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Budget Breakdown: In Texas, a Designer Clears Out His Overgrown Backyard to Build a $318K Studio

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After 10 years in the Pacific Northwest, Isaac French, 27, moved back to his home state of Texas to marry his wife, Helen, in 2020. Photo by Jeff Jones While not a designer by training, Isaac has an art practice and makes an informal study of design, plus experience as a contractor. It was also built on site."

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LCC Health Professions Building

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Lane County voters passed a general obligation bond in May 2020 to fund the project, as well as assortment of campus-wide improvements addressing classroom needs, safety and accessibility deficiencies, workforce retraining, and Career Technical Education. Overall, the project is on track to achieve LEED Gold certification.

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Budget Breakdown: Two Designers Lean on Friends to Build a Home During The Pandemic

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When construction was slated to start in March of 2020, Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray relied on common materials and loved ones to get the job done. Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray had been living in New York City for a decade when they stubbornly accepted an all-too-familiar fact: they couldn’t afford to buy a home. "We

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Construction Diary: It Took a Decade, But Their Experimental, DIY Home Was Worth the Wait

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Courtesy of JHL Design Holly and David met while working on an early LEED-certified project, and they were eager to experiment with sustainable building strategies while balancing splurges (like soaring windows and hydronic radiant floor heat) with more cost-effective construction measures (like having David act as general contractor).

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Repurposed wooden slats cover Hamptons residence by Birdseye

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The project was completed in 2020 and is located on the South Fork of Long Island , in the town of Sagaponack. The architecture of Lathhouse is conceptually inspired by the eponymous lath house; a traditional gabled farm structure made primarily of wood laths or slats spaced to reduce sunlight while permitting ventilation, said Birdseye.

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Budget Breakdown: Two Designers Lean on Friends to Build a $740K Home During The Pandemic

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When construction was slated to start in March of 2020, Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray relied on common materials and loved ones to get the job done. Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray had been living in New York City for a decade when they stubbornly accepted an all-too-familiar fact: they couldn’t afford to buy a home. "We

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Designing Your Home With a Photographer’s Eye

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Once it was hers, there was applying for permits, cleaning out much of the home herself, and meeting with various contractors. Magdalena finally finished the full project in 2020. The project stalled.

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