The Green Monster on My Street
A regular 1960s house on my street just got torn down and replaced by something that has nothing to do with where it is. This is what happens when a lot gets treated as a transaction instead of a place.
Constraints Make the Design
Every project has limits that won't budge. A budget. A zoning box. An existing structure. A site with grading that won't cooperate. The difference is in how you move around them.
The Addition That Didn't Add Up
You skipped the designer to save money. The contractor built exactly what you asked for. So why is the permit taking forever — and why doesn't the new space feel the way you expected?
How to Read a House — What a Designer Sees That You Don't
The moment I walk into a home, I am reading it. Not the finishes — the bones. The light. The flow. What the house is trying to be and what is getting in the way
Five Things That Make a Renovation Feel Cheap (That Have Nothing to Do with Budget)
Frank Lloyd Wright built Usonian houses for families of modest means. Decades later they still feel extraordinary. Most builders today can't say the same — and here's why.
What AI Can't Solve That Your Designer Can
AI can generate a beautiful image of your dream home in seconds. It cannot tell you why that dream might not work — or what would work better.
No, We Don't Just Draw
"So you just draw the house?" If only. Here's what people get wrong about what we actually do.