Renovation ideas, do’s & don’ts
OK - so let me be honest right up front. This post is in no way related to architecture or building, rather about achieving a life goal. Still in Africa - currently at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe - I had booked in for a tour to walk with lions. Really? Yep, really. Walking...with LIONS!! [...]
As some readers may know, I'm currently on a tour of Southern Africa. That tour started in Cape Town, South Africa where I was able to visit a most extraordinary building - the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art. The building itself really should be considered one of the works of art and so [...]
Five Steps to Help You Find the Right Builder Now you may ask - isn’t the builder for me the one with the lowest price? My answer will be: not necessarily. It may sound counter-intuitive, but I can’t stress how important it is that you know WHO is building your new house or renovation [...]
Something a bit different to think about in this post... Imagine that you had won a prize in a contest where each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has rules: The bank will take away everything that you don't spend during each day. You may [...]
...Or induction? As an architect, I help my clients make lots of decisions throughout the design process. One of the trickiest ones is in the kitchen - do we choose a gas or induction cooktop? It can be quite a dilemma and there are a lot of things to consider when making the choice including [...]
