Custom residential architecture

If you’re looking for a wonderful, eco-friendly neighborhood in Washington, you might want to take a look at Issaquah Highlands. If you recognize the name of this neighborhood it might be because of the Lot 4 homeGelotte Hommas designed as one of the  custom green homes in Seattle on Harrison Street. The Harrison Street development wanted designers …

The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is coming up, and it’s time for you to register. This event discusses the future of green building, with expert speakers, open forums, and much more. Green Build 2011 will be held in Toronto, where speakers (set to be announced on a rolling basis) will discuss the future of …

The Gold Nugget Awards are the largest award ceremony of it’s kind – not to mention the longest running. Based in California, the awards are geared to give recognition to exceptional individuals in the areas of design, planning and development. We are very honored to announce that our project Lakefront Splendor is one of seven merit awards in Category …

There’s a new product and trend in architecture that’s positively infatuating: Accenting indoor architecture with plant-infused green walls. These walls are literally walls of plant life to help bring the outdoors in, to infuse more urban spaces with plant life, and to help filter the air indoors. Rather than placing a ficus in the corner, wouldn’t you …

Could adapting office buildings to residential be a viable solution in downtown Seattle? That’s a questionPublicola.com recently asked given the city of Seattle’s goal of bringing more housing to downtown. The one recent example of a large-scale conversion from office to residential in Seattle that the author cites as working: The Cobb, at 4th and University. …

We found an interesting commentary in ArchitectMagazine.com on a particularly poignant predicament being faced by today’s architecture students upon graduating into an job environment rife with recession pains. As editor Ned Cramer writes, “Job stats for building design and construction look even worse than the national average. A survey by AIA Nevada, for instance, reports …

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation recently paid $48,800 for the collection of Wright photographs, correspondence and select building plans at a Los Angeles auction, the Associated Press reports. The foundation seeks to preserve the architect’s legacy, and the items purchased at auction include photos of Wright buildings that no longer exist, including his home and the demolished …