Let's pretend for a moment that you are designing a modern style house and you are in the middle of trying to figure out how your fireplace mantle will look. This exact scenario probably happens every … [Read more...]
Natural Light – Clean Aesthetics
One of the very best ways to determine good architecture is the evaluation of how natural light is handled throughout the space it illuminates. I like to think that I have some sensitivities regarding … [Read more...]
Traveling Architect: Job Site Edition
I'm going to confess that when I decided to be an architect who specializes in residential projects, I didn't think I would end up traveling around the country doing them. How I got here isn't all … [Read more...]
Floating Wall Shelves – They Only Look Simple
We've all been there ... walking some lonely aisle of despair (with 3,000 other people) within IKEA looking for the Ekby Järpen floating wall shelves. Everybody knows that if you're cool, really … [Read more...]
Who Doesn’t Love a Nice Bar?
In case you haven't figured this out for yourself, let me be the one to tell you: Bars are making a comeback. Maybe that's the sort of thing you don't want to brag about knowing - or worse - be … [Read more...]
Scale and Proportion
For any architect, scale and proportion are two skills that appear to be the most challenging to master. Scale and proportion are also where a good architect makes their living. I know coming out of … [Read more...]