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CONNECTIONS | Fusing Building, Site, and Community

CONNECTIONS | Fusing Building, Site, and Community

by Lowai Ghaly | Jul 23, 2025 | CONNECTIONS, SUMMER 2025

Every custom home that we design generally has a remarkably high ratio of glass windows to solid walls. Most people think of windows in the context of “looking out.” We think of windows as “transparent walls” made of glass to fuse spaces together- to make both...
DETAILS | Capturing West and South Views While Meeting California Code

DETAILS | Capturing West and South Views While Meeting California Code

by Lowai Ghaly | Jul 23, 2025 | DETAILS, SUMMER 2025

You’ve seen those big houses in Hollywood with large walls of glass. Our clients here in Northern California (including the Sierra’s where there’s snow) often ask us to design similar walls of glass often facing to the west or south where sunset views are preferred....
STORIES | Tragedy to Opportunity: A Journey of Healing and Hope

STORIES | Tragedy to Opportunity: A Journey of Healing and Hope

by Lowai Ghaly | Jul 23, 2025 | STORIES, SUMMER 2025

What does it mean to lose everything—and still choose to stay?What does it look like to rebuild not just a house, but a life? This is the story of a family whose life changed in an instant. Their home, nestled near a quiet river in the foothills, was more than just a...
PEOPLE | Lowai Ghaly Receives AIA SF Student Leadership Award

PEOPLE | Lowai Ghaly Receives AIA SF Student Leadership Award

by Lowai Ghaly | Jul 23, 2025 | PEOPLE, SUMMER 2025

This month’s edition features Lowai Ghaly, we’re proud to spotlight Lowai, who was recently honored with the AIASF Student Leadership Award for his thesis project, “the Stay Over Program”, completed as part of a talented team at the Academy of Art University which was...

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