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I recently got to tour the Brooks House in Brattleboro which burned a few years ago. A group of local investors is working to re-build and restore the Brooks House and I tagged along on a tour given to some potential contractors. Mostly insulation and roofing folks. Here are a few shots that most local folks wouldn’t otherwise get to see. …
Vermont Architect 2013-05-02 00:56:50
It’s not often I get to do this. I am usually called in when it is too late to have much input into overall site design on a rural project. I am a scholar of historic farm and homestead planning and I am always acutely aware of the relationships between the various elements of the site whether natural, man-made, Solar, …
Vermont Architect 2013-04-30 23:49:54
Perry Road House for sale – see April 11 blog post on Vermont Architect. Note: it is unfinished – Folks moving on in search of greener pastures 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, super insulated, all on 70 acres with 2000′ of Green River frontage on one edge of property and a brook with over 100′ of cascading waterfalls in the middle, perfect for micro-hydro …
Vermont Architect 2013-04-22 19:25:07
I often need to spend minimal time – 10 to 20 hours at my hourly rate – to do a simple master planning/feasibility study to explore what can be done to an existing house and if it’s worth it. This process includes measuring existing conditions as much as is needed, photos, a thorough initial client meeting, thinking, sketching, some schematic design, …
Vermont Architect 2013-04-11 21:04:13
Some friends recently announced that they were going to leave the Brattleboro area in search of a better life. The list is: 1. A Waldorf school for their kid to be able to go to through high school. 2. Better job prospects 3. An easier place to grow old in – perhaps this means less dirt roads, closer to town… 4. …
Vermont Architect 2013-03-21 23:59:42
Some images from the model. Of course I don’t think the clients can afford it but it’s a good starting point. This is a one car garage with a studio space above it, a rear yard screen porch and a mudroom connecting all these. We can treat the addition as a separate unit from the existing house itself by building it …
Vermont Architect 2013-03-08 03:09:10
Apparently, although I never got an email, I am now a Certified Passive House Designer!! What is Passive House ? – The passive house standard represents the highest level of energy efficiency and ?green building?. - The passive house standard is where state and municipality energy codes are headed. - Public housing groups such as Habitat for Humanity and regional housing authorities and land …
Vermont Architect 2013-02-19 23:24:56
Dreaming in Architecture I have noted before that I have probably spent more time thinking about design in my adult life than most people have spent sleeping. In this post I shall one-up myself. Sometimes I dream-design. In a dream a few days ago there were some houses moved onto our property that had been built by my late father-in-law and we had inherited …
Vermont Architect 2013-02-15 02:57:18
An older post buried away and re-posted here today for ya’all with some extra muttering added. As I have mentioned before, much of my work is for people who would never have gone to an architect in the first place, thinking that they could never afford it. Designing a custom home for someone is an incredibly complex endeavor. You can buy a …
Vermont Architect 2013-02-01 03:48:06
From Passive House Academy – I like the use of wine. It takes only two bottles of wine for a family of four…. or something like that. Just watch the video.
Vermont Architect 2013-01-15 21:14:32
SEON or Sustainable Energy Outreach Network is a relatively new organization in the Brattleboro area. The mission from the website is to ?establish a network that promotes Southeastern Vermont and its neighboring regions as a vibrant center of sustainable energy.? which sounds rather vague. I think they are trying to feel out exactly what their role in the community will be. …
Vermont Architect 2013-01-04 19:12:41
I visited the Stratton Project the other day to see how things were progressing. Flooring is going down (locally milled white oak) and plaster is going up. I’m very happy about the decision to plaster the walls on the main floor. The whole house inside and out is turning out to be a very tactile thing. The (experimental) rough hemlock siding …
Vermont Architect 2012-12-20 22:57:03
Here is an example of a basic one-page-wonder construction drawing for a simple house. Not all the information is here to build a house but an expert builder can fill in missing details. For example, I put the stairs in the section with a very basic level of detail to make sure they work and meet code, however, I did not …
Vermont Architect 2012-12-03 23:06:49
I have competed the Passive House consultant/designer training and am almost ready to take the exam on Friday of this week. (eek!) Training consisted of 2 three-day sessions in Boston with instructors from Passive House Academy. There were 8 other people in my class including 5 architects, two people from European window companies and a person from an air exchanger company …
Vermont Architect 2012-11-21 00:08:05
I am working on this new small greek revival in Maine. Not the high style Greek Revival with huge columns like you see on banks and government buildings but the small, simple style that is so ubiquitous in New England and doesn’t get much attention but everybody knows. I’m designing it to “pretty good house” standards. It is for a family …
Vermont Architect 2012-10-30 21:34:55
Passive House New England Symposium Saturday, October 27th I went to the Passive House New England Symposium to see what’s what so to speak. I came a way with lots of good information about where to take my own practice, where the state of the art in building science is at, currently, in New England, who is involved with Passive House, how …
Vermont Architect 2012-10-29 15:33:32
Construction is underway on this super insulated modern house in Vermont where we are trying out some very cool things. Siding for instance. The lower siding is 1×3 green hemlock, unfinished from a local mill over insect screen over coravent strapping over Solitex mento 1000 building wrap from 475 supply over Vantem Sips.. The Solitex is a beautiful product, black and …
Vermont Architect 2012-10-10 21:32:03
When I finally finished college (at age 25 and after 7 years) I didn’t feel like I knew everything. In fact, I felt like I knew nothing. I still do actually. In reality, I have spent the last 19 years learning like crazy. After a year or so of internship, I went to work for Mindel and Morse Builders where I …
Vermont Architect 2012-09-26 16:21:38
An interesting facebook discussion recently – highlights here. Perhaps my mom-in-Law should be one of those nerdy building engineer folks! Me: Grumpy time: People who claim to be concerned about the environment and climate change who don’t have (and use) clotheslines! #hypocrites Reply from Mom-in-Law-provider-of chocolate: OK, you’ve caused me to obsess about it. According to the websites I just consulted, the amount …
Vermont Architect 2012-09-09 00:37:21
Just a reminder – I have three plans for sale on Houseplans.com
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