It’s the time of year for favorites. One of my favorite holiday songs is “A Blue, Blue Christmas” by B. B. King, and a favorite holiday photo shoot is Don Brady’s own Salt Lake home featuring blue and white tones and the careful coordinated detailing for which he is...
Modern mountain design seems to have found its place in the Wasatch: durable stone inside and out; steel beams to carry the broad expanses needed for window walls, open floor plans, and disappearing doors; glass to connect the home with the surrounding beauty and views; metal accents and wood...
There is nothing like a twilight walk around sagebrush and oak in a foot of new snow to let you know that another breathtaking Utah winter in the high country has arrived. This particular stroll was around The Preserve, a Summit County development on the former Bitner Ranch that...
A few months back I featured a blog where I accented photos of architecture with the careful placement of exotic cars: Styling with Cars. Cars are one of my passions, and aircraft is another. As early as seven years old I could watch the planes landing at the Seattle...
The impacts of climate change are seemingly inescapable as demonstrated by the recent tragic fires in California and the devastation by hurricane Michael in the Florida panhandle and Mexico Beach. I found myself wondering about how this will affect the built environment in terms of where we build homes,...
With modernism, the role art plays in a home moves from luxury to a necessity. Modern homes have less ornamentation, and draw life and character from the selected art pieces.
Art guides your eye. An example is the above sleek black and white kitchen by Bridgwater Consulting with carefully...
A hilltop home in the Promontory development of Park City reminded me of how Prairie style architecture roots to the land. By combining modern steel and glass with mountain wood and stone, the design resonates current tastes but becomes earthbound with the horizontal elements (used in Prairie style architecture)...
In today’s housing market, people are looking for affordable solutions. Whatever term you call it—family pod, permitted second residence, mother-in-law apartment, supplementary residence, secondary suite, or guesthouse—these thoughtful additions are in the news as possible solutions to housing issues and shortages. Some metropolitan areas have approved or are currently...
The higher you go up the Wasatch, the steeper the slope and better views both to the valley and the mountainside. The challenge, of course, is building on a lot with a slope that great.
Homebuilder John Ford, John Ford Construction, and architect Jeff Schindewolf, JSARC Architects, built this...
Recently I shared some initial photos of the expansion and renovation of the Park City Christian Center (PCCC) designed by Park City architects, the Elliott Work Group, and I promised to share more photos after the furniture was delivered and in place. As I explained before, a non-profit, non-denominational...