Tag Archives: Design

Do I Really Need to Hire a Designer?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by annamadeit

Well, that depends on your expectations…. I could list a long rant about years of training, practice and construction experience, but I’m not going to. Instead, I will tell you about some interesting DIY and “undesigned” solutions I have seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Client Education, On Building, On Design | Tagged Architecture, Building, Design, DIY, faux-pas, Flubs, Interior Design, Mistakes | Leave a comment

Cut your heating bill in half!

Posted on January 19, 2011 by annamadeit

Came across this wonderful solution to short growing seasons in the North! The architect Bengt Warne was w-a-y ahead of his time when he designed and built this house in 1976. Check it out here: http://inhabitat.com/naturhus-an-entire-house-wrapped-in-its-own-private-greenhouse/

Posted in Environment, Green Living | Tagged Architecture, Building, Design, Green | Leave a comment

How cool is this? Super-strong, über-green German building material!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by annamadeit

November 18, 2010 Sometimes, just considering the awe-inspiring properties of some of the new materials available on the market, offers an exhilarating exercise in beautiful possibilities! For the collective benefit of us all, brilliant engineers at the German company Consido … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool building materials, Green Living | Tagged Architecture, Building, cellulose, Consido AG, Design, environment, Green, Haiti, honeycomb, light-weight, Materials, non-toxic, Pacific Green Innovations, Swiss Cell | 6 Comments

Love those trees!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by annamadeit

November 2, 2010 As most people hopefully know – other than the obvious need to curb our own greed and short term gains-philosophy, the plant world is our greatest ally in combating our rapidly progressing climate change. Our planet’s forested … Continue reading →

Posted in Client Education, Environment, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged benefits, Curb appeal, Design, environmental, Garden design, Health and Wellbeing, Investment, Landscape design, medical, mental, monetary, Nature, Psychology, Resources, Trees | 4 Comments

Vinyl fences – yuck!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by annamadeit

18 September 2010 Okay – here is my first real rant… For weeks, on the way to my kids school, I kept passing a highly skilled stone mason at work. Day after day, I watched him go about his work, … Continue reading →