The ‘Landing Page’: Where a Website Catches Clients

Your website home page for your architecture firm includes the “landing page,” one or more dedicated pages on your website (that people can “land on”) offering something valuable to a visitor in exchange for an opt-in. They give you an email address, you give them a free report or other useful resource. You’ve caught them on your hook, and now the game is on.

Design Rock & Roll: Why I Play Guitar in My Office

What did a guitar teacher who looks and plays guitar like a rock star teach me about architecture?

FAQ: Solar Panels for New Construction

The California Energy Commission has ruled that by 2020 solar panels will be required on all new homes with limited exemptions. For many people this may seem sudden. You may be one of them… feeling surprised, wanting to know more.

Desert Mountain Home Delights

Lovers of color, Mike and Colleen felt delighted when Sesshu Design enhanced their Desert Mountain home’s connection to its North Scottsdale, Arizona, environment.

Influential artists, evocative locations: Connection between architecture and art

When you are an Architect-Builder, you tend to look for the connection between architecture and art. Not just for its beauty or how it makes you think or feel about the subject, but you also analyze how the art was made. This is especially true with sculptors and artists who construct large scale art installations.

Two Projects Map to One Beautiful Truth … and an Award

We’ve all heard that a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Two of our recent projects proved the truth of that and showed how a lot of knowledge can go a long way toward saving the day. It can even lead to awards, as in the case of our Sullivan’s Island project on an unusually-shaped lot.

New Tariffs On Renewable Energy Imports

Renewable energy is viable compared to coal produced energy … and increasingly affordable. Yet, we’re facing an obstacle caused by Trump’s new tariffs on renewable energy.

Foundations of Home and Team

Jonathan and Valerie’s home is the only one I’ve ever designed that went through the rigorous test of both hurricane and earthquake during construction. While their Cockeysville, MD home was being renovated, it was in the path of a hurricane and near to the epicenter of an Earthquake where movement was felt on site.

The Story of Steve & Dovie’s Modern Home Renovation

Here in Manasquan, we weather many a storm. My friends Steve and Dovie live down the road from me and their kids go to school with my kids. As we got to know each other through the years, they would often say, ‘Someday we want to renovate this house, we’re just not ready yet.’

Daytime Views, Solar Heating, And Connection

Lighting new construction and historic home renovations. When it comes to interior lighting, our basic philosophy is to maximize the amount of daylighting and then supplement with unobtrusive artificial lighting. This is true both for lighting new construction and historic home renovations.

Maximizing natural lighting starts with the initial planning process. Where you place walls, doors, and interior and exterior windows determines how much daylighting penetrates a space.