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Sense Of Place
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A sense of place is the feeling of completeness in the environment around us. It can be found in a public space, where the scale and character, the materials, and the balance of openness and enclosure feels just right. It can be found in a home, when a room feels just right - the windows capture the perfect view; the ceiling is just the right height for the room size; maybe it just feels like "home". It can be found in unexpected places, too - places I look for and share here.
- Added on: May 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Richard Taylor
- Listed in: Home Improvement Architecture
- Tags: home design urban design residential architect
Recent Posts
Big Dark House
Question:I'm interested in purchasing a large 10,000 sq ft house built~1910. Structurally it appears sound but I'm dissuaded by the lack of bright natural light throughout the house despite it's many windows. It faces north and has large rooms with ...
How To Make Homebuilding Fun
One of the best parts of what I have the good fortune to do for a living is the interesting people I get to work with.The gentleman I've quoted below is building a unique home in rural Florida - I didn't design the home, just helped him with a few de...
Spending On Sprawl
So many options exist for reducing the cost of home ownership and reducing travel to and from work - and yet the "house poor" commuters continue to slog it out every day in SF: http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13714200?nclick_check=1...
Extremely Organic Architecture
Think you know what "organic architecture" is? Here's another definition for you, from the New York Times:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/garden/05tree.html?_r=1...
Rights and Wrong
The issue settled this week in a Columbus, Ohio dispute was the location of a flag pole. Michael Readnour reached a compromise with his condo association after a four-year battle over how he was allowed to display the American flag outside his home....
Raising A Ceiling
Question:We're buying a new house that has 7 3/4 feet ceilings and would like to raise them to 9 feet. We have a second floor directly above the first floor with rooms on that floor too. Is this a doable project? For a 1500 square foot floor (3000 ...
