I good while back I did a series of posts on proportion, scale and balance. Mine started off like this:
Despite out best intentions the traditional buildings that are being constructed today do not always feel ‘right’. They fail in the small details- the proportion of a window, or a badly –detailed door surround or in a short-sighted choice of material.
I have had the pleasure of reading for review the latest publication from my friend, Steve Mouzon. Steve was the town architect for The Waters in Alabama, a TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design) community in which I live and work. He is one of the pioneers and movers and shakers in New Urbanism- a cause near and dear to my heart. Steve's new book, New...
Read MoreNo pretty pictures today but this information from my architect buddy Steve Mouzon was too valuable not to share. Conditioned Crawl Spaces Here’s a great idea Eric Moser introduced me to. Crawl spaces are normally the dark underbellies of houses where the dirt floor is always damp if not downright standing in water in wet times of the year. Mold and mildew often abounds there, and...
Read MoreJust days after I posted about the historic Gay House (here) a friend started talking about another amazing old house in Montgomery that hubby and I actually looked at a lifetime ago, the Winter House. The story goes that there is a tunnel that was used to escape Wilson's raiders that leads from the basement to the river. The old grainy photo is from...
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