Brisebois Architecture Design-Build Project
Student Internship, Summer/Fall 2002
In the summer of 2002 while attending architecture school, I obtained an internship at Brisebois Architecture in San Diego, CA. The project I was assigned to is a master bath adition for a single-family residence in Mt. Helix, CA. My resposibilities included manually drafting the Construction set, submitting the plans to the building department, and calculating materials take-offs for the cost estimate. When the office and administrative work was completed, my next assignment was to build it.
On site, my responsibilities were to perform selective, phased demolition at the existing Master Bathroom to open up the wall where the addition is to connect to the existing structure. Next, I manually dug the trenches and built the forms for the footings, and installed the re-bar and anchor bolts. After pouring the concrete and allowing it an appropriate amount of time to set, I constructed the floors, walls, and roof according to the structural diagrams and calculations on the construction drawings I had created for the permit. I then installed waterproofing elements including building paper and flashing before hanging the door and windows.
I am very grateful for this extremely valuable internship in my Architectural education/career. It has provided me with additional insight to the design process and practical experience illustrating the process from conceptual design to a finished product all in one project.
Pier footing installed mid-span to support floor beam.
Form boards for stem wall footing with re-bar and anchor bolts installed.
3/4" plywood subfloor over 2x6 floor joists attached to 4x8 floor beam at mid-span.
2x4 stud wall framing @ 16" O.C.
2x6 roof joists @ 24" O.C.
2x6 Rafter Tails @ 24" O.C., 4x Outrigger.
