Here’s a plan of a home. Can you tell what the home looks like by looking at the plan? No? I can’t either. How about the elevation below? Does it help? My answer would be, “a little, but I still don’t really
Designing an island home led to this logic puzzle. If you haven’t read the puzzle, follow this link (preferably before reading the solution below). Solution: The ferryman takes the contractor across to the island, leaving him there, alone. He goes back
I am currently designing an island home, so it only seems fitting to also create an architectural logic puzzle based on a classic conundrum: An architect, engineer and contractor are constructing a home on an island. They are not getting along. As
When you build a home on a mountain, great views are par for the course. But on this mountain in Sonoma, California, you regularly find yourself on top of the world. This is a home I designed on the Gustafson Family
Pop the Champagne! After an extended, protracted and strung out (not to mention lengthy) approvals process, we received our final development permit for a home in Calabasas, California (near L.A.). We garnered unanimous approvals from the Planning Department, Architectural Review Committee, Planning
Peekaboos between spaces make for interesting homes, creating an alluring tease which gradually reveals what lies beyond. Trust me, it’s much more fun than showing it all at once. Yes, this applies to architecture, too. In this example, a curved wall separates the
Cross-country flight today, seated next to a young girl, 6 1/2 years old (not 6 or 6 1/4, but 6 1/2. Very important) and her mom. She didn’t have anything to do, so I gave her my sketchbook to color in
While randomly thumbing through one of my sketchbooks, I came across this little drawing. I didn’t recognize it at first, then realized it was my initial concept sketch for a mountain home in Montana. I guess it bears some resemblance.
What a difference perspective makes! These two images show the same modern, glass house in Sonoma, California photographed from vantage points only fifty feet from one another (same day, same camera, same lens). Naturally, you would think they were two similar
How long is the journey to paradise? All I know, young grasshopper, is it begins with a single step. Or, in this case, a single drawing. Then more drawings. Ultimately, lots of drawings. And then a few more for good