You’re up. You’re down. You’re irked one day. Ecstatic the next! Welcome to the emotional roller coaster of a construction project. Over the years I’ve found that every client, no matter how even-tempered, experiences a tumbling jumble of emotions while their home is being built. Perhaps that’s not surprising given the emotional investment in a home. But what is surprising is that these highs and lows prove so predictable you can track them on a chart.
“Do I need an architect?” is a question I hear often. While an architect is not always required for a project, certain neighborhoods and municipalities do require a licensed professional for construction permitting. So in […]
Kevin Harris attended the GRAPHISOFT Key Client Conference “Reimagine!” in Las Vegas June 3-5. Harris was one of 400 architects from 190 countries at the invitation-only event. The two-day Reimaging included presentations by GRAPHISOFT experts and […]
Kevin Harris, FAIA, architect, shares the inside scoop on his journey to becoming an Amazon #1 rated published author in the most recent edition of Residential Design magazine. In the article, Harris challenges the zero-sum-game […]
April is Earth Day month and “reduce, reuse, recycle” is the rally cry. We often think of going green in subtle daily ways like turning off the lights when we leave a room, installing […]
Each quarter AIA conducts a survey to research the most popular home design trends around the country. The research conducted for Quarter 1 is from the bath and kitchen area. Here are a few important […]
If you drive around town today – before the spring color blooms – and look at the oaks and crape myrtles, you may notice that the trees from last summer are covered in some sort […]
The process of designing and building a home is a complicated process full of ups and downs and even confusion. Architects, contractors and designers seem to speak in their own language and the homeowners seem […]
The design phase of creating a new home is filled with options – enough to make your head spin. With so many choices and directions you can take, this process can become overwhelming and difficult […]
So you have decided to build or remodel a home and have chosen an architect that will help you throughout the process. Your goal is to design a functional house for all family members that is […]
