Stepping away from the cookie cutter lifestyle and designing your home’s interiors into a place that reflects your personality, inspiration and way of living is becoming more and more the norm. Your home is your sanctuary; Why would you want your walls and rooms to resemble or mirror that of a home furnishings catalog or [...]
Archive for the ‘Green Building’ Category
Custom Windows for Your Home
Often overlooked, windows are an important feature to every home. They can satisfy both function and aesthetics while adding to the value of your home. It’s easy to see windows as a cost, but when you consider them more of an investment, you see their true worth.
When buying windows for your new custom home or [...]
2011 Home Trends
With 2011 well already underway, we wanted to highlight some of the housing trends we’re sure to see this year….
Green is Here to Stay: Countless articles and press have focused on the green trends that surround us, and we think it’s safe to say that green is here to stay. As green becomes the new [...]
Asheville Green Architecture in Practice
Going the extra mile to promote a commitment to the environment.
Asheville and Western North Carolina residents take steps each day to push our progress towards becoming a greener community. Through the use of green architecture in private residences, businesses and community buildings, our area is experiencing substantial growth in the number [...]
Your Custom Home & Smart Design
Our home is our retreat, a place to escape work, catch up at the dinner table with family, and to kick back our feet and relax. With green design all the rage, homeowners have reverted their attention from the “McMansion” mindset to achieving more efficient, “Green” homes, and they are turning to architects for guidance [...]
Is the McMansion Era Gone Forever?
Beginning almost three years ago, the recession hit the housing market at its core, and today we continue to see the effects with both the number of new homes built and the size of new homes. The question remains, however, will the decrease in size of these homes be temporary, or [...]
How Does Your Green Home Stack Up?
Green . . . Sustainable . . . Net Zero Home . . . Low Impact Building . . .
Energy Star . . . NC Healthy Built Home . . . LEED
We seem to be inundated with so much “green” lingo these days, it becomes difficult to know what is legitimate and [...]
Asheville Parade of Homes: Reaping Inspiration & Exploring Mountain Communities in WNC
Western North Carolina has welcomed fall with cooler temperatures, colorful leaves, the first droves of tourists, and most recently the annual Asheville Parade of Homes. Held on back-to-back weekends in early October and hosted by the Asheville Home Builders Association, the Parade of Homes offers individuals and families the opportunity to explore quality built homes [...]
Top Home Remodel Includes
This year’s top products for home remodeling include energy efficient features like solar paneling and stylish solutions to common bathroom design dilemmas. Consult your custom home architect to see which of these options fits your home remodel.
Bathroom Design Innovations
Bathroom remodels are typically popular for their ability to severely increase your home’s resale value. But they [...]
Green Home Design From the Ground Up
While greening your home remodel is highly recommended, having your new home designed from the start with green in mind may prove more affordable and effective. Newer homes can even be easily retrofitted to accommodate popular green design elements like recycled glass tiles and bamboo flooring.
Here are some of the ways in which your custom [...]
