News + Notes

Adventures in Preservation

It has been really far too long since I've posted, which I blame on being wonderously busy.  4/1 has projects wrapped up and awaiting a photo shoot, ones in the final throes of punch list, a few in construction right this instant, and a long list of those in design. ...

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Office Cottage

Last fall, I was contacted by a lovely couple in Old North Durham with a 1920s bungalow.  He needed to get his office out of the enclosed porch at the back of their home and to someplace with a little more elbow room, and while they were at it, maybe a guest house...

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Cleveland Street, You’re Up!

I just measured a new project this week, one that I can't wait to get started on: a giant, lovely house on Cleveland Street that has been a boarding house for who knows how long.  It's remarkable in many ways, including its age, size, and siting.  But...

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New Digs

4/1 Design & the whole family have just relocated across town to Old North, after at least a year and a half of searching for the perfect spot.  One of the major needs was a proper office space, and with a little tweaking (read: moving a door or two), we will soon...

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