RD Bi-Weekly NL | | | Case Study: Telescope House by Wendell Burnette ArchitectsIt was the ultimate site on which to build a landscape-specific house, but it took Wendell Burnette’s discerning eye to see it. His clients, software designers who have a condo in Cambridge, Massachusetts, had been hiking and exploring in the West for decades before they decided to build a getaway that will eventually… |
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| | | Case Study: Field House by David Coleman ArchitectureDavid Coleman, FAIA, approaches residential design with the conviction that houses should be “happy.” To him, that means buildings that have abundant natural light and break down the difference between inside and out in a variety of unexpected ways. Sometimes it means using bold geometries to create dynamic environments, especially in... |
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| | | Parti Shot: Hudson River Guest Cottage by Messana O'RorkeMessana O’Rorke has completed enough renovations to know when clients are throwing good money after bad—and they’re not shy about conveying those hard truths. “We met with these clients at a property they owned previous to this, and they wanted to do a bunch of stuff,” Brian Messana, AIA, recalls. “We said it… |
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| | | HBGI Q3 2024: A New Status Quo for the Geography of Residential Construction?Residential construction has remained in low density suburbs and outlying areas, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ latest release of the Home Building Geography Index (HBGI). This trend is driven by persistent factors that continue to affect housing affordability... |
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| | | Private Residential Construction Spending Rises in OctoberPrivate residential construction spending increased by 1.5% in October, according to the latest U.S. Census Construction Spending data. Year-over-year, the October report showed a 6.4% increase. The monthly increase in total private construction spending was primarily driven by higher spending on residential improvements... |
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| | | The 2025 RDAA Is Open for SubmissionsWe invite you to enter your best residential work in the fifth annual Residential Design Architecture Awards competition. The RDAA program honors outstanding residential architecture completed on or after January 1, 2020. Winning projects will be published in print and online in 2025.
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| | | Color-coordinated bathroom vanitiesCoordination is everything for Strasser’s Benjamin Moore Color Palette collection. As it sounds, the company’s vanities can emulate any of 3,500 Benjamin Moore paint colors, including Pantone’s Color of the Year, Peach Fuzz, or Lapis Night (shown on the SoDo vanity, made in the U.S.). |
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| | | Modular consoles offer 44 solid surface colors anchored in a matte black frameHastings’ modular Tuby console collection displays a choice of 44 solid surface colors anchored in a matte black anodized aluminum frame. Various vessel shapes, finishes, textures, and enclosed options are also offered.
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| | | Case Study: Meadow Lane Retreat by Wheeler Kearns ArchitectsLocated on a bluff above Lake Michigan, the rigorous wood-clad house designed by Wheeler Kearns began with a big program and a site that was amenable to nearly any creative vision. Indeed, the 21/2-acre property was a dream. Its views extended from the lake’s azure horizon to a deep woodland with a cleared-out… |
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| | | Case Study: Wyoming Retreat by Hoedemaker PfeifferSuccessful collaborations begin with trust. That’s why architecture firms that offer their own full-service interior design often deliver the most harmonious projects—inside and out. It’s the result of trusted allies all pulling in the same direction. That said, it’s not uncommon to find that the interior design in these projects is quietly subservient… |
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| | | Flat Conditions for Custom Home BuildingNAHB’s analysis of Census Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design survey indicates relatively flat conditions for custom home builders after a period slight softening of market share due to declining mortgage interest rates. However, post-election stock market gains should support custom building at the end… |
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| | | ABI October 2024: Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Begin To ModerateAfter twenty months of declines, architecture firm billings were flat in October. The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for the month was 50.3, meaning that the share of firms that reported declining billings was essentially equal to the share of firms that reported increasing billings. |
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| | | Residential Clean Energy Credit UsageNearly 1.3 million tax returns filed for tax year 2023 utilized the Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D tax credit), according to the latest IRS clean energy tax credit statistics. Through May 23rd of the 2024 tax filing season for 2023 returns, almost 138 million tax returns had been filed… |
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