In a moment of absolute madness, I decided to write today's post on schematic design and populate it with 11(!?!) schematic design sketches - basically what amounts to a digital summarization of the … [Read more...]
Please Don’t Mess Up My Cabin
It doesn't happen very often these days but I had a first ... I had an extended stay in one of my projects after the client had taken possession. It was both weird, and not weird, all at the same … [Read more...]
Young Architects Should Work in Construction
If I have one regret during my education (between the ages of 18 - 24) is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, … [Read more...]
The designation between House and Home
The designation between house and home - is it semantics or is there a difference. Can I as "the architect" influence the difference one way or another?According to Merriam Webster:house (n): … [Read more...]
How do you eat a Whale?
2017 has started and I am already trying to decide what it is I am supposed to be doing. Not in "Why I am I Here?" existential way, but more in the "I need to change out the filters at the blower unit … [Read more...]
Off Center Pivot Door and 45 Seconds
The process of entering your house is important. There is a sequence of events that should happen from the time someone arrives at the curb and makes their way to the front door, and preparing this … [Read more...]