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Category: Residential

For projects related to housing such as single family homes, multi-family homes, dormitories, shelters, or other structures people might call home.

Off-Grid Carbon Free Life in a Mountain Cabin

Posted on 2021-08-132022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

This schematic design proposal didn’t meet the client’s aesthetic desires but I thought the Mountain Valley A-Frame was still worth sharing due to the awesome unique location and some interesting client requirements that resulted from that unique location. The site is located near Yellowstone National Park a few miles from a lake in a valley…

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Protected: Bringing a 1960s Ranch Home Into the New Millennium

Posted on 2021-07-302023-03-30 by Tomas Aguilar

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Protected: Mountain Valley Residence

Posted on 2021-07-052022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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Protected: Permit Set for Wilmette Single Family Home

Posted on 2021-06-202022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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Protected: Cottage Attic

Posted on 2021-04-212022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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All Electric Luxury Condos in a Mixed Use Development

Posted on 2021-03-182022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

This is a competition proposal for the City of Brantford in Ontario, Canada. The challenge was to create a landmark project at the most prominent location in the city at the edge of the downtown core. This project had to accomplish several tasks, the most important of which was to continue to revitalize pedestrian activity…

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Eliminate Fossil Fuels With This Happy New All Electric House

Posted on 2020-11-212022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

My parents are “up in age” if you will. Like many people in their 70’s and 80’s mobility is more difficult and simple improvements in architecture and design can make a tremendous difference in their quality of life and how long they will safely be able to live independently. For many years I have been…

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Arnold & Annie’s All Electric High Efficiency Duplex

Posted on 2020-10-122022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

Welcome to the future of housing. Looks like a normal house but it doesn’t act like one. From a super insulated and air-tight envelope to the elimination of all indoor combustion appliances, this house completely eliminates on-site pollution other than methane from its inhabitants. But even so the air is always fresh inside because of…

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Protected: A study in modularization (Michael Baker International)

Posted on 2020-05-102023-01-06 by Tomas Aguilar

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Envelope Loft (Arch 301)

Posted on 2020-03-262022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

The client is a young male lawyer in New York City looking for a slick modern open plan pad to call home. He likes to entertain small groups friends on a fairly frequent basis for drinks, games, or for small parties. He also wants a home that makes it easy to keep organized, neat, and…

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Pittsburgh Home Renovation

Posted on 2020-01-222022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

These are construction progress photos of a joint effort renovation project with Yvonne Hidle from 2012 to 2017. After we sold the house to Iron Bridge Property Solutions they contracted with Home Tech Contracting and Remodeling Co. and the interior stylist Courtney Favini Lichty to finish up the rooms we were not able to complete,…

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