Work

Pocket Shelter gets some local airtime

Fox Carolina’s Will Jones recently interviewed me for a feature he put together on the tiny house movement. It’s my first television interview, so please, go easy on me (:

You can view the video here.

Sweetwater Farm Schematic Site Plan

My family is exploring the purchase of a 16 acres horse farm in Swannanoa, NC, adjacent to Warren Wilson College. As a part of the exploration, I developed a conceptual site plan based on converting the use of the land from pasture to orchards, gardens and food forest or edible forest gardens.

The organizing principle revolves around establishing a ‘home zone’ around the main house and adjacent outdoor spaces, circled by a row of planted trees. Three additional zones or rings radiate out from this central space to create a framework to develop gardens, orchards, food forests and reforestation areas over time. The site plan represents thinking on the time-scale of forest, allowing for an organic unfolding of development, responding to the needs of the land and the people inhabiting it.

Down to the Details

I’m finally getting to the super-exciting part of the whole project where the details get to shine!

Salvaged Floor

Just finished installing the salvaged pine floor! Now it’s starting to feel more and more like a space!

Fully Insulated

The good folks at Home Energy Partners recently finalized the insulation, spraying the walls and ceiling with Icynene.

Here are some before, during, and after photos: