THERE IS MORE THAN one way to do a site-specific building. You can go with the one-with-nature approach or the contrast-to-nature approach. Or you can do a little of both. Johnsen Schmaling Architects made this vacation home modern but used the bark of the trees, the foliage, and the hillside to...
CONCEIVED IN 1791, Pierre L'Enfant's vision for Washington was one of a broad, horizontal skyline, punctuated by steeples and domes, with the Capitol building at its apex. The low-lying nature of the city, which brings light and air to the pedestrian level and allows its most prominent landmarks to...
VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL DEBATE THE merits of a skylight: It brings light into a dark space, creates nice ventilation, and offers heat gain in the winter. The question, though, is whether or not intentionally cutting a hole in your roof is an archaic idea whose time has passed.
Gorilla Glue's Quick Cure Formula dries about eight times faster than the original product, so it is ideal for woodworkers. It dries white, which works well for lighter wood species. The moisture-activated product bonds to a variety of materials including wood, stone, metal, and ceramics. Cost:...
Scotch-Blue Tape for corners and hinges can help fine-tune painting details. Eliminating the need to remove door hinges or make cuts for windows, the pre-cut pieces provide coverage for hard-to-reach areas. Each piece is sized to fit a standard door hinge and perforated to form two corner pieces.
PGT now offers Eterna Finish, a simulated wood grain finish, for select WinGuard impact-resistant windows and doors. Ideal for coastal markets, the finish allows for the look of wood in low-maintenance aluminum frames. The simulated finish comes in acacia, cherry, light oak, dark oak, and dark...
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The mood in the home building industry is officially glum. Buyers are playing a waiting game, and inventory isn't moving. Except in the case of that builder around the corner whose homes are being snapped up faster than free NFL tickets on Craig's List. What gives?
They are greenfields, brownfields, grayfields, and desert outposts. The 44th annual Gold Nugget Awards celebrate Western projects that transcend the norm and reshape the housing landscape as we know it. Don't look now, but the showy castles that dominated housing competitions in the not-so-distant...
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BUILDER Online stayed until they escorted us out the doors of San Francisco's Moscone Center at PCBC 2007: The Premier Building Show. It was a slow press conference day in the media room giving me and Associate Web Editor Kyle Gustafson a chance to take a few laps around the showroom floor one last...
Architects’ own houses often hold the keys to cost savings, building efficiencies, and new standards of beauty.
Conventional wisdom hits the chopping block in this year’s kitchen and bath competition.
SECONDARY PREP KITCHENS—I.E., backstage zones where mess can be corralled during parties—are all the rage in luxury homes on big lots. But doubling up on culinary space wasn't an option in this slender urban row house measuring just 19 feet wide. Although the owners were happy to forgo a formal...
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You can always count on the wet areas of a home to serve as laboratories for experimentation and as harbingers of what's hot in residential design. Clean lines and contemporary finishes continued to make inroads in this year's Watermark Awards, even in homes whose exteriors ring traditional.
Set on a prime piece of ground on the southern edge of the Lake Eola historic district in downtown Orlando, Fla., with a view of the city's signature water feature, the three-story, 5,283-square-foot house is a legitimate and welcome addition to the neighborhood.
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"Despite the slowdown in new-home sales across the country and the unusually warm, early winter weather in some regions, the hearth, patio, and barbecue industry still is enjoying solid sales - with nearly 3 million hearth units shipped last year," says Jack Goldman, president of the Hearth, Patio...
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New products from Hitachi, Dewalt, Senco and more...
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PROSALES Managing Editor Katy Tomasulo and Associate Editor Stephani Miller return today giving us their product picks from the second day of the 2007 International Builders' Show in Orlando. This audio report focuses on tools, entry doors, door hardware and housewrap and features products from...
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Continuing Hanley Wood's comprehensive coverage of the 2007 International Builders' Show, PROSALES Magazine Managing Editor Katy Tomasulo amd Associate Editor Stephani Miller bring you the inagural PROSALES Podcast, covering the leatest and greatest products from the trade show floors in...
The Insync home could not have been built without the support of its many sponsors, a select group of building product manufacturers and suppliers that contributed to this innovative endeavor.
It's amazing how a house just feels good when all of its parts work in concert. Chores become more efficient, clutter disappears, and stress suddenly goes by the wayside.