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Listening to the Past: Looking for Details in Old Homes so New Projects "Fit"
by
Brian Campbell, Basswood Artisan Carpentry
(IC: professional)
This balustrade I built last month was chosen by the owner based on the obvious sunburst design over the front door. I also offered to build a diamond pattern into the rail to echo the diamonds over the door. Sometimes the design clues are not so obvious.
You can see more about how the past can inform our design choices in this Building Moxie guest post: http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2012/10/how-architectural-details-inform-our-work/
You can see more about how the past can inform our design choices in this Building Moxie guest post: http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2012/10/how-architectural-details-inform-our-work/
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Published October 22nd, 2012 9:27 AM
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