Posts Tagged ‘factors influencing design’

The Hierarchy of Design

Monday, October 10th, 2011
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the course of many years as an architect, I’ve figured out that designing a home doesn’t begin with the style you want. In fact, no matter where you plan to build or what kind of home you envision, style is what I add at the end of the design process, not the beginning. Just as a pilot first takes a view from 5,000 feet and then glides lower and lower as he nears the runway, so I approach design projects by first taking in the big picture and gradually zeroinRead More....