ArchWeek Residential 2010.0728

Wed Jul 28 15:01:43 PDT 2010

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly from the editors of ArchitectureWeek.

A traditional house on Cape Cod shines with a rare gleam of classic elegance:

	"The client for this house on Cape Cod's Crystal Lake
	sought a modest and sweet country abode to replace a
	simple old summer cottage that sat between beautiful
	gardens and a sweeping lawn leading to narrow frontage
	on the freshwater lake. 

	"The pastoral site and picturesque gardens suggested
	English countryside cottages to the architects, Polhemus
	Savery DaSilva Architects Builders, and this was an
	image that captured the client's imagination. 

	"The efficient rectangular form is crowned with double
	gables that subtly curve to extend their lines gently
	toward the landscape and provide this house with its
	welcoming face.

	"Porches leading to terraces are placed on the front and
	back of the house to provide both lake- and
	garden-oriented outdoor living spaces. A large
	screened-in porch is the dominant space, at the center
	of the elevation, on the lakefront side. On the entry
	side, two porches welcome one from the curving driveway.
	To the southeast is a deep porch off the dining room,
	while to the northwest the entry porch features a gently
	curving archway that marks it as the front door..."

House on Cape Cod - ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0721
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0721/index.html

Discuss online at...
http://bit.ly/DC_33598  

Residential Design and Building News
------------------------------------
New-Home Sales in U.S. Probably Rose to Second-Lowest on Record - Bloomberg, 2010.0726
http://bit.ly/aUbvBA

US New Home Sales Still Sluggish - BBC, 2010.0726
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10766594

New Home Sales Rebound 24% - CNN, 2010.0726
http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/26/real_estate/new_home_sales/?postversion=2010072612

Hawaiian Homeowner Watches Home Engulfed by Lava - Telegraph, 2010.0726
http://bit.ly/cpRl7y

Singing Bell Ranch House in Hunt County Has Timeless Appeal - Dallas Morning News, 2010.0726
http://bit.ly/dkFlwX

In the Future, Houses Will Look More Like a Home - Florida Times-Union, 2010.0725
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/2010-07-25/story/house-more-like-home

Turtle Bay Draws Even More Than Diplomats - Wall Street Journal, 2010.0724
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383192262535052.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Choose Materials Carefully and Plant Fences in the Right Place - Kansas City Star, 2010.0724
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/24/2096932/erecting-good-fences.html

Housewatch: Building Green without Losing Greenbacks - Washington Post, 2010.0724
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/23/AR2010072300085.html

Island Millionaires Lose Fight to Build - New Zealand Herald, 2010.0724
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10660884

Modern Design Meets Subdivision Living at Agave - Statesman, 2010.0724
http://www.statesman.com/business/modern-design-meets-subdivision-living-at-agave-821052.html

With Silver Spring Home, Family Wins Washington Post's Mad Men Look Contest - Washington Post, 2010.0724
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/23/AR2010072300077.html

Green Scene: Landscaping Can Make Potential Buyers Feel Right at Home - Washington Post, 2010.0724
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/23/AR2010072300106.html

The Joy of Emptiness: A New York Architects Sparse Duplex - Wall Street Journal, 2010.0723
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704684604575381360086831640.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Milwaukee and Madison Break New Rainfall Records - Pierce County Herald, 2010.0723
http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/27793/

Architecture Students Find No Buyers for Green Homes - USA Today, 2010.0723
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/07/passive-house-kansas-city/1

Roosevelt Island Pitch: Better Than the 'Burbs - Wall Street Journal, 2010.0723
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383182822078818.html

A.M. Stern Building Pushes the Boundary of Luxe - New York Times, 2010.0723
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/realestate/25posting.html

Essex Home Evokes a 19th-Century Packet Boat - Hartford Courant, 2010.0722
http://www.courant.com/features/home-garden/hc-floyd-home-essex-0723-20100722,0,5303723.story

Home Design Shifts Focus to Roofs, Ceilings, Storage - Baltimore Sun, 2010.0722
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/home-garden/bs-hm-hockman-0724-20100724,0,7128356.story

House on Cape Cod - ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0721
http://www.archweek.com/2010/0721/design_1-1.html

In Guernsey, a Fusing of Stone and Glass - New York Times, 2010.0721
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/greathomesanddestinations/21gh-guernsey.html

Weak Demand, Tight Credit Keeps Builders on the Sidelines - U.S. News & World Report, 2010.0720
http://bit.ly/bE4qJj

Small Space, Big Impact - San Jose Mercury News, 2010.0720
http://www.mercurynews.com/home-garden/ci_15525881?nclick_check=1

Ahead of the Bell: Housing Starts - Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2010.0720
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9H2N8Q81.htm

Robin's Nest: A Grande Dame Gets an Overhaul - Toronto Star, 2010.0719
http://www.thestar.com/article/833132--robin-s-nest-a-grande-dame-gets-an-overhaul

Double Dip? Seven Reasons Why Not - Wall Street Journal, 2010.0719
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/07/19/guest-contribution-double-dip-seven-reasons-why-not/

Annual Home Sales, Prices 'Holding Its Own': ReMax Survey - HousingWire, 2010.0719
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/07/19/june-home-sales-prices-up-from-2009-remax-survey

Toll Brothers Betting on Turnaround - Portfolio, 2010.0719
http://bit.ly/aPTmdn

Conan Doyle Expert Mounts Legal Challenge to Preserve Author's Home - Guardian, 2010.0719
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/19/conan-doyle-house-redevelopment-challenge

Toll Brothers Forms Distressed Real Estate Business - Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2010.0719
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-19/toll-brothers-forms-distressed-real-estate-business.html

Pricing Your Home to Sell in Today's Market - Market Watch, 2010.0719
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pricing-your-home-to-sell-in-todays-market-2010-07-19?dist=countdown

Seeking a Mortgage? Don't Get Pregnant - New York Times, 2010.0719
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/your-money/mortgages/20mortgage.html

The Obsession with Scandinavian Style - ShelterPop, 2010.0719
http://www.shelterpop.com/2010/07/19/the-obsession-with-scandinavian-style/

Virginia Firm Unveils Prototype of 'MedCottage' Shelter for the Sick or Elderly - Washington Post, 2010.0719
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/19/AR2010071903132.html

The March of the McMansions - Boston Globe, 2010.0718
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/07/18/the_march_of_the_mcmansions/

Housing Outlook Clouded by Expiration of Tax Credit - Market Watch, 2010.0718
http://bit.ly/9bsH6J

A Bainbridge Contemporary Celebrates Fresh Views - Seattle Times, 2010.0717
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2012302279_pacificpnwl18.html

Fight Now Looms over Fannie, Freddie - Wall Street Journal, 2010.0717
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704229004575371332169958328.html

Hip to Be Round: Circular Homes Gaining Popularity with Eco-Conscious Buyers - Ottawa Citizen, 2010.0717
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Round/3290403/story.html

The Incredible Shrinking American City - Slate, 2010.0716
http://www.slate.com/id/2260473/

Experimental Dwelling on Lake Superior shows That We Can Live Greener Lives in Small Spaces - Kansas City Star, 2010.0715
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/15/2084967/architects-experimental-dwelling.html

Building Construction Recovery to Be Strongest in Northeast and California - Reed Construction Data, 2010.0715
http://bit.ly/9Udyjb

In Amagansett, a Modest Summer Retreat - New York Times, 2010.0715
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/garden/15beach.html

Home Tech: Award-Winning Digital Sink and Bath Saves Water and Time - PCWorld, 2010.0714
http://bit.ly/bDkYOV

In San Juan, Marrying Urban with Rural - New York Times, 2010.0714
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/greathomesanddestinations/14gh-puertorico.html

Urbanisms / Turkey - ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0714
http://www.archweek.com/2010/0714/index.html
	In Akbuk, Turkey, overlooking the Aegean Sea, a new
	eco-reserve of small town fragments, like islands in a
	preserved landscape of cultivated natural vegetation,
	will be characterized by advanced technologies in
	sustainability, while also anchored in the poetic
	reverie of this ancient site. The nearby ancient Greek
	town of Miletus inspires a compact gridded plan.

In Amagansett, a Modest Summer Retreat - New York Times, 2010.0714
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/garden/15beach.html

NASA Wants Your Inflatable Space House - MSNBC, 2010.0713
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38233583/

FDIC Sues Former Executives at IndyMac's Homebuilding Loan Division - Los Angeles Times, 2010.0712
http://bit.ly/aan4W3

Finishing Haiti's Unfinished Work - New York Times, 2010.0712
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/opinion/12clinton-1.html

Redefining Suburban Living: Mixed-Use Developments Create Vibrant Walkable Communities - Chicago Tribune, 2010.0709
http://bit.ly/9FhUPB

Fannie, Freddie Derail White House-Backed Green Financing Program - Fox Business News, 2010.0706
http://bit.ly/bck8Cv

People and Places by Nancy Novitski
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0721/news_1-1.html
	Leo A Daly in London, Kentucky - Klingmann Architects & Brand
	Consultants in Salalah, Oman - Good Fulton & Farrell in Dallas,
	Texas - Holder Mathias Architects in Cardiff, Wales, United
	Kingdom - Rios Clementi Hale Studios in Los Angeles, California - 
	KCAP Architects & Planners in Rotterdam, Netherlands -
	Thornton Tomasetti in New York, New York - Harley Ellis
	Devereaux in San Diego, California - Serero Architects in
	Amiens, France - Shepley Bulfinch in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
	United Kingdom - White arkitekter in Lynge, Denmark - Beyer
	Blinder Belle in Antwerp, Belgium - Santiago Calatrava in
	Dallas, Texas...
                           -- * --

 Architects & Designers Building in New York City

 The Architects & Designers Building, New York's ultimate
 showroom resource, is the largest luxury kitchen & bath and home
 building products center in the New York metropolitan area.
 Start your search of thousands of products on our online product
 locator:

	http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?100721_adbuilding

                           -- * --
 Subscribe to ArchitectureWeek and help support this newsletter:
	* https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/support_archweek.cgi
 Renewals
	* are free for unemployed building industry professionals
 Gift subscriptions:
	* https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/support_archweek_gift.cgi
 Student subscription discounts:
	* https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/subscribe_aw_student.cgi
                            -- * --

Product News - Ultra-Clear Low-Iron Glass from AGC Glass Company
	 http://www.archweek.com/2010/0721/products_update.html

====================================================================
Tools and Downloads
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor this ArchWeek special section and build your brand:
	http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?100721_sponsor

AutoCAD(R) Freestyle from Autodesk
	AutoCAD(R) Freestyle is the simple design tool for smart ideas.
	It's easy-to-use, low-cost 2D drawing software ideal for
	creating professional-looking drawings, layouts, and plans that
	you can share. No training is required because it has a simple
	user interface, just the tools you need, and pre-drawn symbols
	to start drawing right away. Download a 30-day free trial:
		http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?20100721_freestyle.html

Computer Design of Beams, Joists, and Rafters
	ConstructionCalc(TM) offers a free white paper, "Computer Design
	of Beams, Joists, and Rafters," about how to design simply
	supported wood beams, joists, and rafters with
	ConstructionCalc's Wood Beam Calculator program. Concepts
	presented will be applicable to other similar brands of
	software. ConstructionCalc software requires a PC and
	Microsoft(R) Excel 2003 or later. Download free white paper:
		http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?100721b_downloads.html

Z Corp. Introduces Two New 3D Printers - Z Corporation, 2010.0722
http://bit.ly/bP7kYs

Manage Point Clouds in AutoCAD Map 3D - Cadalyst, 2010.0721
http://www.cadalyst.com/gis/manage-point-clouds-autocad-map-3d-13390

Using ArchiCAD for LEED Calculations - AEC Bytes, 2010.0720
http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2010/issue52-archicad.html

Lean Design Using Microsoft Office Excel and Newforma Project Center - AEC Bytes, 2010.0720
http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2010/issue52-newforma.html

100 Fabulous Freebies for CAD Users - Cadalyst, 2010.0719
http://www.cadalyst.com/general-software/100-fabulous-freebies-cad-users-13388
--------------------------------------------------------------------

ArchitectureWeek Book Center - 87 design and building-related categories!
	Residential Design and Building Books
	   http://www.archweek.com/books/browse.php?category=24
	Multifamily Housing Design and Construction Books
	   http://www.archweek.com/books/browse.php?category=25

                           -- * --
"We're proud of you!"                  - DEPO projekts team, Latvia

             Subscribe today - Save trees now! **
       https://archweek.securesites.com/subscribe.html
                           -- * --

ArchitectureWeek Blog Center - industry-wide postings listed live, 24x7...
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/blogs/
ArchitectureWeek Jobs Board - save by using this free industry resource!
     http://jobs.ArchitectureWeek.com/

This Week's Quiz -	
	What is a groined vault?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0721/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	First published in Venice in 1570, this influential book
	was republished in Italian several times before being
	published in English in 1715. It was divided into four
	parts, the first on building materials and techniques,
	the second on large private houses, the third on
	streets, piazzas, bridges and basilicas, and the fourth
	on temples. What is the title of this book (still
	available today), and who is the author?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0721/answer.html

Classic Home 016 - Dutch colonial by R. C. Hunter & Bros. Architects
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0721/classic_home.html

Current Events and Exhibits
     http://calendar.ArchitectureWeek.com/events/
New Design Competitions
     http://calendar.ArchitectureWeek.com/competitions/
Upcoming Conferences and Expos
     http://calendar.ArchitectureWeek.com/conferences/

Residential Design and Building Forum
     http://arch.designcommunity.com/forum-7.html
Architecture Discussion Forum
     http://www.designcommunity.com/forums/forum-6.html

Contents, RSS, and Surface of the Week - Painted barrel ceiling with 
tongue-and-groove between expressed ribs, contemporary house (CR-008)
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0721/contents.html

Five years ago in ArchitectureWeek:
	Santiago Viewpoint, by Paul Harris
	http://www.architectureweek.com/2005/0720/index.html

	New Back Alleys, by Linda Baker
	http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2005/0720/building_1-1.html

Ten years ago in ArchitectureWeek:
	Big Ideas Behind Not So Big Houses, by Sarah Susanka
	http://www.architectureweek.com/2000/0719/index.html

For any subscription-related questions, just drop us a line at
"subscriptions at architectureweek.com".

And as always, please talk back and discuss with us anytime, at 
"editor at architectureweek.com"!

Best wishes,

Kevin Matthews
Editor in Chief
ArchitectureWeek

More updates on Facebook...
       http://www.facebook.com/pages/ArchitectureWeek/74126834353
Twitter... 
       http://twitter.com/archweek
Reach 14,000 readers of this housing design and building newsletter
       http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/media_kit.html
   Update your entry in the Archiplanet wiki with over 20,000 firms
       http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Help:Getting_Started
   Suggest a web site to be linked from our free Web Directory
       http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/links/
   Subscribe and contribute to help support ArchitectureWeek on the Web
       https://archweek.securesites.com/cgi-bin/support_archweek.cgi
   Speak to 100,000 in the ArchWeek Notes weekly newsletter
       http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/media_kit.html

Free Newsletters by ArchitectureWeek - subscribe today!
      ArchWeek Notes - the latest of ArchitectureWeek, every week
               http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/subscribe.html
      ArchWeek Green - sustainable design and building news
               http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/subscribe.html
      ArchWeek Residential - housing news and analysis
               http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/subscribe.html

ArchWeek Residential newsletter archive
	http://www.architectureweek.com/pipermail/tuesday/
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+
    Please add "editor at architectureweek.com" to your address book  
    to help ensure successful delivery of these newsletters.

To UNSUBSCRIBE, and also for self-service change of email address:   
       http://www.architectureweek.com/mailman/listinfo/tuesday

	** ArchitectureWeek is a green publication.  By publishing 
	this professional design and building magazine online only, 
	we save about 48 tons of paper monthly, equivalent to about 
	50 large trees every week, or some 2500 trees saved per year, 
	compared to reaching a similar readership on paper - not 
	counting 125,000 weekly newsletters!  Our offices are powered 
   	by a green energy package, typically 98% wind, 2% solar,
	through the electric utilities where our offices are located.

    Reduce your carbon footprint:  Read ArchitectureWeek online, 
    and drop that paper-based monthly subscription!

+ - - Copyright (c) 2010 Artifice, Inc. - All Rights Reserved. - - +
             Share ArchWeek Residential with a friend!