For MacCracken Robinson Architects, everything concerning design springs from the creation of a concept. The concept itself can be as simple as the juxtaposition of old and new, but it serves both as the guide to conceiving a design and a base to return to...
Equiterra Regenerative Design’s title is a play onequilibrium (balance) and terra (earth). It’s a rebranding of an Albuquerque, New Mexico, firm founded in 2000 as Environmental Dynamics Inc. (EDI) by four young, idealistic architects who were passionate about promoting sustainable design. Cofounder Kent Beierle likes to...
Andy Johnson, the founder and principal architect of DAJ Design in Louisville, Colorado, doesn’t believe there should be such a thing as an “environmental architect.” To him, that’s just an understood element of the job. So, while he’s not aiming at by-the-numbers sustainability awards, he’s...
A guesthouse can transform extended visits from family and friends from tedious to enjoyable. They can also serve as studios, pool houses, home gyms, and even rentals. Extra space is desired by many, especially after the pandemic, when people transitioned to working from home. Flexible...
Cathi and Steven House of San Francisco-based House + House Architects met on their first day of Virginia Tech’s architecture program, and married the day after they graduated. Then, the couple worked to save up for a year-long trip to Europe, where they visited all the...
On the office walls of Aspen, Colorado-based DJArchitects, team photos show the staff mountain biking, hiking through meadows beside pristine lakes, or bombing downhill with powder flying. The exhilaration of outdoor sports in the stunning mid-Rockies setting serves as fuel for their award-winning designs. In the...
Architect Nick Deaver worked as a sole proprietor in Austin, Texas, for nearly two decades. But five years ago, he was joined by his daughter Jessica, who’d left a career in film, television, and writing to pursue an architecture degree, then worked for Pfeiffer Partners...
You’d think all the sustainability awards that Nathan Good Architects have won would be the primary draw for new clients. But much to the surprise of everyone in the Salem, Oregon-based firm, only about a third of their patrons desire an ambitiously energy-efficient home, says...
You don’t come across too many architecture firms named after a flower, but Seattle-based Heliotrope Architects chose a flower named for the Greek god of the sun, a flower that constantly turns its face to the light. In 1999, founders Joe Herrin and Mike Mora...
At the far end of a shallow alleyway in Santa Barbara’s El Pueblo Viejo neighborhood, a 19-by-19-foot four-story home wrapped in undulating white plaster has two large keyhole windows, an elliptical garage door, and a front light that dangles from a delicate iron pole stretching...