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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 (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 [...]
Architectural Book Review: House Rules
Book Review: Architectural Book Review: House Rules: An Architect’s Guide to Modern Life Written by Deborah Berke, Foreword by Rick Moody An Amazon recommendation, [...]
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 [...]
Blending Architectural Styles
Many times as architects, we're asked to do the seemingly impossible task of creating a cohesive design that incorporates two different design aesthetics. Whether a [...]
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: 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 [...]
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 [...]