Post #2444337

2026-04-28 18:38 UTC

anyone need simple architectural or engineering drawings for free or cheap? I could use some practice. I can also produce specification documents to meet HOA, county, and code requirements as long as they are in English. No guarantees except that I know I do good work.

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@cathos@merveilles.town 2026-04-28 18:51

I worked for a fancy architecture firm for years, producing artistic and functional details, plans, elevations, and requirements documents to meet some of the strictest town & HOA guidelines and environmental protection standards in the US. I went to school for mechanical engineering, soil & water science, informatics, and liberal arts. I've worked in construction, gardening, coffee production, large machine installation & service, aquatic filter design & maintenance, software engineering, photography, and fine carpentry, among other roles. I can do a lot. I'm just sleepy and slow these days.

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@tryst@fedi.imu.li 2026-04-28 19:15

@cathos@merveilles.town idk if this would be a good fit, but we have been plotting out a building design model for a cooperative housing project based on post and beam hexagonal cells with strawbale and cob infill. i’ve built with almost (we’re talking about green roofing) all the component pieces before, but haven’t put them together this way. in the short term, for the test building, we don’t need drawings or docs, but for the longer term project we probably would.

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@mary@social.nouveau.community 2026-04-28 23:02

@cathos@merveilles.town omg, how I wish I *did* need some! I do have a speculative project with sketches, and could use feedback, or even improving them / making them more serious. Would that be of interest?

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