Building Design
Want a home in the shape of a four-leaf clover with the stem as a hallway? That’s a specific and perhaps unusual dream, but Richardson-based My Robot Builds Robotics can make it happen, extruding concrete walls from a 3D printer like a soft-serve ice cream machine. Company president Craig Pettit has invested in real estate…
Read MoreSpec homes are a sign of strong builder and bank confidence in a market, as they are created without any specific buyer in mind, just the belief that one will be interested once it is completed. The higher the price tag, the higher the stakes. In our inventory-parched market, homebuilder Les Owens, President of LRO Residential…
Read MoreThe homebuilding market in DFW is super hot, and with a new year comes new trends. Candy already mentioned the emergence of the skullery, but there’s more! We’ve asked the best and brightest North Texas homebuilders to look into their crystal balls and make predictions about homebuilding trends for 2015. They’ve also given us some…
Read MoreAs I backtracked research on Jack Matthews yesterday, I discovered something really cool: Matthews’ building in Calgary, The Bow. Like Lululemon work-out gear, it is like perfectly made to fit the Canadian environment. I glanced at the Matthews Southwest site quickly over the weekend, yes, but when I dug deeper I found so much cool stuff…
Read MoreAs I backtracked research on Jack Matthews yesterday, I discovered something really cool: Matthews’ building in Calgary, The Bow. Like Lululemon work-out gear, it is like perfectly made to fit the Canadian environment. I glanced at the Matthews Southwest site quickly over the weekend, yes, but when I dug deeper I found so much cool stuff…
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