Archive for October, 2009

Bathroom Design Basics

Posted in Custom Homes, Home Remodeling & Renovation, Interior Design, Uncategorized on October 19th, 2009
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Second to the kitchen, the master bath is the room in which homeowners typically spend the most money and aim to marry highly functional design with tranquil, spa-like materials and products. Working with a custom home architect affords endless possibilities to blend unique, custom features with practical and efficient bathroom design.
Before a custom home [...]

Why I Do What I Do . . .

Posted in Uncategorized on October 13th, 2009
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As a high school student struggling to find my path for college, I visited an architect’s office in my hometown and immediately “knew” that was the job for me.  Of course, I had no idea what being an architect really entailed, but the thought of drawing everyday and being outside while the building was being [...]

How to Choose the Best Property for your New Home

Posted in Custom Homes, Uncategorized on October 13th, 2009
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When building a new home, most homeowners spend days and months scouring home plans or working with a custom home architect to design their dream home. Many people don’t realize, however, that an equal amount of thought is required when buying residential property. Understanding how to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of a particular property [...]

Reasonable Approaches to Sustainable Living

Posted in Custom Homes, Home Remodeling & Renovation, Uncategorized on October 12th, 2009
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Sustainable living, green building and eco-friendly homes are nothing new. Although rapidly gaining a widespread audience, green living is actually a way of life and can be as simple as changing your eating and recycling habits, or as far-reaching as designing a custom home with environmentally friendly building materials and features.
The benefits to homeowners building [...]

Video of Custom Home Construction Tour in Asheville

Posted in Custom Homes on October 9th, 2009
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ACM Design, along with Brock Builders, hosted an open house construction tour of this custom home in Biltmore Forest (Asheville). This is our most recent project, and it’s very near completion now. We are proud the homeowners chose us to design this impressive home. Enjoy the video tour.