By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects As I’m writing this, I am praying for the soonest possible...

Now Complete! In case you missed them, here’s the two preceding parts to this blog series. Part 1: The Vision and Design Process Part 2:...

We consider the needs of children, possibly aging parents/in-laws, and our client’s tastes and desires when designing or remodeling homes....

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects The Bay Area is experiencing a housing availability crisis and...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects One of the services we provide to our clients is to obtain a...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects We are seeing a disturbing trend when getting contractor bids for...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects “Upside Down House,” in Bispingen, Germany. I would like to share...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects The point that I’d like to make with this joke is that as we all...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects For telecommuters, the home office must be established at the...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects Lately we have heard that some jurisdictions (cities or...

Many folks mistakenly think that architecture and design are basically the same thing. Architecture can only be performed by a licensed...

Unforeseen conditions can sometimes cause a construction project to grow from what was originally planned into a bigger project. When...

Water is precious in California, and we are currently experiencing a severe drought. We must integrate water saving features into the...

For someone who doesn’t really like to cook, I LOVE my new kitchen. You’ve heard the old expression, “The cobbler’s children have no...

I just listened to a webinar sponsored by the Stanford Center for Professional Development. The speaker was Sam L. Savage and the topic...

The other day we received a referral from a friend who told us that her son and his wife wanted to remodel their home but were afraid to...

At the holidays I’m always cheered by decorations in the windows of homes and businesses. Other than signage, windows are the most...

It is very common for businesses and homeowners to wait until the springtime to get started on improvements to their buildings. Better...

The other day a potential client contacted our company for a consultation about adding on to his home . We asked for his address and a...

Editor’s note: Welcome to Ask an Architect, a regular feature on the Kastrop Group blog. Each question is answered by Principal...