Those who visit our place often question me about the 'exotic' materials we are using in the new house. The truth is that almost everything we are using is pretty common and available at the same places where they shop. The materials, with a few exceptions, are the same ones in their houses. The difference is how we assemble them.

I get a chuckle each time we get a delivery from one of our suppliers. The drivers love to come to our place and each time they do they ask what we are building this time. They often ask to look around and each time they see something new, something they haven't seen before. We simply cut and assemble these same common materials together in a creative and unique fashion.

The key is to ask 'WHAT IF?' each time we pick up some material. Cutting it in some new way, layering it, using it in unconventional ways and doing things like no one else does. Our whole team is into the process. The result in this case is our dream house.

-grampa dan