary to clearly communicate a builder’s job.  We provide sequential instructions unique to each trade, so they can easily understand their scope of work.  This video is part of a series about the Architect Led Design Build process and methodology at GLUCK+.

A building is built over time, not all at once.  So why does a typical set of architectural drawings offer only a description of the finished building? How can drawings help you build the building? This video is part of a series about the Architect Led Design Build process and methodology at GLUCK+.

What is “the modern impulse” that drives our architectural practice at GLUCK+?

Seven stories. Fifty-six modules. Twenty-eight apartments. Thirty-seven thousand square feet. Stacked in nineteen days.

Offsite is a viable construction method. For leftover infill development sites, it is an opportunity.

When architects take on the construction process, buildings benefit. The front-end development of a project is a natural extension of that idea. This video is part of a series about that process and methodology at GLUCK+.

In the reinvention of an urban townhouse, a family’s collection of books drives the design.

Architect-Led Design Build brings design to non-profits in a way that enhances the fundamental mission of their institution. We see it as an opportunity to partner with each organization to evaluate together what they do and to design and build spaces that help them do what they do, better. This video is part of a series about that process and methodology at GLUCK+

Architect-Led Design Build engages the building trades to find opportunities for design. This video is a case study of the benefits of architects collaborating with craftsmen on site to produce a higher quality product at a lower cost.

Designing a building is like composing a symphony, but there is only one performance.  To ensure quality and control costs, each player must understand their part exactly.  This video is part of a series about the Architect Led Design Build process and methodology at GLUCK+.

Bidding is an important process that determines what a building will cost to build.  Many different companies bid their price to build a portion of the building.  The better they understand the scope of their job, the more accurate their numbers and less added cost down the line. This video is part of a series about the Architect-Led Design Build process and methodology at GLUCK+.

Pricing a building early. “Value engineering” upfront. Bidding hard several times throughout a project. Understanding the cost and schedule implication of every design decision. Feeding construction back into design. This video is part of a series about the Architect Led Design Build process.

The architects at GLUCK+ are also construction managers.  A project is not filtered through different departments, but done entirely by the same team.  We believe this makes for better buildings. This video is part of a series about that process and methodology at GLUCK+.

Historically,  those who designed buildings also oversaw their construction.  But that changed in the 19th century as architecture became a distinct profession.  We believe reintegrating the knowledge and experience of design and construction leads to better buildings.  This video is part of a series about that process and methodology at GLUCK+.