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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Timeless Design: Qualities of Exceptional & Enduring Architecture
Buildings and homes are revered because they're timeless. Tadao Ando, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Peter Zumthor. Their works stand out because they have a [...]
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 [...]
Over Budget? How to Reduce Construction Cost During Design
A common problem when designing houses is that the estimates come in and the project is over budget. Now, what do you do? Do [...]
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 [...]
10 Affordable Gift Ideas for Architecture Lovers
Here's 10 great affordable gift ideas for architecture lovers. These gift ideas are great for any occasion: birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, or even just [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Affordable Home Design: Efficient + Cost-Effective House Construction
Building a house is expensive. It's probably the single biggest investment of your life. And as such, it takes time and effort from you, your architect [...]
Affordable Home Design: Energy Efficient Design
Wouldn't it be nice to design a home that has lower utility bills and operating costs? The average home in the US spends $1,900 a year [...]
Affordable Home Design: Cost-Effective Materials + Simple Detailing
Brick. Tile. Metal. Stone. What do all these materials have in common? When installed properly they all look amazing. They are all durable, require little [...]
Affordable Home Design: Simple House Design
A simple house design that is compact, efficient, and straightforward can considerably reduce the cost and time it takes to build your home.
Affordable Home Design: Efficient Floor Plans
The cost of building a new home depends on many factors: geography, size, complexity, quality of materials, design aesthetics, etc. But one thing is a [...]
Affordable Home Design: Good Site Planning
Our previous article gave an introduction into creating an affordable home. In this post, we take a deeper look into one of the first places [...]
Affordable Home Design: An Introduction
Would you like to create an affordable home? If you're one of those people who are deciding to build a new home over buying an [...]
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 [...]
An Architect’s Expertise
What Does An Architect Do? ....Ah, the most common question people ask. An Architect's Expertise Our knowledge, training, and [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]