Question: Will anyone read an architecture / cycling / global warming / peak oil / housing bubble bursting blog? Answer: Don't care, therapy is therapy. Looks like it's gonna be a long hard slog, uphill, into the gale, with rusty gears and a bad attitude.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
I'll Show You Mine If...
If you are familiar with the Not So Big House concept based on the book series by Sarah Susanka, then you'll understand my goals with this house. Although it'll contain 3,600 square feet of finished space (kinda not so small), including a walk-out basement, and will also have a detached three-car garage that isn't visible in this photo, all those square feet have a very high level of finish to them. Bamboo floors. Radiant floor heat. Natural wood trim everywhere. Exposed ceiling joists. Spectacular kitchen. The owners could have built bigger if they had been willing to sacrifice some quality, but they chose quality instead. Which meant they needed an architect -- me.
Lots of surprises still coming. Large 2x12 cedar fascia boards coming. High quality Pella windows coming. Arts & Crafts detailing coming. Decks galore coming. Stone plinth/wainscot and cedar siding shingles coming.
I try to work as little as possible, but when I do, I bill at $75 an hour. I'm worth more, but illegal immigrants are holding down wages. And yeah, that's a picture of me... only I'm taller and younger. You want to believe me, don't you?
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