“Build it, and they will come.” That famous line, inspired by the movie Field of Dreams was a source of inspiration for builders everywhere. An Iowa farmer turns a cornfield into a ballpark that attracts the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players banned in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. The 1989 movie uses the [...]

Think about the last thing you purchased from home. How did you do it? Were you on-line? Did you use the phone? What did you buy? How long did it take to get your purchase? Did you get it overnight? What did that cost?
What if I told you that in the near future, you will [...]

Recently, I received my digital Architect magazine, and while I was reviewing it, one story hit me like a ton of bricks. It is no secret; I own a recruiting/staffing agency, not an architectural firm. What so surprised me about the story was that it hit me where I live, MY small recruiting business.
The article is about [...]

                              
To begin, a great master plan illustrates “flow,” the seductive movement of circulation within and through space. As David Estreich of David Estreich Architects suggests, “The plan dictates a well-fitting relationship between rooms, incorporating a seamless integration of architecture and decoration.” Like the bespoke suit, walking through a luxe home feels right. It is [...]

 
High Rise, published in the early 90s, is a fascinating read about the development and unfortunate timing of the delivery of a Manhattan office building into the incredibly weak early 1990s market. The central character is New York developer Bruce Eichner, and the building in question is the now Bertelsmann Building, located at 1540 Broadway, [...]

                     
Similarly to “the eyes being the windows of the soul,” doors are the portals of the house through which one experiences a change of landscape, an insight into the beyond. As far as door types are concerned, the options are numerous.

Single panel doors - one sided hinged door with single knob
Sliding doors - slide over each [...]

The high performing workplace, like the complicated world in which we live, work and play, isn’t necessarily simple to achieve. Such a workplace reflects the need to soundly integrate work processes, physical settings and furniture along with technology in service to the overall business needs of the organization and its larger mission. It’s also hard [...]

Business in facility planning, architecture, engineering and construction is not easy to come by. The pressure is on your business development function to produce. How are you going to make sure your sales effort has its very best chance for success? Smart marketing and attention to your brand is more important than ever. Offered here for [...]

                      
NICHES
We are finally not talking about marketing, but design. Here, the focus is narrow, literally. A niche is a negative space which is carved out of a plane, whether that be a wall of sheetrock, cabinetry, stone or other material. Niches make spaces look larger and more interesting by creating a sense of something [...]

Similarly to “the eyes being the windows of the soul,” doors are the portals of the house through which one experiences a change of landscape, an insight into the beyond. Not exactly an “Alice in Wonderland” experience, but a transformative one, where the homeowner sighs with relief that they have finally arrived home! Doors, whether entry or interior, [...]