Lighting quality affects human behavior, comfort, health, efficiency, safety and security. These beautiful and functional architectural lighting is the ultimate expressions of versatility, customizable to your style and your space. These designer lamps come in wall- and ceiling-mounted designs, or as floor of table models. The Zero, Zero 360 and Punto designer lamps are made in Italy using 100 percent glass – inside and outside. The Zero lamp can be a ceiling-mounted fixture with one, two or three suspended lights that are fixed or movable, or lined up in a row along a track. (more…)
Pay attention to personality. Most people hire an architect only once in their lives. Searching for one is akin to finding a financial planner, architects say. Look for an architect who has designed projects that are similar in style and scope to yours. “There’s no substitute for experience,” says Todd Strickland, a partner with Historical Concepts, an Atlanta architectural firm. Because designing a home is such a personal project, it’s important that you feel able to communicate with your architect.
Liza Nugent, 41 years old, and her husband needed an architect to combine their apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with a neighboring unit; they got referrals from friends. The first person they called made a snippy remark about how “unsophisticated” co-op boards in buildings on side streets such as theirs make renovations difficult. “I thought, with that kind of attitude, we definitely wouldn’t get along,” Mrs. Nugent says. After calling two more architects and interviewing three others, the Nugents picked a longtime acquaintance who had creative design solutions for their project. (more…)
