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Floodproof on a Floodplain

An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot



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Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS

At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros


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Q + A: Commercial Cues for Flex and ADU Design

A husband and wife start of design/build company and bring workplace and wellness attributes into flex space and ADU design

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Great Escapes: Restoring a Texas Vacation Ranch

Custom vacation houses that celebrate their natural surroundings, lightening up a Texas ranch

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Great Escapes: Tree House Timeout in Maine

Custom vacation houses that celebrate their natural surroundings; amid the trees in Maine

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Great Escapes: Vacation Home Near the River's Edge

Custom vacation houses that celebrate their natural surroundings, like this one perched on a riverbank

Design Spotlight

Stairways by Gatehouse Partners

This floating staircase elevates an already grand entrance hall in more ways than one.

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Stairways by Richard Landry

The staircase is a reflection of the style of the house and should connect to the design of the residence itself

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Design Detail: Brick by Brick

A brick ceiling provides a more architecturally interesting treatment than, say, plaster.

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Modern Love

I have a confession to make: I always tell people I prefer modern architecture, but that’s not the whole story. The truth is, my architectural…

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Q+A: Essential Storytelling

Cristina Casañas-Judd and General Judd of Me and General Design speak with Custom Builder about their roots and their take on current housing design.

Architecture

Guest Columnist: The Folly of Style in 2021

The inane war brewing between two camps in architecture

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