When realtors talk about resales, they often say that updated kitchens sell homes. When I think about the heart of a home, it’s always the kitchen.  It’s where the most important conversations take place. In our home, our family gathers around the kitchen table to exchange ideas, opinions, news and for “show and tell” about…

This is a very broad statement, and in some ways it’s very obvious, but humans need architecture to survive. At the most basic level, we can live without fussing over many of the details as long as we have basic shelter from the elements, but architecture still plays an important role in our survival and…

Architecture is part of our day-to-day lives. It contributes to how we live, work, feel, celebrate, and interact with one another and with the world around. You could easily break architecture and its elements and contributions to daily life into dozens upon dozens of smaller and smaller categories, but four main areas emerge when considering…

Regardless of climate, there are countless advantages to bringing some of the outside elements into your home. Some parts of the country, like southern California where we’re located, do make this a little easier by being more conducive to year-round outdoor living but, even in regions with the full four seasons, it’s possible to take…

“A house is a machine for living in.” -Le Corbusier Architecture and design in the broader sense have always interested me. Building design in particular represents our opportunity to truly work with – and most importantly within – our natural surroundings. Rather than seeing buildings as something that exist on a plot of land, I…