Other stories by Joseph F. Schuler Jr.

  • The Big50

    Once again we shine the spotlight on 50 firms that stand out in management, marketing, sales, and design.

  • Reader Panel: How Fast Should You Grow?

    Most remodelers say they have been surprised by growth, and the group is split on whether growth is necessary to remain healthy and vital. Has your business growth ever been unmanageable? Why? What suffers most?

  • All CAD, All The Time

    How an architectural firm made 3-D computer-aided design central to its design process, from client presentation through project completion.One such firm that has overcome the obstacles and embraced 3-D computer-aided design, making it essential to its business, is Rill and Decker, Bethesda, Md...

  • BEFORE + AFTER: Floor Plans

    Fire prompts a remodel that overcomes all the elements of disaster: distance, family ties, and multiple players. Floor Plans

  • Four conceptual sketches

    Four conceptual sketches addressing the entry and window plan for this remodel's new A-gable end hide larger issues.

  • Remodel of a 1970s A-frame house

    Disaster provoked it. And at the outset, disaster could have been scrawled all over the remodel of this rustic 1970s A-frame.