Blog
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Topping Out Ceremony For Aïda
By Ryan Davis
Posted on February 22, 2019It was a cold grey morning in Hyde Park. We loaded up on pastries and coffee, and headed out to celebrate Aïda Pollard’s topping out day.
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Lake Living Or Artsy Maximalist?
Interior Design With Range
By Joanna Hartman AIA
Posted on January 23, 2019So, the architectural process is complete. You’ve diligently and methodically worked through the architectural design and you have a beautiful, shining, new space conceived with modern sensibilities… Now what?
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Tamale Party Tradition Continues
Images from our favorite holiday tradition
By Ryan Davis
Posted on December 06, 2018Every year around the holidays, co-founder Stella Guerrero would deliver home-made tamales to CG&S' clients as a token of appreciation and well wishes on the season. We’ve continued the tradition with a party at our offices where we hang out with old friends, clients, former clients, coworkers, subcontractors, vendors, and other folks in the scene.
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Billy Guerrero Leaves CG&S
By Ryan Davis
Posted on July 13, 2018Billy Guerrero stepped down as owner of CG&S Design-Build at the end of June, retiring after over forty years of service. His ownership passes to his sister Dolores Davis, CG&S’ General Manager and wife of owner Stewart Davis.
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A Tale Of Two Pools
And a very cool covered porch
By Ryan Davis
Posted on June 14, 2018Two different pools respond to two very different landscapes; one perched on the endless ridges of the hill country, the other nestled deep within Austin's urban forest.
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Scenes From A Gathering
Saying Goodbye To 2017
By Ryan Davis
Posted on January 24, 2018We held a little holiday party at our offices this year to celebrate the year's end. Here are a few images of what transpired.
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A Mantra Of Gratitude
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
By Dolores Davis UDCP
Posted on November 22, 2017Thank you, thank you, thank you! This mantra goes through my mind at home in soft tones while sitting in my favorite chair in my favorite nook.
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Do You Stay Or Do You Go?
By Ryan Davis
Posted on August 03, 2017We recently completed a project for our clients Nancy & Marshall in East Travis Heights. We talked with them a little about how they made the decision to renovate at a little party they threw for us to celebrate the new space.
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Building A Documentary
Posted on July 06, 2017When I pitched the idea to make a documentary series about CG&S’ 60-year history, I was taking a chance. I had worked on documentaries before as a production assistant and writer, and I knew all the steps to go through; but I had never tried to put a documentary together from start to finish. I would need to figure out how to use the camera equipment and editing software, how to set up a shoot, how to make a budget. It would be built from the ground up.
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Sticker Shock
This Isn't HGTV ;)
Posted on June 29, 2017What should you expect when starting out on a remodeling project? Most people don’t do sizeable renovations very frequently and HGTV, although very entertaining, is really just that—entertainment! After all, the featured tradespeople and suppliers are providing free labor and materials to be on TV, so the stated project costs are a bit skewed.
