David Locicero architect

06/08/2024

At Autovino to learn how to clean a PMC for car show. This is a tech talk for the Northern California Rolls-Royce Owners Club. Fun !

07/25/2022

http://dslociceroarchitect.com/2022/07/25/you-never-know-what-you-may-find/

In my years as an architect working on remodeling projects in old homes in the Bay Area, the one thing I know for sure is that you never know what you may find behind the sheet rock and plaster when you start demolition. This post, linked above, is about my most recent encounter with construction weirdness.

05/09/2022

This was unexpected. On one of the projects I am working on in San Francisco, the curb has these "S" stamped every 25 feet.

It didn't take me long to figure out that they mark the approximate locations of the sanitary sewer laterals running from each house out to the main in the street.

I don't know why this neighborhood has them and others don't, but I think it's pretty cool!

Have you seen similar markings around your city?

05/04/2022

Here is a video follow up to the post I made yesterday about the Bathroom refresh project:

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - New Bathroom Design For The Win - This is all about the materialsSometimes it is the little things that can make life just a...

05/02/2022

Just finished a little bathroom redesign project in Sonoma. Here is a recap:

http://dslociceroarchitect.com/2022/05/02/an-updated-bathroom-design-for-the-win/

04/29/2022

This was a nice little project for great clients. A quick bathroom refresh.

The fiberglass shower enclosure was tacky and pretty grotty, not to mention the poorly installed Pergo flooring.

We didn't move any plumbing, we just pulled out the floor, and base boards, the shower enclosure, and shower pan.

We put in new porcelain tile flooring in 18x36 size outside the shower and 2x2 in the shower. We used enormous 24x48 porcelain wall tiles to provide some drama and reduce the number of grout joints.

We also replaced the showerhead and controls, and installed grab bars.

We opted not to install a glass enclosure, because it would have made the shower harder to clean. We installed a simple shower curtain rod. That goes in next.

We only used products that were in stock, and the entire project happened in 9 working days!

01/06/2022

At the end of 2021, I set myself the challenge of posting 3 random photos from my phone each week for the last 5 weeks of the year. I also made a video featuring each of those videos. This video is all 15 random photo videos edited together with only one intro and one exit. It's about 6-1/2 minutes of random photographic fun. It is an interesting reflection of my personality, too.

What do you think? What's on YOUR phone?

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - Getting to know the architect: 2021 random photos from my phone - compilationAt the end of 2021, I set myself the challenge ...

12/31/2021

Here it is: the final installment in my year end series of random photos from my phone.

This is one of my favorite photographs that I took in 2021. Check out the video here:

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - Getting to know the architect: random photo #15 - Cairn SunsetThis is my favorite photo from 2021. I am using it to finish o...

12/29/2021

The penultimate video entry in my year end random photos from my phone series: a photo of our puppy, Sophie!

https://youtu.be/EG0hhTaXgv8

You can follow along on Instagram (), YouTube, and on my website: dslociceroarchitect.com

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - Getting to know the architect: 2021 Random Photo 14 - Puppy LoveContinuing my year end series of videos about the random pho...

12/27/2021

Starting off the week with another in my series of videos about random images from my phone.

https://youtu.be/LjFGZ26Xv1w

You can follow along on Instagram (), on YouTube, or at my website: dslociceroarchitect.com

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - Getting to know the architect: 2021 random photo - Hoodie MagnateIn 2021 I started another business: ModernWineTees.com, a w...

12/24/2021

Yes. I admit it. I am one of THOSE people: I take pictures of my meals and beverages. But not all of them. And only if it was memorable for some reason.

Like this picture of a Manhattan cocktail I mixed recently. Love the color and it was super tasty.

https://youtu.be/X7epDqgVayE

A Happy, Merry, and Joyous to you all!

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - Getting to know the architect: 2021 Random Photo #12 - Season's cheerA cocktail recipe for my favorite winter cocktail: the ...

12/22/2021

That pink!

https://youtu.be/P9rs4a-DHHQ

Continuing my series of posts featuring random photos from my phone. This one is PINK.

http://dslociceroarchitect.com - Getting to know the architect: 2021 random photo #11 - Ice Plant Pink!Do you love the color pink?I love THIS color pink; the...