I have been busy patting myself on the back all weekend long because my playhouse this year turned out pretty amazing. I know, pretty bold statement to "admit" that the playhouse that I designed is … [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...]
The Cottage House
I'm starting to lose count of how many playhouses I've designed over the last 6 years ... I think it's around 8 or 9, which might not sound like a lot to you but it certainly seems like a lot to me. … [Read more...]
2016 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition – Finalists
Last Friday was a big night here at Life of an Architect World Headquarters 2.0. It was the first round of playhouse judging and we had to go through 415 entries. While that sounds like a lot, it … [Read more...]