by pjflach | Feb 10, 2025 | Blog
A Monochrome World Look around the North American built environment, and you will notice a uniformity of colour that flattens architectural expression. Industrially produced paints, designed for efficiency and mass production, dominate our buildings in shades that are...
by pjflach | Feb 9, 2025 | Blog
The Illusion of Subjectivity in Design We often hear phrases like “to each his own” and “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” These ideas, though democratic in tone, have contributed to a widespread crisis of visual literacy. They suggest that taste is purely...
by pjflach | Feb 9, 2025 | Blog
The Problem with Modern Estate Homes For years, luxury homebuilding in Guelph and the surrounding areas has been dominated by the idea that bigger is better. Estate homes, sprawling across large lots with oversized rooms, grand entrances, and towering ceilings, were...
by pjflach | Feb 9, 2025 | Blog
A Home Should Endure A home is not just a shelter—it is the foundation of life itself. It is where generations gather, where traditions take root, and where memories are formed. Yet in today’s world, homebuilding has largely become an industry of impermanence. Too...
by pjflach | Feb 8, 2025 | Blog
The Calling to Cultivate and Steward Our work is not simply about construction—it is about fulfilling the purpose for which humanity was created. From the very beginning, in paradise, God gave man the cultural mandate: to cultivate, shape, and steward the earth in a...
