Archive for 'Mark English Architects'
Before We Could Design Terrace House, We Had to Prove It Was Possible.
A three-acre lot in Woodside had passed through 10 or 11 heirs without anyone building on it. In
March 2020, two buyers asked us to figure out if the hillside site, with slopes between 30% and
50% in places, could hold a house at all.
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Grands Prix du Design Awards Meadow House “Award of the Year” in Architecture.
In November 2025, I flew to Montreal for a design award ceremony where Meadow House was up against projects from across Canada and beyond. A thousand people in formal dress, nine categories, and a room full of architects I’d never met.
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Napa ADU- SWAP! A New ADU transforms into the Main House
The Napa ADU SWAP creates an initial 1200 sf ADU on a property with a Primary Home. The ADU has built-in infrastructure to allow for a seamless transformation.
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A Designer in Italy: Highlights from Milan Design Week
In early April I crossed the Atlantic to attend this year’s annual Design Week in Milan. It didn’t take much convincing when I first shared the idea with Mark.
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Structural-Architectural Integration
Using 3D visualization tools and other methods, one design team worked out a cost saving of $220K without sacrificing the building’s structural integrity.
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
