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Huron Studio Receives AIA Columbus Honor Award
We are excited to announce that our Huron Studio has received a 2022 Honor Award from AIA Columbus in the Small Projects category! Huron Studio is a modern 575-square-foot live/work studio that [...]
4 Massing Strategies for Building on Sloped Sites
There's something exhilarating about building a house on the side of a mountain or hillside. It's like you're on the precipice of the world looking out at all the possibilities. But building on a [...]
What Makes a Home a Custom Home
Do you know what makes a custom home, custom? As we have conversations with more potential clients, we realize that many people don't know exactly. In our conversations, we explain the varying degrees of [...]
Characteristics of a Custom Home
In talking with more and more potential clients who want to build a modern custom home, we're learning that people have different ideas of what "custom" means to them when they say they want a [...]
Behind the Design Concept: Rhodhiss Retreat
This project spotlight introduces a new contemporary lakeside house on Rhodhiss Lake, NC. Find out more about this project on our project page. In this post, we pull back the curtain on our conceptual [...]
Designing Without a View
As suburban neighborhoods become denser and privacy becomes harder to come by, we're faced with an interesting design challenge for the single-family home. We want our homes to feel safe and private from the [...]
Design Inspiration: Wooded Lakeside Retreats
When designing lake houses, providing an abundant amount of windows to frame views of the surroundings is paramount. While lake houses exist throughout the world in various climates and locations, they all tackle site-specific [...]
Where Do I Start? Starting the Custom Home Design Process
The custom home journey is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The design process is exciting and creative. And there's nothing quite like seeing your vision come to life right before your eyes as it gets built. [...]
Keeping Water Out: 7 Design Techniques to Control Water Movement
Roofs, exterior walls, and foundation assemblies are constantly working to protect your home against a barrage of natural forces. But it's not surprising that water infiltration is one of the biggest culprits of building [...]
Travel Journal: Resonating With Place
Over the past few years, we've shared some of our favorite travel adventures with you. Often, we deliberately choose to share places that are less common to show you that good architecture can exist [...]