As a designer, I am generally inspired by my surroundings. When I am lacking inspiration for design, I try to take a scenic walk or hike. It is helpful to take photos of what I encounter in nature and pull colors, features, and ideas from what I see. Here is a color scheme developed from [...]
The original 1 room log cabin was, in its distilled form, a place to sleep and to keep from freezing. Over the last 100 years it, like most homes, has transformed into something else altogether. With that, I wanted to reach back into time and resurrect an original; something representative of our western roots. Now [...]
These days it is getting increasingly hard for young couples to afford their own home. We’ve all heard the term “starter home,” well anymore what exactly does that mean? This generation of architects is no different than many of the previous generations. What I am talking about is the struggles and how very disheartening it [...]
Megan Moody, Interior Designer Megan Moody is a designer for CWG’s interior clients. She enjoys the creative process of interior design and collaborating with clients to interpret their needs and turn them into a successful design. With experience with some of CWG’s major clients, she brings a keen eye for design and aesthetic to all of [...]
In the pursuit of design, I find myself coming back to the idea that work is completely intertwined with life. What we do comes out of who we are, and who we are, comes out of the life we live and the work we do. So how does that come to fruition? In architecture, there’s [...]
Kitchens are truly the hub of the home. While generally used for the primary function of preparing meals, they also serve as multi-purpose spaces within the home. Kitchens are social spaces, storage spaces, workspaces, craft spaces, and family gathering spaces. They need to be versatile so they can adapt to the needs of the users [...]
Construction set for June 2018 The safety and security updates with Helena’s schools are well underway with five schools going into construction in June 2018. Our main priority is to be aware of everyone who enters these schools. Being aware and screening all visitors that enter the schools will ensure all of the students’ and [...]
Today designers have all sorts of software tools to help them delineate their ideas accurately. These days the challenge seems to be how to keep up with all the updates and changes to Revit, but for a minute let’s go back in time to the 1760’s and consider how draftsmen solved these complicated problems without [...]
Selecting a dark carpet with a quarter-turn pattern variance for the main entrance of the schools will ensure that dirt and water will be contained before getting into the school and tracking it around, creating falling hazards. This carpet will conceal stains that are bound to happen. These tiles are easily replaceable and constructed to maintain [...]
This winter has been a textbook lesson on the toll weather can take on our buildings. We have had snow and ice on the ground (and roof) for many consecutive weeks without any sustained thaws to completely remove the snow. The freeze-thaw cycle has resulted in ice damming on roofs that we haven’t experienced for [...]
