A design columnist for the Washington Post recently posed the question, "Is your kitchen glaring at you?" And, if you're "pinned beneath the clinical glare of a monstrous 45-by-16-inch fluorescent light fixture" situated over your island--as this columnist is--then odds are, yes, your kitchen is glaring at you. Thankfully, today's kitchens are all about creating... [Read more...]
Sustain-Able: a position on sustainable thinking and terms.
Posted on February 22, 2010 By dbteam (Edit) Leave a Comment
The world today is supersaturated with terms, brands, and names that define sustainability. In fact, this author sometimes forgets what words like sustainability, environment, and green even mean. Amidst a cultural movement in which an entirely new dictionary of terms has emerged to create an entirely confusing discourse, it seems the terms themselves have existed... [Read more...]
What Really Matters to Design Build Team’s Clients
Posted on February 22, 2010 By eralls (Edit) Leave a Comment
If there's one positive learning experience that residential designers and builders have gleaned from the economic downturn, it is that homeowners and architects alike are truly taking into consideration what really matters. For some, it's pared-down luxury; think losing the three-car garage in favor of a three-season screened-in porch or trading marble countertops... [Read more...]