Author: Marica

We are so very excited to present our newest favorite project, Bully Hill House. You may have read that this update was coming in last month’s newsletter… Seeing how truly amazing these photographs look has made me appreciate what I get to do everyday even more! Hope you enjoy these pics (and this house) as

Dreaming about a home office space? I know I am! …I’m writing this post from my desk in TinkerBox while looking out one of the long horizontal windows to the woods beyond… yes, this sounds lovely – and it is – but anyone who gets on a zoom call with me is looking straight at my

Last week was the first post in this (mini) series of posts, Prep for a Modern Home: Where To Begin, and we answered the basics – what’s the first step and what you need to know to get started. My goal is to let you know how easy and exciting it is to work with

“We’d like a modern home in the Hudson Valley, but we don’t even know where to start…” One of the greatest parts of my job is designing custom homes for so many uniquely individual people. What makes it rewarding is that every home is different, so there is always something new to design and to

Today I’m sharing some of the images that one of our clients put together as inspiration for her modern home. One of the first things we do as we begin a new project is to send our clients a questionnaire so that we can learn more about them and how they live in their home. This is more than

During these uncertain times we’re trying to be positive, as per our usual in The Architect’s Notebook, and we’re hoping today’s post will add a welcome distraction to your day. Even though things have slowed down significantly – and construction on single-family homes has almost completely come to a halt in NY State – I’m

Construction is moving along quickly at Tranquil Abiding and the house is looking great! (Check out all of the progress since our last Construction Update post in December.) The goal is for this project to be complete by the middle of April – if not sooner – so things are finishing up fast. It’s certainly fun to

Today’s Modern Stair Design images were collected as inspiration for a modern renovation project we’re working on in upstate New York. One part of the redesign is to remove a few walls on the first floor to open up the space from the entryway to the view. In doing so, the existing stair from the first to the second

2020 is already set up to be an exciting year with fun new projects on the boards and amazing clients with whom we’re collaborating! We’ll be sharing more about each of these projects in our Construction Updates and Behind the Scenes posts as we continue through design and construction. Here’s an intro to a few of our projects

I’m very excited to share that our CasaNooga project in Chattanooga, TN is almost complete! There are some minor interior and exterior finish details to finalize, but overall the house is looking super! …and that’s a pretty spectacular view – don’t you agree!! 🙂 I look forward to going back for the final punch-list visit