Airstream: Part 1
If there’s one thing we love, it’s good design. We’ve said it before and we will say it again; design at its best is design that withstands the test of time, and this is how we’d like to introduce you to our next blog series: Airstream. We’ve seen many examples of Airstream transformations scattered across […]
JUSTIN LARSON FEATURED IN HOME + DESIGN MAGAZINE
Summer 2012 The McIntosh Residence remodel project was featured in Home + Design magazine in an interview about sustainability, connection to nature, and creating good design.
Rethinking Competition
Think about the place where you live, where you work, where you play. Have it in mind? There’s so many great things about it- and that’s because it’s your home. But it could always be better. So how do we make our communities where we live, work, and play a more vibrant and sustainable home? […]
VFLA IN THE DAILY SENTINEL
June 17, 2012 Architect Justin Larson’s featured interview in an article about how to create pedestrian and bike-friendly communities and walkable neighborhoods.
Three Reasons Why Realtors and Architects Should be BFFs
Alright, so I’ll be the first to admit that maybe, just maybe, the title is misleading. I’m not saying that architects and realtors should start eating lunch together every day, grabbing beers after work or whatever it is that you do with your best friend. What I can say is that architects and realtors should […]
VFLA at Be the Change 5k
VFLA is proud to have co-sponsored and participated in the first annual Be the Change 5K run at Horsetooth Park over the weekend. Be the Change is a non-profit organization which organizes volunteer trips to communities around the world in order to build or rebuild schools and create a functional learning environment for the children. […]
VFLA’s Justin Larson at AIA Grassroots
The American Institute of Architects has an ongoing program to reach out and connect with the American public. As VFLA supports the AIA leaders, such as VFLA CEO Justin Larson, AIA who is the current president of the AIA Colorado North Chapter see’s importance of improving the value of the architect in the mind of […]
Why Architects should love Pinterest for residential work
For one of the ways we get to know our residential clients and their project ideas, we have them complete a document about where they currently reside, how they live their lives at home and how they imagine their new project. It’s a tool for getting their lifestyles, and their design styles, too. It’s a […]
Top Movies With Great Architects or Architecture
We are taking nominations for the best Architecture Movies of all time. These are to be movies that either feature really cool buildings or architects (cool or otherwise). Please give us your input. So far the nominees are: Gattaca- Many of the futuristic buildings represent a post modern architecture called “Brutalism”, the two massive Arches […]
Thermal Mass
Thermal mass is the property of materials to store high amounts of heat energy. Thermal mass is found in heavy and dense materials such concrete, stone and ceramics. When used correctly in construction, thermal mass elements stabilize the temperature inside a building by absorbing heat during the warmer part of the day and radiating heat […]