Renovation Diary: Part II

By Suzanne Mintz

In retrospect, finding the right architect turned out to be relatively easy, but it didn’t quite seem that way during the process. Read more

 

Renovation Diary: Part III

By Suzanne Mintz

I knew the design process started with a statement of needs that would become the basis for developing the schematic plan, so Steven and I came prepared for our first meeting with our newly hired architect, Shorieh Talaat, a written program statement in hand. Read more

 

Renovation Diary: Part IV

By Suzanne Mintz

Construction would take six months we were told and it was highly unlikely that we would be able to stay in the house during the process. Read more

 

Renovation Diary: Part I 

By Suzanne Mintz

Our house is a three-bedroom ranch with big windows and lots of closet space. The master bath has a small stall shower with a built in seat, probably the feature that more than any other told me this house had our name on it. Read more