Design Matters
Thoughts of an ArchitectA Message from The Firm
Our blog, Design Matters, is a place for our team to share our knowledge, community events, projects, resources, and opinions. It is a place for you to keep up with us and for us to hear from you. Thanks for reading!
Green Terms Defined: Cohousing
Cohousing is a type of development where residents collaborate together on the design of their own neighborhood. ...
House in the Woods – project under construction
Here is another project we have under construction. It is designed for the future, can be taken off grid, is ...
Green Term Defined: Life Cycle Analysis
Life Cycle Analysis is a system of reviewing the entire history of a product to account for the total impact on ...
Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference
This event has been postponed. We have been working with a great group of volunteers to bring this conference ...
How often in a day do you get to use your soul? How Sambo changed my life as an architect.
Finding joy in your daily work is a huge gift, giving joy to others is even better.
I figured out that I ...
What do you think about this interior renovation proposal?
Many people struggle with visualizing a space before the work is done. This is especially true in an existing ...
Penn Laird Home Interior Photographs – Project Update Part 6
Our clients have finally moved into this incredible family home, build by Trost Custom Homes. Here are some Penn ...
Green Term Defined: Conservation
Conservation, to me, is the key to a more energy-efficient future for our built environment. It is the act of ...
Becoming a Kraken! The Challenge.
Want to change the future, don't like where the industry is today, looking for a brighter future, want to have an ...
Who Can You Trust in the Construction Industry?
I was called out to a house in Albemarle County yesterday to look at a window issue (I will not post any pictures ...
Green Term Defined: Stormwater
Those living in the Chesapeake Bay Water Shed are going to start hearing a LOT about stormwater over the next few ...
Our spring has been incredible so far, how about you?
After a very cold winter, I think we are all celebrating Spring this year. Here are some pictures that I have ...