An Oak Park, Ill., home was recently featured in USA Today’s Green House blog. It’s a beauty: a painstakingly built home that doesn’t seem new. It fits comfortable into its traditional neighborhood, and as Green House notes, “A passerby would be hard-pressed…to pick it out.” Nonetheless, the home is very modern in its energy efficiency: [...]

The people at W.A. Bernard Inc. pride themselves on maintaining their tradition of quality and old-world craftsmanship within the home building industry. It is for this reason that they were contacted in 2005 regarding renovations to a home in Sherborn, MA. The project was to be a challenging one, seeing as much of the structural integrity [...]

The kitchen is the heart and hearth of the home, and when it comes time to remodel, people want to make sure they get it right. It’s not just a matter of choosing granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. It’s about having a usable room with a workable flow. It’s deciding whether the kitchen is [...]

Orchard Park Country Club is a private club that sits just south of Buffalo, New York. The club’s course was originally designed in 1916 by Walter J. Travis, a renowned golfer and course architect of the early 20th century. It is this beautiful course that serves as the stunning backdrop for the club’s recent expansion [...]

When the new owners of a 1910 bungalow turned to Place Architects of Seattle, the homeowners needed help overhauling house worn down by several years of neglect. They made sure to take the opportunity to do more than just freshen the paint: Homes from the early 1900s tend to be more compartmentalized, with dark, narrow [...]

The beautiful Greenwich Water Club offers the very best in waterfront recreation. Built in Cos Cob, Conn., on the banks of the Mianus River, the Greenwich Water Club is a unique four-season retreat. It has a state-of-the-art rowing facility and a fitness center with a NCAA-sized pool. An inn, marina and restaurant let members enjoy [...]

Two Rivers at The Pointe in Athens, Ala.,  offers five floors of living space with 67 luxurious one-, two- and three-bedroom condos. The development overlooks the fork of the beautiful Elk and Tennessee Rivers, providing the perfect  setting for effortless waterfront resort living. The luxurious units feature granite counter tops, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, tile [...]

Energy-efficient and sustainable building materials play a crucial role in revitalizing urban areas into vibrant, thriving neighborhoods. The Midtown Lofts complex, a modern urban village bringing new life to a formerly industrial area of Minneapolis, is a beautifully designed multi-family-ownership development inspired by the “smart growth” philosophy of its creator, Lander Group Urban Development. Smart [...]

Tom Kelly is president of Neil Kelly Company, a design/build firm that his father founded 60 years ago in Portland, Oregon. Neil Kelly has supported sustainable building practices long before “green building” was in vogue and has taken a strong leadership position with the construction of Tom’s home in Parkdale, Oregon. The house is the [...]

Established in 1905, Darlington School, a college preparatory school located outside Atlanta in Rome, Georgia, educates 950 students from 25 states and 30 countries in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. In 2005, Darlington School celebrated its centennial celebration and kicked-off its second-century campaign, focused on the venerable learning institution’s next 100 years. Part of this effort [...]