The approach to the design of my second house was inspired by the analytical process described by Rex Roberts in his book “Your Engineered House” (M. Evans and Company, Inc.,1964). Passive solar structures can be found in almost all cultures throughout history, but I give Roberts high credit for applying logical thinking to residential design. […]

I’ve designed and built four homes for myself.  Each one of them holds a special place in my heart–for the journey each took me on and for the joy of living in something I created. The first one was completed over fifty years ago. I was in my early twenties. I had saved the princely sum […]

A decade or so ago, I lamented to my sweet wife that I had begun to feel there would eventually come a time when no more exciting projects would come across my desk. She gave me a sardonic smile and said, “If that’s what you think, then that’s what will happen.” She had given my […]