James Dixon
Architect

This client had commissioned me to design a modification of their lifeless lobby last year. I developed designs and we went to bid. Then the stock market hiccupped and displayed what high-powered analysts call scary and erratic behavior. So, my client asked for a substantial reduction in scope, and a new plan to incorporate an entirely new idea of security. "Sure," I said, "when do you need it?" "Friday," they said. "Today is Wednesday," I gently reminded them, "Wednesday afternoon," I said to highlight the point. "If we don't have the revision by Friday then management will lose interest in the project and it will never happen." The one calming factor in all this business was that my client was behaving true to form. So back to the office and dive into PowerCADD and WildTools. After many pdf's of presentation and construction drawings back and forth, revisions after revisions, we arrived at a final design. The bids will be here tomorrow, one week after I presented the completed revisions to the client and contractor, and nine days after the revisions were requested by the client. I couldn't have met the deadline without PowerCADD and WildTools.

New Lobby Design

Plan view of lobby