In 2018 The Beck family bought a home in the perfect location. It was close to Mary Beck’s work, their church and the kids’ school. As an added bonus it is on one of their favorite streets in Greenville. The lot was everything they could want, but the home was […]
Everyone gets a stoop in this inside-out apartment building
Social life in a typical apartment building is limited. Aside from a few common areas or the infrequent passing-by of a neighbor in the hallway, apartment dwellers can sometimes feel as if they’re living alone in large buildings full of other people they rarely see. Brooklyn-based developer Tankhouse is hoping […]
A long history of building for cold weather may have consequences as the climate warms
The Pomerleau Building in Burlington on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Burlington is warming up along with the rest of the world as the climate crisis changes weather patterns around the globe. While Vermont may not be having extreme heat waves, fires, or flooding like some parts […]
Tour a Texas Hill Country Ranch That Modernizes Ancient Building Practices
Most architects take direction primarily from their clients, but for one property on 200 acres of land in the Texas Hill Country, Jobe Corral Architects founders Ada Corral and Camille Jobe took their cues equally from the land itself. “It’s a beautiful piece of property that had been partially cultivated, […]