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PRHS Renovation and Addition - Design

Inspired by the original 1966 Classroom Building's response to site orientation, solar paths, fenestrations and architectural detailing, the 66,000 sf addition and renovation of the existing campus incorporated the original elements but responded to them in a different manner to create a unique user experience. The project includes the renovation of Classroom Building's 100 (10,882 sf) and 200 (15,251 sf), including new lighting, data, power, paint, ceiling and flooring; the renovation of the Library (4,270 sf)  and Building 100 Arts (5,251 sf), including the removal of all exterior and interior walls; the renovation of the Gym support areas (6,732 sf), including removal of interior walls to create new spaces; the renovation of the Cafeteria and Band Building (14,466 sf), including a new expanded kitchen; and a new Mall area (11,072 sf) and entrance that connects six of the existing Buildings creating a mixed-use circulation space. The project shall be completed while the sch...
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Using Grok 3 Ai for a Solo Adventure

I saw an article on Grok 3 on creating games to play so I tried to create a solo D&D game on it. I used the Grok Ai app on IOS and started with the following: " Create a one shot using d&d 5e where you are the dungeon master and i am a character "    Grok 3 responded: " Alright, let’s dive into a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition one-shot! I’ll act as the Dungeon Master, and you’ll be the player. First, let’s get your character set up. For simplicity, this will be a Level 3 adventure, and you can choose your character’s class, race, and a quick backstory. If you’d like, I can suggest something, or you can tell me what you’d prefer (e.g., "I want to be a tiefling rogue" or "Make me a tough dwarf fighter"). What would you like your character to be? Once you decide, I’ll set the scene and we’ll jump right in! Here’s how it’ll work: I’ll describe the situation, you tell me what you want to do, and I’ll narrate the outcomes, asking for dice rolls ...
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Approaching difficult topics in D&D

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A while back when my kids were younger (7 and 9 years old), we were playing D&D with my sister, brother-in-law and a friend. Their characters had just battled some orcs and were making their way back to town and came across a man and woman with two kids being attacked by goblins.  After they defeated the pesky goblins, the characters decided to hang out with the 'family' by the fire. As they were telling stories of what they had been up to, the father told one of the kids to serve him drink. The father became increasingly abusive since the kid was taking too long, and then things escalated when the kid spilled one of the drinks. As the DM, I wanted to gradually increase the verbal abuse to see what my own kids would do. Surprisingly, they did not defend the kids, and my brother-in-laws's character ended up getting involved. After the fight, they would find out that the kids were slaves taken from their family due to a debt. I asked my kids why they did not say something...
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Tae Kwon Do - A martial art for the family

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Back in June 2015, I attended a Father's Day practice with both of my sons at Just For Kicks in Mandeville, LA. Both had started at JFK a year earlier and were working through the Tiny Tiger program. Master Beaujeaux, who owned the school and was the Chief Instructor, taught the Father's Day Tae Kwon Do ATA Class. During the class he stated that Tae Kwon Do is one of the few martial arts that you can do with your kids. This really resonated with me and I began to contemplate starting back into karate. I had previous trained with the ATA back in the 1980s, but eventually left for other Martial Arts. I had enjoyed the philosophy and training in Aikido while I was in Dallas, TX, and was not sure my body could physically handle getting back into Tae Kwon Do. My sister, Master Hoover-Houston, who had originally started JFK in the 1990s, but had left to work in the Orlando area, returned to Louisiana and opened up JFK Covington in 2015. I decided to start training again but thi...
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Contractor Non-Payment to Subcontractor

Subcontractors are protected in Louisiana from non-payment by the Contractor as described by the following: Louisiana RS 14:202 §202.  Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; penalty
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Submittals and Architect Responsibility

Submittals are NOT contract documents, but are only to demonstrate the way that the contractor proposes to conform with the design concept in the contract documents. Pursuant to AIA A201 2007: 3.12.4 Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples and similar submittals are not Contract Documents. Their purpose is to demonstrate the way by which the Contractor proposes to conform to the information given and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents for those portions of the Work for which the Contract Documents require submittals. Review by the Architect is subject to the limitations of Section 4.2. 7. Informational submittals upon which the Architect is not expected to take responsive action may be so identified in the Contract Documents. Submittals that are not required by the Contract Documents may be returned by the Architect without action.
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The Deepest Dive

In a Norwegian fjord ten Americans are doing what no one has ever done before. They dive and work at a depth of 320 meters (1065 feet). The divers have to succeed to secure the future of an oil-nation. But something goes terribly wrong. https://tv.nrk.no/program/MDDP11005115/the-deepest-dive     DRH Design http://www.drhdesign.com
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