Live/Work

Building a new living space is such a great opportunity. After a year of living in our current home, we’ve come to some realizations about what works and what doesn’t.

Here’s some of the furniture I’ve designed for our current home. Metal, glass and wood:

A few links to how others have set up their studios: David Marks wood studio Norm Abrams New Yankee Workshop Oakridge Studio – approx 800 sq ft studio.

* Please Note: Live/Work has moved! We’re now located at Portland Built. Please click here to see what it’s all about!* I found a fantastic website with some amazing architectural works (Olson Sundberg Kundig out of Seattle). Here’s just a sampling of some ways to handle the division of space: I like how these screens [...]

Concrete floors have never looked so good! Who wants grey, when you can have rust, orange, and or umber? Here’s a few examples from this site: http://www.stainedconcrete.org And some more from this site: www.masterpiececoncrete.com

The city of Santa Cruz offered a design competition for ADU design. Great idea! Check it out here Some while back, the city of Portland had a “skinny house competition.” It would be great if they’d do the same for ADUs. And while we’re on the topic of ADU inspiration, I’d like to mention the [...]

I’ve really grown to enjoy our bar area – it fosters conversations and provides a nice counter for food during a party. One thing I don’t like about out kitchen is that the stove and cooking area faces a wall. It would be nice to change this so that the chef could interact with guests. [...]