Below is an image of Volterra, Italy, one might call a typical Italian hill town. Why take note? It represents a unified composition. When an artist makes a painting or sculpture, Continue reading “When to design contextually, when to make a statement.”
Top 5 Reasons I (reluctantly) Hired An Architect…
- 1) “I was told by the city I have to submit plans to get a work permit before my construction can start. What a hassle. My cousin drew up a sketch, why can’t we use that?”
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Top 10 Reasons people do NOT hire an Architect…
1) The Architect will design something that is hoity-toity fancy.
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Apartment Rental Layout: Case Study 3
We (SimpleTwig Architecture.llc) will show you the character, layout and thinking behind several different rental apartments (this is the third of several articles)
Apartment Rental Layout: Case Study 1-Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
As a landlord myself I will first show you what I did on my own rental apartment and tell you what kind of tenant still lives there…
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Achieving Appropriateness in Architecture
Every building has a program that defines the uses of a structure. This program defines the building type and it’s general visual ‘flavor’. There are museums, residences, Continue reading “Achieving Appropriateness in Architecture”
Concept for an ideal house.
To paint with words a concept for an idea house, designed to help forge an optimistic age of humanism. Continue reading “Concept for an ideal house.”