We have been fortunate to work with some excellent contractors over the past 25 years. A few have risen to the level of exceptional, both in their business practices and finished buildings. There are five practices that are common to all the … [Read more...]
Site Analysis Part 1
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Climate as a form determinate in both pragmatic and poetic sense result in climatic responsive design. - Richard Hyde The first step in designing a house is learning about the site. This step is so important that it needs to be done, … [Read more...]
Details
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As I mentioned last month, the detailing of your house is extremely important because the details of your project can tie your rooms, site, and overall design together. The goal is to design the details to reinforce the overall concept of the … [Read more...]
Making Your House Work for You
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Is this economy making you think that your starter home will be your retirement home? Or maybe you bought your house because you have a great view but not a great house. Many of our clients come to us because they are unhappy with their current house … [Read more...]
What Makes a Good Home #3
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Liesl Geiger in her book Essence of Home details 6 aspects that are necessary for a good home. Most of the items have already been discussed by Hildebrand and Eck. Her six items are 1. Site and Scale; 2. Language and Style, she refers to the language … [Read more...]
