As you may have seen on our Instagram, we really enjoyed Upstate Art Weekend this past week. We loved seeing so many amazing exhibitors (including some of our own clients!) and spending time getting to know some new artists. Our friends over at HVCH put together a post of some of the many galleries, artists

We’ve designed a few homes with courtyard spaces! IRIE House and Fermata both include courtyard spaces and are under construction . We love courtyards because they help us blur the lines between interior and exterior spaces and can help bring more greenery into spaces. Today we’re sharing some inspiration for courtyard homes that we love

This week, we are showing off all of the progress over at Gardiner Art Studio. Our last construction update was in December and this small but mighty studio space has been making good progress since then! The last images we shared on our blog were taken just before the planters surrounding the studio were poured.

Best wishes for a safe, happy and warm Fourth of July!

We’re very excited to share an update on one of our new construction projects this week – Fermata! Our last update was all the way back in September and covered everything from excavation to framing. Since then, windows have been installed, all of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in has been completed and insulation has

Every year, our team gets together at least once for a 3 day offsite. These offsites are a great chance for us to gather, do some team bonding activities and share goals for the future, both personal and professional. This time around, we spent three days last week at our new office upstate. Our offsites

Over the past few months, we’ve been revisiting our design process on on our Instagram feed. We’ve shared a lot of information about Schematic Design and Design Development. Each post has showcased a number of different projects as examples. Typically, Design Development is split into three parts. First, we focus on Exterior Design Development, which looks

One of our renovation projects in Accord is called Hemlock Hideaway. Construction work on this project started in November of last year, so we thought it was high time for us to give you an update on all of the progress thus far! Existing Conditions When we started the renovation the rear of the home

Since construction at IRIE House is now well underway, we thought it was time for the next installment in our What to Expect series. For this series we’re following along with the design and construction process for IRIE House. IRIE House is a custom home at Catskill Terraces and one of our Construction Management projects!

While we are not landscape architects, we do love thinking about how our homes fit on their sites. Part of site planning often involves considering where a pool or future pool might go. Saugerties Lake House and BC Retreat both have pools installed. We’re looking forward to photographing these homes later this year! IRIE House,