From the Archives: Hayne goes to Hollywood

Although we primarily focus on custom residential design, every once and a while we get to “wet our whistle” with something new and exciting.  Case in point, the ECOluxe actor trailors… We learned all about trailer construction from Playmor Trailers and that knowledge came in handy when detailing our current project the MON-O-COQUE!  Fiberglass, Luan…

Design Graveyard: Allentown Classic Motor Park

Sometimes projects falter due to feasibility, are put on hold by the client, or just die due to outside constraints…  The Design Graveyard series features our favorite projects that just didn’t make it past the schematic design phase… For the Allentown Classic Motor Park we teamed up with one of our favorite Landscape Architects, Paul…

Hide and Seek: “Can you see me now??” says the RIDGE-house

Lets play Hide and Seek… One of the primary design concerns for the development of the RIDGE-house was its visibility from a defined Scenic Corridor in the city.  The 2-dimensional drawings were used to create a 3-dimensional model using Revit (our firm still primarily uses AutoCAD to produce all design drawings… perhaps a discussion for…

the RIDGE-house

A site and its existing characteristics play a crucial role in design.  The location determines various municipal restrictions; such as, the maximum size and height requirements, allowed occupancy, minimum setbacks from the property line, etc.  The existing characteristics of the site help to determine the position and orientation of a structure, primary views to be preserved and enhanced, current uses and natural habitats that will…