factory fabulous-ness
Visits to the factory are always interesting, especially when it is for a project we have designed being built my our favorite factory, Blazer Industries. Here are photos from a Blazer visit for one of my favorite recent homes we designed in northern California. Look for setting and finished photos coming up in a few [...]
Casa Chiara project wins first place
The Casa Chiara project (which is the first phase of the ariaDenver project we have been designing) was selected by a jury of representatives of ColoradoBiz magazine, AIA Colorado, ULI Colorado and the US Green Building Council Colorado as the first place winner of the Colorado Sustainable Design Awards Residential category. This is very exciting [...]
sisters of sustainability
As an architect, one of the most rewarding things is working with a truly special client on a truly special project. I feel so fortunate and honored to be able to work with some of the most amazing people I have met in my life to co-create beautiful dwellings with them. One such example is [...]
Custom Modular – Aspen House
While working for Frank Gehry, I would hear him say that his best projects were the ones with the most constraints. While it seems a bit counter-intuitive, it can be true that constraints can actually help sculpt good design. Now don’t get me wrong. I am not going to complain about a project with no [...]


