One component of our 'Lake of Verdant Peace' residence project in Kalamazoo that is seeking Living Building Challenge Core certification is the requirement to implement Biophilia. Biophilia, a term coined by the Harvard naturalist Dr. Edward O. Wilson, literally...

One of the most exciting chapters in our journey with our clients is having the opportunity to capture the home with professional photography when it is completed. It really completes the process and celebrates the realization of the design concept materializing as...

Even though we use advanced 3D visualization BIM CAD tools here at AR, on occasion the physical reality of the beauty and dynamism of the actual built form amazes even us. We couldn't be more pleased for our clients, Jeff and Izzy, at the unfolding of their dreams...

As we approach our open house of The Sanctuary at Hope Farms coming up on June 21st and 22nd in the BRAG Showcase of Homes we are going to be sharing a series of educational YouTube channel links that will unfold the story of some of the special sustainable features...

A reminder to mark your calendars to come and check out one of our most recent sustainable new home projects on the BRAGA Showcase of Homes this coming June 21st and 22nd. This project christened “The Sanctuary at Hope Farms” was designed embracing Aging-In-Place and...

Mark your calendars! We are excited to share that we will be featuring one of our most recent sustainable new home projects on the BRAGA Showcase of Homes this coming June 21st and 22nd. This project christened “The Sanctuary at Hope Farms” was conceived to embrace...

Given that the future is Net Zero Energy Ready homes, at AR we always have a conversation with our clients early on in their project about the possibility of exploring on-site renewable energy. We feel it a real missing if that doesn’t happen and is in fact a recipe...

For our clients, Stephen and Lauren, a key goal for their new home registered with the USGBC with the certification goal of LEED for Homes® Platinum, was to engage their beautiful, wooded site and provide views and access to nature. Here in their Family Gathering...

We're thrilled to share that our recent Visible Green Home tour at Burh Becc at Beacon Springs was a fantastic success! Huge thanks to the generous homeowners, Tom and Marti, for opening their beautiful, high-efficiency home with full Living Certification under the...

If you are feeling overwhelmed by all of the plastics around you, you are not alone! Microplastics and nanoplastics are tiny, often invisible plastic particles and can be found nearly everywhere–from the top of a mountain to the food we eat, and even in our own...