Archive for the ‘Home Design’ Category

Like so many things in life, the deeper the connections, the richer the experience. So it is with a custom home design created for you and for your home site. Those books of stock home plans just cannot provide a home with the same personal comfort. They merely deal with the numbers and types of… [more]

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Our modern notion of what design is began around the turn of the last century.  The Bauhaus movement began disseminating the idea that architecture and consumer goods should be designed to be functional, cheap, and facilitate mass production and to argue for the elimination of surface ornamentation.  The notable quote of the day was “form… [more]

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It is universal that no matter the size of the kitchen, it must have a good layout. Not only does it want to look good, but it must function well too.  A smart kitchen has the refrigerator, sink and stove in a proper triangle.  It has the food-prep and the dish-cleaning areas strategically placed. Storage for… [more]

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There are numerous influences for our Northern New Mexico sense of design which can be found in the idioms of the early mission churches, the Indian pueblos and rural dwellings, the Anasazi ruins, and the household articles crafted by the early settlers and Native Americans during the 17th and 18th century. From the Anasazi ruins… [more]

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I love the seasons Spring and Summer when the weather turns nice. I am spending more time in the space outside of my house, grilling on the barbeque, relaxing under the portal or under the shade of a tree and enjoying the latest flowers in bloom. A recent National Association of Home Builders survey suggests… [more]

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SEPTEMBER 2006 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 6 by Kurt Faust Congratulations to Hurlocker Homes for winning the Grand Hacienda Award in this year’s Haciendas: A Parade of Homes. This is the first time in the history of the tour that a truly “contemporary” home has won this prestigious award. Michael Hurlocker has consistently championed the contemporary… [more]

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Our Modern notion of design began around the turn of the last century.  From the Bauhaus movement came the idea that architecture and consumer goods should be designed to be functional, cheap, and facilitate mass production, and the argument that surface ornamentation should be eliminated.  The notable quote of the day was, “Form follows function.”… [more]

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Each of us wants to make our home environment comfortable and to our own liking. Whether we own or rent, we have the freedom to choose the colors,textures, and objects we use to furnish our homes. Each of these choices adds tothe overall ambience in making our home uniquely our own. Building a homefrom scratch… [more]

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If you cannot find the right existing home in Santa Fe, you may decide to design your own custom home. The process is easy to understand and the design should reflect your aesthetic, functional, and budget priorities. It makes sense to design a home from scratch to get exactly what you want. Assuming that the… [more]

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The third annual Design Week has come and gone and, though hamstrung by an incredibly short time line for implementation and major construction projects at its usual venues, it has begun to find its meaning and focus. Santa Fe could easily be an international “Think Tank” for design.  In fact, it already is if you… [more]

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