by Kyle Cruz | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog, Blogs & Articles, Design, Performance
We are seeing an increased interest in projects to get a home off fossil fuels and powered (now or soon) by renewable energy. These projects are mostly about guidance and providing a roadmap to integrating a strategy of building efficiency, updated mechanical systems,...
by Kyle Cruz | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Articles, Design, Performance
We were approached by a family who owned an amazing log cabin in New Hartford. The 2700SF home features dramatic open space, bedrooms for the kids and guests, two large decks, and an office space. There is a lower-level garage that enters the house from below with...
by Jamie Wolf | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog, Design, Projects, Video Blog
We’re excited to get started on another “Right Sized” project Sean and Carla discovered and purchased a pretty special piece of land. It turned out to be a long journey with more than a few regulatory and legal hurdles to navigate, but we are finally...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 3, 2017 | Blog, Blogs & Articles, Design
A visit to Claude Monet’s home in Giverny was the source of inspiration for a kitchen remodel that expanded a cramped kitchen into a classic butler’s pantry to create an inviting gathering space for a family that loves to cook together By removing the...
by Jamie Wolf | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Design
We often talk about HOW we build, not often about where, a choice that has implications for the owner’s carbon footprint well beyond how it is designed and built. For the UConn biology professors who will live in this home the choice of where to build includes...
by Jamie Wolf | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Design
What makes a building project “affordable?” Every design process begins by establishing goals and discovering boundaries. Goals are the problems we hope to solve. Boundaries are the constraints we expect to work within. Within each of these conditions is the...