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  • Season For Caring 2019

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on July 24, 2019

    Through the Austin American Statesman’s Season for Caring program, we had the opportunity and pleasure to work with Meals On Wheels to help Michael and Nora Gomez renovate their home.

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  • Topping Out Ceremony For Aïda

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on February 22, 2019

    It 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

    Posted on January 23, 2019

    So, 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

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on December 06, 2018

    Every 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

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on July 13, 2018

    Billy 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

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on June 14, 2018

    Two 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

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on January 24, 2018

    We 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!

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    By Dolores Davis UDCP

    Posted on November 22, 2017

    Thank 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?

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    By Ryan Davis

    Posted on August 03, 2017

    We 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, 2017

    When 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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