0 By: Joe Hom Design & Planning Status Update Now that we're past the peak of the summer and the days are slowly getting shorter again, it’s time to bring you up to date on the plan... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom How Smart is Too Smart? Over the past year I've been struggling to determine how to properly outfit our home with an appropriate level of whole-house automation... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom The One Tonne Life Writing the post on Passive House certification and reviewing the required energy targets reminded me of the Swedish One Tonne Life projec... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Less is More Cold, stark and uncomfortable or streamline, sleek and sexy? Regardless of how you view minimalist design, there's much more to this des... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom To Certify or Not to Certify? That is the Question. Certification. All the Way. At some point in time during your Passive House journey, you invariably need to decide whether to certif... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom The Road to Zoning Approval We were warned ahead of time that the zoning permit process for the City of Long Branch was a lengthy one especially if any variance reli... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Schematic Design Phase, Part III: Final Design Submitted to Zoning Board After our meeting on the initial design studies at end of March 2017, the architects synthesized our feedback and further refined the chosen... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Schematic Design Phase, Part II: Initial Design Concepts A few short weeks after our site visit, the architects generated two possible design concepts consisting of perspective renderings and floor... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Schematic Design Phase, Part I: Site Visit & Neighboring Homes After making the decision to purchase the land, we immediately went to work with Ryall Sheridan Architects to complete the schematic desig... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Flipping the Floor Plan We knew from the start that we wanted to invert the traditional home configuration by moving the common areas on to the upper level and bed... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Our Building Program In architecture speak, the program defines the scope of the project by outlining the building's goals, conditions, and objectives. The p... 0 Comments 1 By: Joe Hom Property Research & Due Diligence, Part III: A Modern Home that Fits There's clearly some risk in purchasing the property base on the answers to the first two questions; however, the final question is equ... 1 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Property Research & Due Diligence, Part II: Zoning Approval Now that we've address the physical aspects of the property, time to tackle our biggest question and concern prior to closing on the pro... 0 Comments 0 By: Joe Hom Property Research & Due Diligence, Part I: Area Flooding Signing the sales agreement for the property was exciting. It was the first time I thought, "This is really happening, we're really... 0 Comments Newer Posts Older Posts Home Popular Posts Schematic Design Phase, Part III: Final Design Submitted to Zoning Board After our meeting on the initial design studies at end of March 2017, the architects synthesized our feedback and further refined the chosen... Design & Planning Status Update Now that we're past the peak of the summer and the days are slowly getting shorter again, it’s time to bring you up to date on the plan... Schematic Design Phase, Part I: Site Visit & Neighboring Homes After making the decision to purchase the land, we immediately went to work with Ryall Sheridan Architects to complete the schematic desig... Categories Certification Design Design Concepts Due Diligence Flood Area Long Branch Minimalism Modern Home Neighboring Homes New Jersey Passive House Permit PHI PHIUS Program Property Schematics Site Visit Smart Home Sustainable Living Zoning Older Posts ▼ 2018 (17) ▼ July (2) Design & Planning Status Update How Smart is Too Smart? ► June (6) The One Tonne Life Less is More To Certify or Not to Certify? That is the Question. The Road to Zoning Approval Schematic Design Phase, Part III: Final Design Sub... Schematic Design Phase, Part II: Initial Design Co... ► May (9) Schematic Design Phase, Part I: Site Visit & Neigh... Flipping the Floor Plan Our Building Program Property Research & Due Diligence, Part III: A Mod... Property Research & Due Diligence, Part II: Zoning... Property Research & Due Diligence, Part I: Area Fl...