It funny to me that i am even writing this now because i am a ghost writer. Even though no one really reads this stuff there is something to be said for putting your thoughts in one place on cyberspace and leaving them for myself or others later. I always tried to write a journal when i was growing up but i never got past the second page. Anyway enough of this...
I met with my architect, Davin Fillpot, with Page Southerland Page Austin. Davin is a gift from above. I mean this when I say it. I met Davin years ago when we built the Regents Private School in Austin. He worked for Jackson Galloway at the time. I called Davin several months ago to let him know about the grand opening for the Travis Camp ribbon cutting for the Austin Sunshine Camps. Davin donated his architectural services for our new travis camp located on Lake Travis. Red McCombs donated almost a million dollars to build us a new camp. Anyway, when i called davin i told him i've been working on building a new office building. Thats not entirely accurate. I purchased the land two years ago, its located just off mopac in Austin.
While talking to Davin i realized he would be the right person and architect to take my drawings, a hundred or so sketchs on paper, make sense of them, get the proportions right and build the building in autocad. Davin is really talented, more he understands the vision I have for the office building. In the past I've driven to selected small towns in Texas, like martindale, hico, hamilton, gatesville, taking pictures of things i see that speak to me. I sometimes draw the things I most wish to incorporate into the office building. I dont do Davin justice when i say that he is putting the project into autocad. He has patiently listened to my vision. We met for lunch at Lamberts downtown so he could show me his progress. He showed me an impressive study of old building and then two concepts. Both were excellent. We decided elements of both with make up the next set of elevation. I will post the preliminary concept elevation we settle on.
