by Lowai Ghaly | Jan 4, 2026 | CONNECTIONS, FALL 2025
We ALWAYS visualize and design the journey! For a new modern home, we designed on a rural 5-acre site in the Sierra foothills, the journey TO THE HOME influenced the DESIGN OF THE HOME. Our design begins way before the front door. A sketch to illustrate the connection...
by Lowai Ghaly | Jan 4, 2026 | DETAILS, FALL 2025
We sketch concepts with paper and colored pencils, we make white digital renderings, and we build cardboard scaled models of project. Each method captures the spirt of a design that we use to test a design’s composition, proportions, structural systems, scale and...
by Lowai Ghaly | Jan 4, 2026 | FALL 2025, STORIES
By aligning the home with the land, the sun, and the moon, we framed a rare harvest moon to rise like a quiet spotlight. One year later, we received this email. “After the house was completed and we moved in, we discovered dramatic features about the design that...
by Lowai Ghaly | Jan 4, 2026 | FALL 2025, PEOPLE
In this edition, we are spotlighting architect Will Hastie, a long-time member of our office staff. Will brings a long career of international architectural experience with interests in historic architecture and culture. His diverse background enriches our project...
