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English - Residential Architecture, Home Design, Green Design
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Vermont Architect · 5d ago

Rudyard Kipling’s Naulakha

My Brother in law graduated from Vermont Law School last weekend. That’s him in the photo below Therefore lots of in-laws descended upon the area for a weekend of visiting. My Mom-in-law is so smart that she rented out Naulakha … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2W ago

the path to success

I stole this off a friends facebook page and I don’t know where she got it from. This sums up so much of what I do. As I gain experience I should be able to make my process look more … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 1M ago

Doing the Architect thing

Probably related to the previous post. There seems to be a lot of psychology to what I do as an architect. When someone comes to me with their ideas I often sense that there is something behind those ideas and … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 1M ago

Nostalgia as a design influence

(Grumbly architect alert) Nostalgia is a powerful design influence for most clients. I find it interesting that otherwise artistic and creative people get all conservative when considering their own houses and I think a lot of this is due to … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2M ago

Architect trees bear

Another one for my Urban hipster friends: Pa Ingalls ain’t got nothin on me! If this had been three or four hundred years ago I would have been called “crazy white dude who chases huge bears up trees and then … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2M ago

Timberdoodles!

This is decidedly a non-architectural blog entry. More along the lines of child rearing and parenting. We have been having quite a warm spell in Vermont. Some trees are reacting to the warmth by leafing out which would indicate a … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2M ago

My own Master Plan

My own house (circa 1970) has a minimally functional (could be worse) floor plan which includes two bedrooms a bath, stairs to the basement and a kitchenette in a large multipurpose room all in 900 square feet. Here is a … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2M ago

Mud Season in Vermont

This should really stun my more urban friends. My morning commute was blocked by some $#%$$# trying to drive through this soup with a little car. Which then got stuck and was abandoned. This just in: The car belongs to … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2M ago

Occupant Behavior puts a kink in the calcs

From Martin Holladay on Green Building Advisor in an artivle titled “Occupant Behavior Makes a Difference” Engineer things all you want but when you put Americans into a house the metrics tend to change. This is pretty funny. It didn’t … Continue reading →
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Vermont Architect · 2M ago

Note to Do-it-yourselfers

The following is from a note I just sent off in an email and I thought it might be appropriate for the blog. In terms of budget and simplicity which go hand in hand I recommend one of two methods. … Continue reading →
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