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10/24/2025

06/07/2025

First time watching the Pros play and they both received souvenirs. Thank you and

02/14/2025

Ashland is progressing quickly a simple compact design. This makes it easy for the people that want to do the work themselves.

01/24/2025

Nice and easy, from boring to better.

01/21/2025

07/08/2024

Kitchen remodel start to finish series

Whether it’s a brand new or a remodel, taking into a new project can be intimidating, specially if you have never worked with an architect before. Here’s my process.
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12/20/2023

Picture a charming, detached cottage nestled in your backyard, an artfully converted garage brimming with character, or an elegant addition seamlessly integrated into your existing home – each choice is a canvas for your imagination. Join me in unraveling the diverse types of Accessory Dwelling Units

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12/13/2023

Happy Wednesday!

Lately, I have been asked plenty about Accessory Dwelling Units. People seem to be quite interested on how to add value to their properties without spending a lot of dough, so I decided to compile all I know into bite size posts, easy to read.

Here is the first one!

🤷 Part 1 - Looks at the Definition of ADUs
https://www.oneup-studio.com/blog/navigating-the-world-of-accessory-dwelling-units-part-1

These are coming up soon, stay tuned.

Part 2 - Explore different types of ADUs (12/18/2023)

Part 3 - Dives into the pros and cons of an ADU (12/26/2023)

Part 4 - Overview of legal requirements of ADUs (01/02/2023)

12/13/2023

The executive Director of AIA Wisconsin posted this in our community chat, and I have never thought of this my self. I think is a fantastic question to ask ourselves.

"Where is the United States in this dialogue on world architecture??? Why do we see less of the out of the box design in the US? Politics? Greed? Codes?" Lisa Kennedy

Here's what I think...

Who's at fault? Architects first, then the regulatory bodies.

First, We have designed our profession to be employees and be told what to do. So when a client hires us we let them tell us what to do. The fear of getting fired by our client makes us compete against our own to drive the prices down as much as we can then we proceed with a "yes, sir - ma'am".

Second, most firms confuse standards (drawing, documents, graphics, etc) with design templates, on top of that, design is left to a select few and the ideas of those fresh out school in particular are not encouraged. So you graduate and get to draft until you either change your career or realize your potential.

Third, the job of code officials who have zero liability makes it impossible to reasonably have a conversation in which we can figure out how something works best. Code officials have too much power over what we build and none of the liabilities we face as licensed architects. If you look at the evolution of zoning codes, they moved from making sure sunlight was accessible to all to telling you one you have to have a break on a wall after certain linear feet.

Fourth and last, contractors are masters at building but as I see more and more of them getting into providing designs (Residential realm), why wouldn't I let the guy that build 30 othere buildings like this build mine. It's cheaper than paying an architect. So this goes into regulations that allow this to happen. That's why the neighborhoods from the 50's and up look the same in Florida or in Wisconsin.

What are your thoughts?

The World Architecture Festival announced the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the...

10/31/2023

What do architects do in their free time?
I still use my hand to develop concepts and ideas. Here's a quick drawing of Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace in Madison, WI.

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