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bringing it home-a new “perch”

adding a front porch is a rewarding exercise. the experience of sitting in your front porch watching neighbors walk by while sipping your favorite beverage and savoring the moment has become something of a luxury in this fast-paced world. if rooms were defined by what you did in them (eg: “bed”room, “living” room), then the […]

bringing it home-the inspirations

adapting to a new country is a unique experience. All of us immigrants have done it at some point in our lives. Adapting to a new home is tougher. Home is where we want things to be as close as possible to what we know, love, and cherish-we try to bring it home in things […]

180 on the 81 degrees

As part of the 81 degrees of renovation, one project needed attention and a quick turnaround-the home office! Ironically, this was meant to be the last of the mini-projects, but 2020 has taught many to pivot. The mini-project was to design and build a work-from-home area (formerly called office space) that also doubles as a […]

the front porch

while the main construction of the front porch went fast, the stone veneer facade took a little longer than anticipated. below are a few images of the before and the progress

411 on the after

While the renovation on the apartment was fast and furious, it was followed by an equally fast and furious reantal agreemnt. However, with the new year, an opportunity to take another look at the work done presented itself…and some more photos. Here are some images of the before, and the after of the kitchen.

mid-century modern facade-the build

if there is something I love more than design, its construction-especially seeing the build progress. The mid-century façade makeover is progressing well. Finding a contractor that understands the intent and be cost efficient is a hard task. The owners spent a lot of effort and time towards this and have persisted in not compromising. While […]

is it 2021 already-part 2

tinkering on a new logo and strengthening my identity. one of these days, i need to write about each of these components that make up the brand…one of these days!

mid-century modern facade makeover-flippin it over

once the design is approved, there is an important next step-other than to celebrate! documenting design is a unique art. as the author of the project, the documents not only tell the story of the design, but also a guide and a step-by-step assembly of instructions. To do this, you have to know how the […]

the A+awards are in

just as i was wrapping up the dezeen awards, comes the A+ awards. my weekend research just got a little more packed! some the awards below you may have seen on my blogs before, but its great to see them all here. And some new ones i need to read more about!