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A Home in the Middle

The first of my articles on house sizes(Small Home-Big Dreams) featured a home with 2200 square feet of heated living space. We explored the strategies which are critical when designing a smaller place to live. A medium sized home in our office runs between about 3000 square feet and 5000 square feet of heated space. As the size of the home increases, shared spaces are still desirable but are not as critical to the overall perceived [...]

By James Crisp|2021-03-26T18:46:44-04:00May 19th, 2013|Categories: Construction, Design, New Homes, Porches|Tags: brick chimney, expansive porches, exterior, home, landscaping, large porch, metal roof, stone steps, stone wall, traditional architecture, traditional design, white columns, white home, wrap around porch|7 Comments

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Adding On (Revisited)

About half of the work in our office is new construction and half renovations and additions. When designing a home from scratch some of the most important elements to study(besides the clients wishes) are views, site features, sun and wind direction, and the approach to the site. The most important single element in an addition/renovation is the existing building. Sometimes the portion you save and restore is key to the rest of the project. Although it is almost [...]

By James Crisp|2021-03-26T18:48:05-04:00April 10th, 2013|Categories: Additions, Construction, Design, Fireplaces, James Crisp, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, New Homes, Porches, Renovations, Stairs|Tags: addition, country home, country kitchen, entry, historic home, landscaping, large fireplace, large home, porch, renovation, stone fireplace, stone wall, summer home, traditional architecture, traditional design, white cabinets, white kitchen|3 Comments

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