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Is That a Curtain Made of Stone? Yep.

Is That a Curtain Made of Stone? Yep.

Here’s something I don’t do every day: design a stone wall with the fluidity and movement of a curtain, except that it doesn’t actually move and is not fluid (but it is stone, anyway). It took an exceptional contractor and group of

Tim Bjella March 22, 2017May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

Window-Dressing – A Modern Home Window Primer

Window-Dressing – A Modern Home Window Primer

This little corner of a modern house is a veritable laboratory of ways to incorporate windows in a home. It wasn’t my intent when I designed the home. It just worked out that way. Standard punched window, inset in the

Tim Bjella June 27, 2016May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

Take the easy route… Naw.

Take the easy route… Naw.

What do you do if your ceiling is high but you want your lights to hang low? Get longer cords, obviously. Unless the word “simple” isn’t in your vocabulary, that is. In which case, you call your friendly local metal fabricator. After

Tim Bjella May 20, 2016May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

Some Things Get Better with Age

Modern Copper Clad and Stone House Design in St Louis, Missouri by Bjella Architecture

Copper is one of them. The fishscale copper walls I designed for the exterior of this Missouri home are aging very slowly, but beautifully. This is the interim character we were hoping for while the copper develops its characteristic, coveted green patina. Since

Tim Bjella March 10, 2016May 7, 2018 Cool Details 2 Comments Read more

A Niche is Nice

A Niche is Nice

When I design wall niches, rarely do I know what the homeowners will put in them. I love to visit the home years later (or days later if they’re serving dinner) and see what they contain. It’s almost like opening

Tim Bjella March 5, 2016May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

You call that a staircase? THIS is a staircase.

You call that a staircase? THIS is a staircase.

Architects LOVE staircases. To us, they’re like candy, except less sticky. Ask us to design a house and we’ll probably suggest you put a staircase in every room, just so we can design a few more. A typical exchange with a client goes

Tim Bjella January 3, 2016May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

My Favorite Cartoon Duck

My Favorite Cartoon Duck

Designing anything unique has its pitfalls. Sometimes unexpected things happen, don’t work correctly, or a cartoon duck shows up! The design of this stone tile floor emblem is a great example. Most people never see it (I didn’t until a couple of years after the fact),

Tim Bjella December 16, 2015May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

The Dutch Door is Back!

The Dutch Door is Back!

Well, maybe not back exactly. But, we finally designed our first Dutch door for a home in Missouri. You rarely see these anymore, not since Mr. Ed, anyway. Today, homes are designed for energy efficiency and are effectively hermetically sealed. In our zeal

Tim Bjella November 3, 2015May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more
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