by Sasha Willis | Aug 26, 2026 | Design Insights
You’re in your early 40s. Your kids are still at home. Your parents are healthy. And you’re planning a renovation or addition. Not because anyone needs a grab bar, but because you want the space to finally work the way your life actually does. So when we...
by Sasha Willis | May 27, 2026 | Practice Notes
When most people think about historic preservation, they picture a beautifully restored façade or a saved building given new life. What they rarely picture is a balance sheet. And yet in Maryland, some of the strongest arguments for preserving historic buildings show...
by Sasha Willis | Apr 30, 2026 | Design Insights
If you own property near Maryland’s waterfront, you may have heard the term “Critical Area variance” come up in conversations about renovation or new construction. A zoning variance can apply to properties both inside and outside the Critical Area, as well as an...
by Sasha Willis | Mar 31, 2026 | Design Insights
Too many of us have lost a Saturday afternoon to an TV home renovation marathon. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a dated kitchen or crumbling fixer-upper transform into something beautiful — all within 30 minutes and a shockingly tidy budget....
by Sasha Willis | Feb 12, 2026 | Design Insights
As we move into 2026, residential architecture is being shaped less by aesthetics alone and more by performance, longevity, and lived experience. Homeowners are increasingly focused on homes that can adapt to climate realities, changing family needs such as aging in...
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