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Scaling Down Development
Scaling Down Development

There are a lot of problems with our current approach to residential development.  For something in such perpetual demand, it's amazing that the market has not been able to figure out a good way to supply it.  We need quality housing in large quantities.  Note, that adjective: quality.  As we saw in 2006, housing built with no attention to quality or sustainability of place is not truly in demand; it created a valueless bubble that then collapsed. 

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Sustainability, Developer Guideben allenmissing middle, scaling down development, residential development, architecture, creative problem solving, new orleans housing, housing issues, housing solutions, urban development, human scale, trends, housing bubble, sharing economy, house sharing, ikea
What Do Design Services Mean to You?
What Do Design Services Mean to You?

One challenge we encounter is learning how to adapt to a particular project's needs without sacrificing great design and service in order to satisfy our client's project goals.  We do that by honing in on where exactly the client is seeking to add value, asking the deceptively simple question:

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Design Principles, Construction & Permitting, Developer GuideKim AllenSTUDIO BKA, LLCdesign services, home building, home design, project development, construction documents, need to know, DIY, adapting, architecture, design, new orleans, flood maps, topicA, airBNB, city approvals