Home Design in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Home Design RI-MA-Floor Plans: Great First Impressions

August 10, 2016

  Floor Plans An interior vista is an opportunity to make a great first impression. When analyzing your floor plan, ask yourself what your guests observe when crossing your threshold. Houses are fifty percent dreams and fifty percent house. The house part satisfies the practical left side of the brain, offering: shelter, safety, protection, security…

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Home Design RI-MA: Aging in Place (Lighting and Entries)

August 3, 2016

Home Design RI MA-Aging in Place With Grace This is the second part of a three part series on home remodeling projects in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for seniors and disabled persons. As our population ages and people continue to live longer, barriers associated with aging in place with grace will affect more and more…

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Home Design RI-MA: Aging in Place

July 27, 2016

In this column we will discuss the retrofitting of existing homes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with some modifications and upgrades having to do with maintaining mobility as a person gets older. Sensitive design can help compensate for chronic health problems or being confined to a wheelchair. Aging in place means, living independently in a…

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Home Design RI-MA: Value Engineering

July 20, 2016

Aside from land costs which can be expensive in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, consider the following: Affordable design requires balance between many options. Some architects and designers may view affordability as a restriction on being creative. Yet, others may see it as a challenge in which their ideas can flourish. Here we are interested in…

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Home Design RI-MA: Floor Plans (Articulation)

March 1, 2016

Articulation Articulation in architecture as in speech means to define clearly. Spaces within a home should be clearly articulated based on function. Over the last several decades design has trended more towards open floor plans, thus allowing for lofty space with lots of light. People tend to feel more comfortable in a home where living…

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Home Design RI-MA: Floor Plans (Circulation and Creating Interest)

February 8, 2016

When Designing and building a home in Rhode Island or Massachusetts, consider the following: Floor Plan Design Tips from the Pros at Energy Geeks: Great planning starts with the Site Plan as discussed previously and continues on to the Floor Plan. A good floor plan makes every square foot work efficiently and gracefully. The goal…

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