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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Exterior Design – What to Know Before You Start
The all-important exterior design: It's what people see first, and it's what makes a lasting impression. Some of the most frequently asked questions we [...]
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 [...]
Key Considerations When Building in Remote Locations
The idea of building a home in a remote location is something many people dream of. There's plenty to love: the privacy, the peaceful [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Modern Additions to Older (Traditional) Houses
Doing a modern addition to a traditional or older home? Check out these inspiring projects for design inspiration and how to make them work. With [...]
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 [...]
Making a House Look Modern: 9 Tips To Modernize a House Design
Designing a modern home is not easy. It takes patience, skill, and thoughtful deliberation. But what constitutes modern home design, and how do you know [...]
Modern [Exterior] Window Details
Window details play a huge part in making a house look modern. Here are 6 modern exterior window details to choose from for your modern home.
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5 Simple Modern [Interior] Window Trim Details
To create a simple modern home design, you need to get the window details right. Here are 5 simple modern window trim details to unify your modern space.
Modern House Design & How You Can Afford It
If you set good project goals at the start, plan early and often to meet them, and remain mindful throughout the process about budget concerns you can create an affordable modern home.
Affordable Modern House Design
Affordable modern house design can be achieved because modern design is inherently simple in design and construction. Simple floor plans and details help make it possible.
3 Characteristics of Successful Humanitarian Architecture
Humanitarian architecture is challenging. Resources are low. Locations are remote. Climates are harsh. Here's the top characteristics that make humanitarian architecture projects successful.
Simple Modern Roof Designs
An article sharing the most popular simple modern roof designs, their aesthetics, uses, technical construction methods, and planning considerations.
4 Things To Know About Selecting & Installing Window Walls In Your Home
Knowing what to look for when selecting and installing window walls in your home can have lasting implications. Good quality products and installation can save you tons of time and money in the long run. This article tells you the essentials to know.
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 Things To Consider About Window Wall Quality and Durability
Most building components need some sort of maintenance and upkeep, and windows are no exception. Material durability varies by location, exposure, and other environmental factors. [...]
What Type of Glazing Is Best For My Window Walls?
With so many different types of glazing out there, it's sometimes hard to know which glass is best for your project. There are various thicknesses, [...]
Window Wall Types: Learn the Basics
As you research manufacturers for your new window wall project, you soon realize there are A LOT of companies to choose from. Each company says their windows [...]
Window Walls – What You Need To Know (before you start designing)
Most people would agree that modern window walls look pretty awesome! Of course, there are many benefits to using them - versatility in design options, [...]
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: 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]