Category: Design Inspiration

The Lantern House entryway –  simple and subtle – still brings a “wow” as one enters the home. In honor of our Lantern House Open House this weekend, Nov 1, I’m writing today about one of my favorite moments in the house: the view through the entry. As a visitor enters the home, he or she can

This week’s Architectural Record 2015 Women in Architecture Awards recognized 5 women who are doing amazing things in architecture. Acknowledge, Encourage + Celebrate Women in Architecture The goal of AR’s annual awards program is to “acknowledge the increasingly visible role of women in the profession; to encourage firms to promote women architects and their work; and

It’s that time of year again!… October = Archtober in NYC, and we’ll be celebrating Architecture + Design for the next 31 days!  (Sure, we certainly highlight architecture all year, but during Archtober the whole city gets involved!!) Every year we happily participate in the architecture festivities, activities and events that take place during the

Architects love to design modern stairs… open risers, cantilevered from one side, floating from the center, one continuous folding material…so many cool options! Perhaps it’s the challenge of designing something amazing but simple – and therefore not any more expensive to build – that is just more than we can resist. Oh, and still complying

Recently we’ve been doing a lot of research on Modern Cabins and have fallen in love with quite a few! We’ve got a(nother) very fun client who is interested in building a modest modern cabin on his property in the Hudson Valley and we’ve been going back and forth with ideas… His property is a

Modern Pool Canopies and Outdoor Shady Spots Yes, we are stalking pool designs again, but it IS still Summer!  …and we’re going to hang on as long as we can! We’re finalizing the site plan for one of our newest residential projects in the Catskills of New York and have been looking for images for

Efficient or Luxurious? I believe there are two types of bathroom (design) people. There are those who think the most efficient use of space is best for a bathroom, no matter which bathroom it is. Then there are those who would love to spend hours in the bath, relaxing and enjoying, and therefore would like

Summer is here! – June 21st marked the official start of Summer and it seems everywhere you look people are grilling/playing/swimming and generally hanging around outdoors… Modern Pool Design We are designing two homes with pools right now and have been researching (and drooling over) many of the modern pools below… Both of the designs we’re

A genkan is a traditional Japanese entryway for a house. It is the place to take off and leave your shoes before entering the main part of the home. The genkan is usually one step lower than the main level and is a transitional space which can sometimes be closed off from the rest of

Sometimes one large modern picture window is even more remarkable than an entire house of glass: A captured view as a “wow moment” rather than expansive and all-encompassing glass can make a bold statement in your home. Don’t get me wrong, as I mentioned in last week’s post we LOVE to design houses with lots