Thoughts on House Design (and Anything Creative)
I Like it When the Tonka Toys Roll in.
Before you know it, this will be a modern, new house in Calabasas, California. It’s a big job for these *little* machines: remove ten feet of poor soils from the entire building site to prevent the new house from sliding
An Architect’s Guide to Cool Pens – The Top 50
Let’s face it, you hold a pen more often than you hold your spouse. For those of you still using cheap, disposable pens, I ask you, would you prefer a cheap, disposable spouse, too? …Sorry, I can’t see with all
Yup, I’m a Farmer!
Farmer Tim and the lil’ missus sitting on the ruins of ye ol’ farmhouse (there’s a rocking chair under there, somewhere!) Sitting at the breakfast table one morning, I pointed an emaciated finger at the bowl of gruel in front
Rugged Luxury – Mountain Timber House at the Yellowstone Club, Montana
What was the driving factor in the design of this mountain home? Context. I designed this modern, rustic mountain home at the Yellowstone Club in Montana with an aesthetic of rugged luxury specifically to integrate with the other mountain homes
The Tawdry, Musical Odyssey of a Flute Tramp
This is the story of one man’s search for the perfect flute and the secret he discovered: Having been a guitar player all my life (but without the sex and drugs part. Damn it), I was pushing 40 years on
A Lively, Modern Orange Kitchen
There’s nothing like waking up to a fresh, lively kitchen. We demolished the interior of an old rambler to give it a modern, new look. A wavy, serpentine orange wall tips and turns and winds its way throughout the home,
I just love the glow of a glass house in the evening – a modern copper clad Missouri home
A house at its most romantic.
Looked Everywhere. No Hunchback.
Need a reason to go to Paris? Here’s one. Notre Dame Cathedral.Never seen a humpback? This is the place to spot one, if you can believe the old movies (sorry, back to sensitivity training for me). Robyn and I revel
Goin’ Green in Hawaii – A Wavy Modern Concept Home
This is a concept we are working on for a sustainable home in Hawaii.
Building a New House? Here’s a Checklist for Finding the Perfect Home Site.
Clients often ask us to help them find the perfect site on which to build their new house, or help them choose between alternatives. This led me to create a checklist to help with the evaluation. If you are searching
My Morning Haiku (sort of) – Springtime
Gazing out the window, my thoughts drift to springtime. Springtime? I do not think that means what I think it means. It’s mid-April and the snow just. keeps. falling – 20 inches, with more on the way. I guess I’ll
Sneak Peek – Modern Craftsman Style L.A. Home Theater
I can’t think of a more appropriate location for a cool home theater than the land of cinema, Hollywood, California. Here’s a sneak peek at one I am working on this morning.