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photo by jacobcyh I love wood. The natural warm colors and wavy grain appeal to the senses. Wood has a warm and gentle feel to the hand, unlike the coldness and flatness of metal or plastic. Of course, to use it in our homes it has to have straight edges. Or does it?
photo by Robert Wallace It’s a given that new houses are built with an attached garage. I think it’s time to rethink this standard element in modern American homes. I’ve designed a conceptual house project that provides a wide variety of places, small and big, open and closed, his and hers and the kid’s.
photo by James Vaughan My mother loves to cook and entertain. And she likes to keep these activities separated with a door to her kitchen. On the other hand a recent trend in new homes is to open the kitchen up to the dining and sitting areas. Do we have to choose one way or [...]
photo by Arild Storaas For centuries fireplaces were the only way to heat a home. Even after radiators and modern furnaces were invented the fireplace has been cherished as a gathering area and symbol. Two of my favorite architects put them at the center of home design. |
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