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Across the country, custom home builders have been returning to the architecture of the past, to familiar forms that resonate so strongly with clients.
Typically, less than a third of all kitchen cabinets are easily accessible, which means a lot of time is spent placing objects high overhead, bending down to remove heavy pots and pans, or...
Today’s home buyers are making the kitchen the center of their family’s living and entertainment space — family rooms and dining areas typically radiate out from where food is stored and meals are...
One of the knocks against townhouse design is the predictability of most floor plans.
University studies yield insights into windproofing homes. Research shows wind damage can be reduced by paying more attention to selection and connection of walls, windows, doors and roof...
Today’s decorative hardware makes a significant contribution to the distinctive look of a kitchen or bathroom. And homeowners are very aware of its impact, judging from the increased interest in...
Today’s decorative hardware makes a signifAccording to the Hearth Products Association, the number of hearth products available for outdoor entertaining has increased dramatically in the past four...
A can-do attitude and creative approach make for award-winning design
A Pacific Northwest home blends the indoors with the outdoors.
Located in ski-chic Deer Valley Resort, one of the venues for alpine and freestyle skiing events in the 2002 Winter Olympics, this $3 million mountain home has an eagle’s-eye view of three local...
Well-choosen artwork can help make models look like homes, not just houses.
A new ASID research study shows that a large number of homeowners want to stay in their current homes as they age, but aren't considering needs they might have down the road.
Built for the faculty and staff of a private university, Wiggins Creek offers architectural appeal and good value in a town with few housing choices.
Luxury production homes built during the past several years have been marked by dramatic, vaulted entries leading to vaulted great rooms. The problem is that these houses, while popular among...
Front porches are back, garages — or at least huge, elevation-dominating ones — are out. Colors other than beige and sand are showing up here and there, architectural details are garnering more...
On an 80-acre plot that used to be a family tree farm, a young New Urbanist town is emerging in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains near Longmont, Colo. But Prospect New Town isn’t your usual TND....
Now discriminating and health-conscious homeowners are seeing an exercise pool as not just an investment for life but also as a design focus in their luxury homes.
Contemporary Architecture Looks to the Past for Inspiration.
Architect Morris Schindler designed the home using the principles of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, an Indian system of architectural planning based upon the world’s most ancient interpretations of...
