We recently completed a video for a storybook house/cabin. This is a fun little "old world" home we had previously drawn with the mountain architecture style we typically design, blended with a little storybook cottage, Swiss chalet, and hobbit house style.

I’ve designed a lot of family cabins as an architect. Each cabin is custom-made for each unique family and its individuals. I thought I’d share some experiences I’ve had in the family cabin where my siblings and I spent our childhood summers.

Hendricks Architecture has designed a beach home which is currently under construction on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, near the city of Zihuatanejo. Designing these Coastal Homes is always an enjoyable experience, especially when the property delivers awe inspiring views of the coastline as well as whale activity and ocean sunsets.

A well designed home for mountain living should be hewn from the materials at hand, harmonize with the landscape, and offer the inhabitants quality spaces both indoors and out.

A big influence on Mountain Architecture is the Adirondack Style, which has influences from the Arts & Crafts movement, the Shingle style, and Swiss chalets. When I was growing up in the Adirondacks, I knew very little about the rich history of the area....

Mountainside at Schweitzer, a new residential development, is starting to take shape at Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, just in time for the start of the ski season. Mountainside at Schweitzer is located just above the base of the Basin Express Quad and the Selkirk Lodge, close enough to the slopes that calling it ski-in/ski-out is almost redundant.

The origins of mountain architecture in America came from the earliest non native peoples who chose to venture into the untamed mountainous areas of the country. The structures they built were a direct response to the environment they were in.

Tom Russell, an employee at Hendricks Architecture, talks about his travels into Southern British Columbia and Alberta with his family. Banff, Lake Louise, Revelstoke are among the places he visited.