#created 2012

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Sustainability Sneak Peek

Any day now I'll be able to post more about last terms projects, including a fully-sustainably-designed ranch in the hills of Tehachapi, California.  A sneak peek!

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"Response" House, PART 3!  

Third, and final, these are the renderings of the downstairs to the Response House.  Aside from the bedroom and bathroom, everything else in this space (that includes the office area, family room, and walk-in closet)  was added in as a second evolution to the house.  

At first I felt a little resistant, admittedly, to expand my quaint little pocket-sized house.  The added room really wouldn't be needed for a small household of two.  But once I got into the digital demolition and rebuilding process, I became addicted.  It's really tremendous what else can fit into a still-small space, and how that added maneuvering room can change the character and possibilities of the house overall.  I feel that if this house were an existing location, the added basement area would be quite the basement-level oasis - especially what with that long window peaking out just above the terrain level outside for a view of the trees beyond.  What a sweet and well-shaded spot.

I also really enjoy the bedroom.  It's tight, that's for sure.  Nothing but bed in there (oh, and a small under-the stairs storage area, I suppose).  What a great way to encourage interaction in other areas of the house?  Not to mention interaction with related, but subtly new adjacent areas, like the bathroom with its glass tub, and mirrored accent walls, or the long, yet cozy walk-in closet.  But my favorite part of the bedroom is the built-in shelf behind the bed that leads up to an angled wall and refreshing skylight.  This window brings in southern exposure to an otherwise solar-isolated basement space.  The window would, of course, in this hypothetical scenario, have an easy access privacy shade as well.  The best of all worlds, I say!

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A sneak peek.

Today's goal is complete this restaurant remodel project, one of my two finals due Monday.  

Here's a sneak peek of what was finished by last night, after some additional color tweaking this morning.

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Ehhhh? Notice anything different?

Months ago my schoolmate inspired me to create my own new logo for my design blog.  It's only taken about eight months to sit down and get to it.  ...and some further understanding about the ins and outs of Photoshop.  Hey, it's like I'm doing homework all over again!  (...and that's why I love my program.)

For some reason the image is a little blurry when blown up on my Facebook page - I'm going to have to learn how to maintain the integrity of the image throughout making it and saving it in various formats.  

In any case, I'm really pleased with the result here on my blog, and I hope you like it, too!