Turn this House Around!
Here is a pretty great story of a house on a river and the folks who have chosen to live there and the changes we have been employed to make. Every house has a story. And each of these stories has chapters. And each of those chapters adds the story of each of the... Read More
Getting Started on the Hill House
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... Read More
Right Sizing A Home That Fits
Being thoughtful about what we need, right-sizing the project, and discovering what’s possible at what cost is the foundation of every design process we guide folks through to create a home that fits.
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Inspired by Monet’s Kitchen
This warm and inviting kitchen was inspired by a visit to Monet’s home in France
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Spare the Planet. Walk to Work.
We talk a lot about HOW we build, but we don’t often talk about where. A building’s location has implications for energy use and the owner’s carbon footprint well beyond how it is designed and built.
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Building for Affordability
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... Read More
The “Just Right” House
Designing and Building “Just Right” for High Performance and Affordability We designed and are in the midst of building a new home in Cheshire that aims to achieve high performance and affordability by integrating today’s most advanced building practices with lessons... Read More
Design Build Guidance: Smart choices and common mistakes
At our recent “Better Home: Better Life” Workshop we asked, “what does it take to make a good home great?” What unfolded was a look at the roadmap we rely on to answer that question. What it takes is a robust approach to what is broadly... Read More
Better Home. Better Life.
Our “Better Home. Better Life.” Workshops were created for anyone eager to learn what it takes to make a good home great. Here’s an overview with an opportunity to be notified of upcoming workshops and a bonus download taken from the workshop... Read More