

No Two Houses the Same
Six years ago, my wife and I bought an old 1960 brick home. The design is nearly identical to several of our neighbors’ homes, which was...

Fueling the Creative Side in All of Us
I was always a creative person. I loved to sing and write and paint, but I never thought I would have a career where I would be flexing...


Garage Houses Are for the Birds!
I’m an architect who loves a variety of homes. While I live and thrive on the creation of new and unprecedented modern architecture I...

To Trend or Not to Trend
I first read about a phenomenon known as “parasitic” architecture in 2006 shortly after beginning my undergraduate architecture program....


Wonderland of Winter Whites
With thousands of hues to choose from, selecting the perfect white paint can be a daunting task. White paints can be notorious for...


Battle of the Gyms
It’s 2017 and that means…everyone and their dog will be crowded into globo gyms around the country waiting to get their turn on the stair...


Why Architects Love White
What do the Guggenheim (New York City), the coastal homes of Santorini Island (Greece), Corbusier’s Villa Savoye (Paris), the Space...

Find Your Color
For all who love color, these are a few of my ultimate “go to” resources for abstract color palette ideas and inspiration:...

Guide to Hanging Lights
There is NOTHING worse than seeing a light fixture whose size is either too small or too large for the space in which it lives. And the...

Mixing Patterns Like a Master
Pattern is one of the most important principles of design. When the right combination of color, texture and pattern is achieved, a space...