Portrait of Marcus Hale Marcus Hale
@marcus.hale New work    Available Based inMontreal, Canada

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Notes from site

Notes on structures, sites, and the working process behind the projects — written between site visits.

Framing rules of a structural system on drawings

Why strong projects begin with clear structural systems

How loads, soil, framing and coordinated drawings work together to keep buildings safe for decades.

Engineer checking safety margins on site

Designing for safety margins, not just the code minimum

Why thoughtful margins and buildable details outlast designs cut to the limit.

Survey data and estimates spread over a work table

From survey to handover: my site workflow

A behind-the-scenes look at the process I use to turn empty plots into safe, approved projects.