Custom Home Design: The Crucial Role of Early Cost Estimates
Embarking on the journey of creating your dream custom home is an exciting venture. However, this exhilarating process comes with its own set of [...]
Our Unique Approach To Staying On Budget When Building a Custom Home
Staying on budget in custom residential design is a challenge we understand all too well. It's a topic that resonates with homeowners, builders, and [...]
Balancing Budget and Design: How Custom Homes Stay On Budget
Embarking on the journey of building a custom home is an exciting endeavor, but it's crucial to strike the right balance between budget and [...]
Building on a Challenging Site: The Power of Architectural Feasibility Studies
Embarking on the journey of building a custom home on a unique undeveloped property brings both excitement and challenges. It's essential to navigate these [...]
Architectural Feasibility Studies for Custom Homes
Do you have a great idea for a project, or are you eyeing a beautiful piece of land for a new custom home? Do [...]
What to Know Before you Start a Custom Modern Home in Ohio
Are you considering designing and building a custom modern home in Ohio? Building any home is a new experience. Building a custom, modern home [...]
Behind the Design (Part II): The Shimla House
This project spotlight is Part III of a comprehensive design process for an exceptional custom modern home in central Ohio. Find out more about [...]
Behind the Design: The Shimla House
This project spotlight is Part II of a comprehensive design process for an exceptional custom modern home in central Ohio. Find out more about [...]
Behind the Design Concept: The Shimla House
This project spotlight is Part I of a comprehensive design process for an exceptional custom modern home in central Ohio. Find out more about [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Behind the Design Concept: Ontario Off-Grid
This project spotlight features a Concept Design for a modern off-grid home in Ontario, Canada. Find out more about this project on our project page. Whether [...]
Behind the Design Review: Waterview Garden
This project spotlight shares a Design Review for a new single-family residence in Arkansas. We're sharing another recent design review with you. The [...]
Behind the Design (Part I): Lincoln Bluff
We're very excited to introduce our Lincoln Bluff Residence - a new custom home in Eastern Washington. It's a unique house for a unique site [...]
Behind the Design Review: Tioga House
This project spotlight shares a Design Review for a new single-family residence in North Carolina. Find out more about this project on our project page. Many people [...]
Behind the Design: Huron ADU
This project spotlight shares the design process for a detached accessory dwelling unit in Columbus, Ohio. Find out more about this project on our project [...]
Behind the Design (Part II): Howard Addition & Renovation
This project spotlight shares the design process for a modern house addition in Columbus, Ohio. Find out more about this project on our project page. [...]
Behind the Design Concept (Part I): Howard Addition & Renovation
This project spotlight features a Concept Design for a modern addition in Columbus, Ohio. Find out more about this project on our project page. Designing a home [...]
The Importance of a Design Concept
Before we jump head first into designing a project —getting deep into detailing the project— we must get the design concept right. A design concept in architecture [...]
Architectural Fees for Residential Projects
How much do architects charge for their services? This article is Part II of a discussion about architect's design fees. In the previous post, we [...]
How Architects Charge For Design Services
Thinking about using an architect for your home design and wondering how they charge for their services? Here’s some answers. If you're confused about how [...]
Our Wish: Improve Our Relationship With Our Homes
The New Year brings with it a fresh start and a sense of rejuvenation, rebirth, and positivity. By welcoming the new year on a positive [...]
How To Choose an Architect for Your Home Project
One of the first steps in designing and building a custom home is selecting your architect. Working with an architect from the very beginning adds [...]
How To Boost Your Creative Thinking
Creativity is a learned skill. Learn how to think more creatively and explore design ideas you never thought possible with the help of these strategies.
The OPEN DOOR Project
Introducing the OPEN DOOR project - a premier online platform fully dedicated to supporting you through the home design and construction process with educational content, articles, guides, support, and a community of like-minded people.
What’s the difference between an architect, a designer, and a drafter?
When it comes to designing your home, there are various people who can help. So what's the difference between architects, designers, and draftspeople - and who should you work with?
How To Share Your Exciting Project Ideas With Your Architect
To design a house project, it's important to understand your goals, wants, needs, and design style. It's equally as important to be able to communicate all this to your architect. Here's how.
How To Confidently Create the Perfect Floor Plans For Your Home
This project spotlight features an Architectural Design Review of a new single-story home in North Carolina. Check out our previous article to learn more details about design reviews. Do [...]
Home Design Review: How To Gain Confidence In Your Home Design
Have you ever tried creating something you've never seen or done before? Did you think about it for a while, trying really hard to visualize [...]
Building Key Sustainable Water Projects in Underserved Communities
Water. You need it to survive, but it's dangerous enough to kill you. Nearly a billion people in the developing world don't have access to [...]
Volunteering For Public Good During Pro Bono Week 2016
In honor of Pro Bono Week this week, we thought we'd share some of the local projects we've been helping with around our community. While [...]
5 Ways Architects Add Value & Save You Money
Whether you're looking to buy a house, or build a new house, addition, or take on a major renovation, you've probably questioned whether you should talk to [...]
Benefits of Working with an Architect
Why should I work with an architect and what are the benefits of working with one? Aside from the obvious emphasis on design, architects can [...]
Building Low-Tech, Sustainable Clay Brick Houses
How would you build a house in a remote location of the world with little money? You would probably use as many locally sourced materials [...]
Building Low-Cost, Sustainable Bamboo Houses
Bamboo. It's environmentally-friendly, sustainable, renewable, strong in tension and compression, and noted for its rapid growth. Bamboo houses are common in many parts of [...]
Reclaimed Timber: Fabricating & Erecting Timber Frames
Fabricating and erecting timber frames are exciting steps in the design and construction process of timber frame homes. They are also critical steps. Your timber design [...]
An Architect’s Expertise
What Does An Architect Do? ....Ah, the most common question people ask. An Architect's Expertise Our knowledge, training, and [...]
Our Modern House Addition: A Construction Update
We've made major progress on the construction of our Fombell Addition in Western PA. The modern house addition is about a month away from [...]
We’ve Got Big News!
You may have noticed that we took a small break in the Fall from posting blogs and providing updates on our projects. Yes, of course, [...]
Reclaimed Timber: How To Prepare Reclaimed Wood for Reuse
Many people love the look of reclaimed timber beams in their homes. The character of the beams, the story they tell, and the structural [...]
Reclaimed Timber: A Timber Design Process for Homes
In this article, we talk about designing with reclaimed timber beams. If you're considering using salvaged timber for your home or small project, follow [...]
Do I Need An Architect for my Residential Project?
Whether you’re looking to build a house, an addition, or a do a renovation, working with an architect can be a worthwhile investment. An architect [...]
What Does an Architect Do?
What does an architect do, exactly? Draw pretty pictures of buildings, you say? The Big Picture So what does [...]
Introducing Our Modern House Addition in Western PA
In this article, we wanted to share with you more about an exciting project we've been working on in collaboration with Mary Barensfeld Architecture. The [...]
Welcome to the YRa+d Blog!
Hello, and welcome to the YRa+d Blog! We are really excited to finally launch this project. We look forward to sharing some new and interesting stuff with you [...]