The "Frankenhouse": Designing in the Era of Pinterest and Houzz
Online idea exchanges like Pinterest and Houzz are great resources for inspiration. There's so much information on these sites that is...
Rising Sea Levels and Coastal Construction
How high is high enough? Here on Long Beach Island, it's a Post-Sandy reality where the prime directive is to get all new homes and...
Low Maintenance Materials
Back in 1876 Abraham Weston referred to New Jersey as "The Garden State" during the Centennial Exhibition, and the name stuck. If we were...
Why Square Foot Construction Costs are Poor Indicators of Value
Some people believe they can compare builders by asking how much they cost "per foot." They believe that building houses is like...
The Coastal Cottage
"Looking at it from the outside, its cottage-like appearance makes it hard to imagine that there are 2800 square feet of living space...
Custom Narrow Lot Homes on LBI
We have over twenty years experience in working with narrow lots and difficult sites as the Jersey Shore's Premier LBI Architect/ LBI...
