A Terrace Garden


Architects & Custom Designers of Homes Embraced by Livable Gardens

Living in a
"GardenHome"
is like living
a dream come true!

Welcome to Our Home Page Who we are & What we do Only Architects can make affordable 'Dream Homes' come true! A Home embraced by a practical yet beautiful Garden is a 'GardenHome'  - Short Overview We'll help you Create a Home that is Better not just Bigger Our partially glass-roofed GardenRooms are meant for everyday living, dining, and entertaining, and perfect for growing indoor plants Our Gardens are places in which to live and enjoy yourself In your private 'RoofGarden' you'll always feel on Top of the World A GeoThermal Heat Pump more than pays for itself by drastically reducing your HVAC and Water Heating bills Let us help you create a Home you won't have to abandon should you ever become disabled in any way A Garden is a series of 'Outdoor Rooms without Ceilings' designed to be lived in and enjoyed. At its most beautiful, 'Landscaping' is still just a picture frame. A beautiful Garden adds to your Quality of Life! Here are the reasons why you should have a Garden rather than just Landscaping Excerpts of Bill Hoppe's upcoming book by the same title. Stay tuned for more chapters! An Example of a GardenHome Concept Design Drawing How we Manage our Projects We want a Close and Viable Relationship capable of Producing the Results you seek! How we will Handle Your Project - Overview What our Hourly Rates are based on Here we'll give you a 'Ball Park' idea of our Costs BEFORE you buy that Property, let us take a good look at it FIRST! Tell us what you think of our site and our 'GardenHome' concept ENJOY Our Biographies and Faces How to get a hold of us


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Have a "Home For Life"
Based on "Universal Design Principles"...

A "Home for Life" is a home -
   that is designed to be piano and sofa moving as well as wheelchair friendly by
      having 3'+ wide doors and 3½' to 4' wide hallways and stairs;
   that has doors offering (European) lever type door-handles rather than round
      (American) doorknobs that are difficult to turn for 6 yr olds with tiny hands and
      66+yr olds with arthritic ones (and for perfectly healthy, 6' males with their arms
      and hands full of grocery bags);
   that offers counter tops and closet shelves that can be readily and inexpensively
      lowered or raised should the need arise;
   has wheelchair accessible countertop work spaces, sinks, and (built-in) kitchen
      appliances;
   that sports phone, power, and cable plugs and outlets that are at least 30" above
      floor level;
   that has an extra bedroom and bath in the basement, or elsewhere in the home,
      to accommodate full-time nursing help should you ever require it;
   that offers a first floor "office" or guest bedroom with a bath that has a slip-proof
      floor and walls that can be easily and cheaply modified to accommodate hand-
      holds, etc, such that, should you ever become disabled, it can become your
      master bedroom thereby allowing you to ...  Have your Home for Life.

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About "Universal Design" -vs- "Accessible Design"
The Principles of Universal Design
What's a "GardenHome"
"Beauty and Livability" -vs- Size     Our Live-in Gardens
"GardenRooms" and Orangeries    Deck and Roof Gardens
GeoThermal Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water
The Case for Hiring an Architect