In short, we don’t have to, nor should we have to, retire fully from our work lives, so why should we have to retire from our homes?
Inspiration and Ideas
When in Rome
We just returned from a week in Rome, a belated anniversary trip without kids and planned somewhat spontaneously. I have not travelled extensively; there are many places on my list that I want to see, but I have always been enchanted with the idea of travelling deeply and learning about a place by visiting more […]
Outdoor Space Is Essential
One of our respondents said, “Outdoor space is essential.” We couldn’t agree more. According to the TPD #StayAtHomeSurvey: 54% of respondents say that they’ve enjoyed using their uncovered outdoor space more than usual while at home over the past few months. Covered back porches, patios and decks are hard at work as well. However, 10% of […]
Private and Public Space Balance
As kids are heading back to school, either in person, virtually, or some combination, many of us are considering how our homes will function for all of our different needs. The balance of public and private space is an important factor when looking at this functionality. When working from home, it’s important to find some […]
People Want Flexibility In Their Homes
Our homes have been working hard for us during the pandemic, and we’ve learned that “flexibility” is extremely important to families and to those living alone at home: 45% of those who completed our survey want rooms that can be used for more than one purpose. 58% of people are using spaces in ways that […]
TPD #StayAtHome Survey Results Are In
Here at TPD, we spend a lot of time listening to our clients about how they want to be able to use their homes. When it was clear that the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders were dramatically affecting people’s lives, we wanted to reach out to folks around the country with a survey and ask […]
Focus on Flexibility
Within the last couple of weeks, I’ve been seeing more articles about residential architecture and how it will change given how things have evolved during the pandemic. For the most part, the articles have focused on interviews with architects acting as experts, sometimes referring to their own houses and other times offering predictions on how houses […]
“Last week, everything changed.”
I was just on my weekly call with a small group of architects from all over the country, a group organized through the EntreArchitect network. We have been meeting every Wednesday via Zoom for years, and I am so lucky to call this talented, thoughtful, funny, smart and devoted group of people colleagues, and more […]
Gratitude
I recently attended a roundtable luncheon attended by women from different professional backgrounds and business endeavors. Our speaker for the luncheon, Kim Davis from Synovus Bank, gave an inspiring talk about our “one thing,” and distributed a lovely illustration by Ellie Tew of the Japanese concept, Ikigai. The Ikigai lies at the heart of the […]
Places Where
We were in NYC for a quick trip to celebrate our twentieth anniversary and our oldest child’s first parents’ weekend at Princeton. While my husband worked at his firm’s NY office, I did what I love to do in the city, and headed to the Met with the express goal of visiting three galleries I […]
Tiny Kitchens
This Sunday, we will celebrate my youngest child’s birthday, and he has requested that we recreate the meal we learned to cook in Venice with Anna, a very talented chef. (http://bit.ly/2wb1nBF) The experience, of course, will be impossible to replicate entirely. Certainly the ingredients will come from a supermarket rather than the fruttivendolo and markets […]
Perfectly Imperfect
While walking in Rome one evening, I asked my kids about what they noticed was different about life in Italy and their life here. Aside from “I can’t get stracciatella gelato every night,” they actually picked up on some of the principles that had been part of my architectural history and urban design classes, although in […]
