The well-known adage “reduce, reuse, recycle” encourages individuals to help protect the environment through waste reduction. The same strategy applies to building design and construction with the goals of reducing carbon emissions to help slow climate change, honoring history, and sustaining the social fabric of communities. Called adaptive reuse, it’s at the heart of many of our projects at NewStudio Architecture.
Hi there, my name is Sydney Courington - I work as an interior designer for NewStudio where I design for commercial, retail, residential and workplace interiors. Interior design trends are constantly evolving, with new styles and crafts emerging every year. People always ask me, “what are the current trends” or “what should I know about designing my home environment”. Ultimately, I suggest it’s all about the evolution of your own style. I predict the following trends will be prevalent throughout the interior design industry in 2023 and, perhaps, you will find this helpful!
As we gather with family and friends this holiday season, we might find ourselves baking cookies and watching Christmas movies. This may be a tradition for some of us - watching our favorite movies every year to ring in the holiday spirit. But have you ever taken a moment to observe the architecture in these films? From the Polar Express that ends in North Pole Square, to Klaus set on the Scandanavian island of Smeerensburg, to the Grinch Who Stole Christmas set in Dr. Suess’s Whoville. What built examples of architecture resemble these make-believe villages?
NewStudio has completed hundreds of architectural surveys as of 2022. While these surveys can sometimes be quite simple, they can also become an intricate process, requiring precise measurements and documentation of complex structures to produce 3D models.
Dave Dammar, our leading expert in architectural surveys, shared some insights in a 2019 Q&A that we wanted to share again.
