Spring at the Finkel's - March2013 by Frank Konhaus

Green Home tour - The next two weekends

We are happy to announce that the Lowe/Umbanhower Home will be on the spring Green Home Tour April 13-14 and April 20-21 from noon to 5:00p.m. each day - free1402 Virginia Avenue in Durham just off of Club BoulevardThis Watts-Hillandale home is getting a sunny, modern addition, including a new kitchen, dining room, playroom, study, laundry, and master bathroom. Here are a few images as BuildSense finishes up the project. As an added bonus you'll also be able to see, from the outside, the Lustron home next door. It is one of five still in Durham.

Front porch

Master vanity

The first home at Kent and Ward will break ground in June.

The Ito-Gayer Home

This is one fabulous and commodious home. It's so exciting to be at the stage of construction where is really comes back to life. Jon Fish and his crew with Acanthus Construction have shifted their work to finish carpentry throughout the house and front porch. They are working doggedly to get it completed for move in this summer.

Recycled mantel

Custom windows in kitchen

Gracious railings at entry

The Oxaal Home

This existing two room home was built in 1859 and moved from Roseville to North of Durham in 1992. We just started designing an addition to compliment the original and celebrate the fabulous clearing-in-the-woods view.

Nicole Alvarez joins team

We are happy to announce that Nicole Alvarez has joined the ECA team as an intern architect. She brings many talents and rich experience. We are all excited to have her on board. You might have seen her on the cover of the Life Section of the News and Observer.

On the community scene we celebrated another fabulous Full Frame Film Fest in Downtown Durham. The town was alive!

Film still from Twenty Feet From Stardom

The whole ECA team attended Good ol' Freda on Friday afternoon.
Four other highly recommended films were:
Twenty Feet From Stardom, about rockin' back-up singers
Gideon's Army, about hardworking public defenders
If You Build It, about the transformational possibilities of the design/build process
and Blood Brother about incredible love in an orphanage in India

Best to all,
Ellen, Esther, Keith, Meredith and Nicole