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As nesting becomes the norm for more and more people, with the home as the hub of all activity, architect Tony Perry says good home design should do two important things: create a vacation home’s look and feel in primary residences, and give people qui...
Before you determine whether you can afford a pension plan for yourself and your employees, it’s important to understand the types of plans available and the attributes of each
About 5% of the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households planned to buy or build a primary residence by March 2003, according to a March 2002 study by the American Affluence Research Center.
Allora LLC, a new design/build firm based in Greenville, S.C., is attempting to change the way custom homes are built by unifying traditionally separate pro-cesses.
With concrete emerging as a preferred building material, Concrete Countertops from The Taunton Press provides a blueprint for bringing concrete into bathroom and kitchen design.
To create a successful condominium high-rise development dedicated to the luxury home market, it all starts with a great location, says Atlanta builder/developer Jim Henderson.
Kohler has introduced chromatherapy using color to affect or create mood into its new Purist soaking bath.
Grand marketing plans might fall outside the scope and needs of many custom home builders.
Perhaps it was the insight gained through more than 30 years of building homes for some of the most discriminating clients in Harrisburg, Pa.
Neo-Metro has piped the sleekness, modernity and maintenance ease of stainless steel into bathroom design with its Metaal Suite — a basin and matching toilet.
South Florida’s mild winters are an almost irresistible draw to the discriminating second-home market, custom builder Rick Harwick says.
Architect Bob Wetmore designed this custom residence in Austin, Texas, for clients who wanted their new home to complement their active lifestyle and satisfy their desire to spend as much time as possible outside.
As builders struggle to retain staff, benefit packages appear to be playing a larger role in an employee’s decision to remain at or leave a job.
Just as a star reveals itself gradually in the evening sky, this custom residence on a 55-acre site in central Colorado becomes visible only as one proceeds along a winding, pasture-lined approach from the main highway.
The bathroom is the part of the house with the densest assortment of materials and finishes, says Dan Blitzer, an educator for the American Lighting Association.
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