![]() ![]() The house has 16" thick walls with an empty service cavity so that's not all insulation, Klearwall windows + a Menk storefront window, custom fabricated steel stairs with live edge cherry treads, local maple floors, Vermont slate tile in the upstairs bath and mudroom, stone countertops from Ashfield stone - (the stone is quarried locally and represents the underlying bedrock in this region) - accurately detailed and proportioned roof trim (to make the house look super classy) a bold front porch made from Vermont white cedar, black three tab shingles ( I HATE architectural shingles). ![]() This project was a collaboration with myself, Vermont Architect Robert Swinburne, sometimes known as Bluetime Collaborative and V ermont Natural Homes and Helm Construction Solutions working for VNH I will continue to photograph this house over time to improve my photography skills so stay tuned for more. There will be minor things to do over the next year. ![]() Here are some decent shots of the Greenfield House project which is nearly complete and not a full-on Passive house but did meet the Mass Tier 3 rating requirements. I've done a lot of these projects over the years and I've been involved with some really great clients. Costs for this level of service range between 2 and 5 % of construction cost if you want to look at it that way. We really focus on the core elements of the house. I do minimal structural and framing plans, no electrical plans, no interior elevations, minimal specs and schedules etc. Drawings are fairly minimal and often involves sketchup models and sketches in lieu of construction drawings. My usual role involves lots of help with plans, advice with the building science and buildability aspects of things and helping the clients to keep things as simple as possible. Magna graecia greek full#My role is to assist where needed but I don't do full architectural services. This project represents a "limited services" project. The overall footprint is 22’ x 34’ which seems to be a common size for my work in recent years. This house may even end up being net zero. Future provisions were made for a mudroom and porches. Interior finishes are plaster which saved them money on taping and finishing the sheetrock as they were able to do it themselves. Much of the framing lumber also came from the site. Braces are set so that sheetrock can slip nicely behind them saving much labor fussing. The frame is wrapped with a neat double stud detail that puts the intello air barrier in a nicely protected location. Specifics:This is a timber frame cut from wood harvested on site. The result is one of my favorite combinations – good building science, natural building and classical New England detailing and form. Magna graecia greek professional#In this case the young couple had family with timber framing experience, they had survived the house building process as kids and they were ripe for some professional assistance with floor plans, aesthetics and some good solid building science. It may be as little as purchasing fixtures and lights and doing some painting but often I design for clients who will be doing the contracting and much of the building themselves. Of all the projects I do, most projects involve some level of client involvement during construction – not just during the design phase. ![]()
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