A Reason for Fine Craft Today
Modern advances in home construction can seem as disappointing as they are promising. It can feel like the more options we have to choose from, the more the quality seems to be sucked out. Even expensive “high-end” products have a mass produced look and feel. The experience becomes impersonal, “one size fits all” – in a dozen styles and colors – that all look suspiciously alike.
Home can be, and should be, truly and uniquely, yours.
The profusion of mass produced building material systems increases the importance of discerning sensibility when considering additions and alterations of a home. Some systems will offer value, while some cannot justify the sacrifice of quality. Important qualities like durability, service life, ease of use and aesthetics too. How good does it look and function when new? What about years later?
Fine craft is an investment in the future that pays life enriching benefits today.
The total cost of any project is more than the projected cost to build. The costs associated with manufacture, maintenance, service life and disposal are as important as the purchase cost. Every element of a building project is a complex web of costs and inter-dependencies. An experienced and ethical craft-builder can be instrumental in finding the best solution meeting your unique requirements.
Craft is the art of problem solving.
There are good reasons to use state of the art methods and materials, just as there are good reasons to use traditional methods and materials. Every choice of detail comes with advantage and disadvantage. Understanding and appreciating the myriad trade-offs buried in every choice requires the knowledge and experience of a dedicated professional designer-builder-artisan. Preferably one of integrity, ingenuity and common sense.
A finely crafted home is as functional and practical as it is enduring and beautiful.