Author: Maxine Bell

Welcome to the next post in our revamped series “What to Expect from Your Architect”! We’re using IRIE House as an example of our design process and walking through each of the phases. ICYMI we kicked off the series with “What to Expect from Your Architect: Land and Pre-Design“ followed by “What to Expect from Your Architect:

Art Fort is a home with an artist’s studio for an accomplished artist in the Hudson Valley. We started construction for Art Fort in September and have posted updates over on our Instagram, Facebook, and Linked In. You may have also seen some updates of Art Fort in our blog post recapping our offsite. To

If you’re following us on Instagram you’ve probably seen us post some shots of our new publication, VALLEY MMAG. We’ve been dreaming of creating our own local publication for a while and we’re so thrilled that VALLEY MMAG has finally launched! What is VALLEY MMAG? VALLEY MMAG is a new Hudson Valley publication focused on

It’s been a while since we wrote up a Design Inspiration blog post. We typically like to keep our design inspiration posts coordinated with the season that we post them. Since it’s summertime we wanted to think of a detail that we’ve designed for our projects that really shines during the summer months. In prior

Gardiner Art Studio is a new art studio addition for a talented painter who lives in the Hudson Valley. With this project, we chose to introduce a modern and minimal design while nodding to the architecture of our clients’ existing home. The simple rectangular plan is divided into two wings by a central hallway. One wing

Welcome to the latest post in our revamped series “What to Expect from Your Architect”! We’re using IRIE House as an example of our design process and walking through each of the phases. ICYMI we kicked off the series with “What to Expect from Your Architect: Land and Pre-Design“. Check it out to catch up

Want to renovate your home but don’t know where to start? Looking for scaled options of what you can do to renovate your home? Perhaps you have a lot to renovate but don’t know if you have the budget to do it all? All of these are questions that our Renovation Feasibility Study service can

This month’s construction update is of Saugerties Lake House! Saugerties Lake House is a cozy home for a couple overlooking a gorgeous lake and the Catskills. To learn more about the home and its design, check out the project’s updated description in our portfolio. Last month we visited Saugerties Lake House during our Team Offsite. At

If you read our recap from our team offsite, Behind the Scenes: May Team Offsite, you got a little intro to how we best work with our contractors. While we are architects for all of our projects, we are also Construction Managers for several of them. For more information about our Construction Management process please

To get the summer energy and excitement going, this week we are sharing some inspiration featuring pool-focused courtyards. We have two projects under construction, Wass House and 8 Oaks that have pool courtyards. They both use U-shaped designs that create ideal semi-private courtyards for a central pool. Design Inspiration: Pool Courtyard Courtyard House by Christian