I can still remember all the times I went on a job site and heard someone use a word I had never heard before. There is a unique language that gets used on a job site and by admitting you couldn't … [Read more...]
Concrete Detail: an interview with artisan Richard Holschuh
The word “concrete” derives from Latin meaning “growing together”. A technology developed by the Romans and lost for centuries, it has become the ubiquitous modern material. Simply put, it is a matrix … [Read more...]
Some of my favorite things
And by my favorite things, I'm going to say that these are materials and products that I would like to use on my own house (yes, I am aware that if I used them all it would look like a student project … [Read more...]
Friday Architectural Product Review
It's the little details that make a good house a great one. A product that we frequently use that helps set the design tone from the street is address letters. If you have ever gone out shopping for … [Read more...]
La mort aux blocs de verre! (Death to glass blocks!)
I would be happy if glass blocks were never used again. I have always hated them, everywhere, every time, every circumstance, forever and ever in perpetuity. Person I don't know: "Howdy, sure is … [Read more...]
Glass Mosaic Tile
There are some products that seem to be identifiable with modern design, at least they are to me. One that seems to be the most popular is the use of mosaic glass tiles. This is probably for several … [Read more...]