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Great Rooms: The Welcoming Hub of the Home
Purple Cherry Architects has been fortunate to design houses in many different styles and at a range of scales, from grand estates to small getaways, from traditional to contemporary,...
The Wonder of Window Seats
A window seat is exactly what it suggests: a built-in seat located adjacent to a window. Sadly, many window seats end up unused and collecting dust for a number...
The Pool House – A Destination Experience Without Leaving Home
Historically, the pool house’s main function has been very utilitarian, which could also make it very unexciting. However, the practical pool houses of yesterday have evolved into dreamy structures...
Simplicity in Design
Simple is rarely easy. There’s almost always an underlying effort needed to create architectural designs that are understated and peaceful. Often the results of this effort are intentionally hidden...
A Conversation with Brian Milbury, Senior Associate
Learn more about Senior Associate Brian Milbury in this Q&A style discussion about his design journey, the best advice he has ever received, and the five things he cannot...
Q&A with Purple Cherry Architects’ Lead Interior Designers
Tell us about yourself!In short, I am a born and raised Annapolitan, Syracuse University graduate, military wife, gym owner, health food addict, Dalmatian mom, and home renovation lover. Tell...
A Conversation with Peter Guidetti, Lead Design Architect
Learn more about Lead Design Architect Peter Guidetti in this Q&A style discussion about his background, his design philosophy, and his sources of inspiration.
Hidden Gems
When you were a child, did you ever wish there was a secret room or passageway in your house? Perhaps a place where you could sneak away from your...
Inside the Project Team: Consultants
Many clients who come to an architect for a custom home are doing so for the first time. The process of conceiving a design, creating construction documents, and building...
Room with a View? Yes, Please.
In architecture, as in life, context is everything. Especially so when it comes to the relationship between a home and its views of the surrounding environment. Whether a home...
An Examination of the Humble Stair
Anyone who has ever seen Scarlett O’Hara make a dramatic entrance, sweeping down the curving stairs of an antebellum mansion, knows the dramatic impact of a staircase. Less well...
Architects Don’t Do Math
Every architect has probably had the experience of telling a new acquaintance they’re an architect, and being told, “I always wanted to be an architect, but I couldn’t handle...