Showing posts with label residential architect in Westchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label residential architect in Westchester. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Mamaroneck House for Sale Orienta Mamaroneck, NY, 1010 Cove Road Mamaroneck, NY, architect Westchester
The house I designed at 1010 Cove Rd, Mamaroneck, NY in the Orienta section of Mamaroneck is nearing completion. Go on line and see the listing.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
HouseHampton 21 Houses for the 21 Century Michael McCann architect Westchester
The newly published book HouseHampton, 21 Houses for the 21st Century, is now for sale in the gift book section of Womrath's Bookstore in Bronxville NY on Pondfield Ave.
The book features local architect Michael McCann who designed a 8,000 sq ft home in Quogue NY for a New Canaan family. The book features only 21 houses and all the photos were taken by Ron Papageorge of The Hamptons. The dutch colonial designed by Michael on Shinnicock Bay is shown on 8 pages of HouseHampton.
The book features local architect Michael McCann who designed a 8,000 sq ft home in Quogue NY for a New Canaan family. The book features only 21 houses and all the photos were taken by Ron Papageorge of The Hamptons. The dutch colonial designed by Michael on Shinnicock Bay is shown on 8 pages of HouseHampton.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Good Residential Architecture, architects in Westchester, Westchester architects, residential architects Westchester
The Emotional component of good Residential Architecture
Often, when planning a renovation or a new home, clients neglects to consider the idea of how the architecture relates psychologically to "human scale."
For example, a couple had lived for several years in a Bronxville home that was filled with what most people would call charm - interesting cozy nooks and spaces with lots of beautiful crown moulding. For business reasons, they sold this house and moved to a very large brand new home in Connecticut. this new residence has very substantial expansive rooms with soaring spaces including a cavernous two story entry hall, a huge master bedroom and other enormous rooms. After living in this new residence a couple of years, the owners are looking to sell. Why, when this new residence seems to be so impressive? The family reports that they missed the feeling of coziness that they had experienced in their old home. this house, while beautiful on a grand scale, made them feel like they were bouncing around in a huge box and it lacked the sense of comfortable hominess that had existed in their former residence. In other words, this current house was missing human scale. Instead of a warm, welcoming feeling, the house had rooms that almost echoed and no amount of decorating could soften the edges.
There is almost an emotional and psychological aspect to architecture, especially in residential design, which many people fail to take into account. Successful residential architectural design is actually a melding of art, functionality, and psychology. some architectural features, like huge foyers, while initially imposing, do not deliver the sensation of ease and relaxation that most people seek as a respite from the stresses of everyday life. While difficult to articulate, owners sometimes don't even understand why the perception of coziness is missing. Architecture in one's home should contribute to that sense of refuge. More and more families are seeking a space to return to that restores the spirit, away from a hectic world. Residential architecture that is devoid of detail and incorporates architectural features such as soaring open spaces is frequently out of human scale and can covey a sense of discomfort and uneasiness for the occupants.
An architect must endeavor to be more than an artist capable of understanding the methods of construction when designing a residence. an architect must also be a skilled listener, actively questioning the clients as to how they envision using the proposed space. the architect must also understand the client's lifestyle to successfully design a space where the clients and their family will experience comfortable surroundings. Even if the client is requesting a grand impressive space, the architect must be able to translate that concept into good design and still leave the client with a space where they feel a sense of contentment and have a place that can restore the spirit. Architectural details, such as scale of the doors, the height of the ceilings, the height and span of the arches and the hierarchy of moulding must be aligned in good residential design to achieve a beautiful space while giving the owners the awareness that their home is a restful sanctuary.
For example, a couple had lived for several years in a Bronxville home that was filled with what most people would call charm - interesting cozy nooks and spaces with lots of beautiful crown moulding. For business reasons, they sold this house and moved to a very large brand new home in Connecticut. this new residence has very substantial expansive rooms with soaring spaces including a cavernous two story entry hall, a huge master bedroom and other enormous rooms. After living in this new residence a couple of years, the owners are looking to sell. Why, when this new residence seems to be so impressive? The family reports that they missed the feeling of coziness that they had experienced in their old home. this house, while beautiful on a grand scale, made them feel like they were bouncing around in a huge box and it lacked the sense of comfortable hominess that had existed in their former residence. In other words, this current house was missing human scale. Instead of a warm, welcoming feeling, the house had rooms that almost echoed and no amount of decorating could soften the edges.
There is almost an emotional and psychological aspect to architecture, especially in residential design, which many people fail to take into account. Successful residential architectural design is actually a melding of art, functionality, and psychology. some architectural features, like huge foyers, while initially imposing, do not deliver the sensation of ease and relaxation that most people seek as a respite from the stresses of everyday life. While difficult to articulate, owners sometimes don't even understand why the perception of coziness is missing. Architecture in one's home should contribute to that sense of refuge. More and more families are seeking a space to return to that restores the spirit, away from a hectic world. Residential architecture that is devoid of detail and incorporates architectural features such as soaring open spaces is frequently out of human scale and can covey a sense of discomfort and uneasiness for the occupants.
An architect must endeavor to be more than an artist capable of understanding the methods of construction when designing a residence. an architect must also be a skilled listener, actively questioning the clients as to how they envision using the proposed space. the architect must also understand the client's lifestyle to successfully design a space where the clients and their family will experience comfortable surroundings. Even if the client is requesting a grand impressive space, the architect must be able to translate that concept into good design and still leave the client with a space where they feel a sense of contentment and have a place that can restore the spirit. Architectural details, such as scale of the doors, the height of the ceilings, the height and span of the arches and the hierarchy of moulding must be aligned in good residential design to achieve a beautiful space while giving the owners the awareness that their home is a restful sanctuary.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Michael McCann architect with McCann-craft, Inc.Legalization of 3rd floors
Homes with 3rd floors looking to make them into habitable space need special consideration. Generally, a sprinkler system is required plus code compliant emergency egress window. If you are going to finish a 3rd floor space, you need to fulfill the sprinkler system and emergency egress requirements before you can obtain a C.O.
If your 3rd floor was finished without a building permit, this improvement must be legalized before a Certificate of Occupancy (sometimes called a Certificate of Compliance) will be issued by the town. This requirement in under the Residential Code of New York State.
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