Back to School: Designing for Kids
September brings us back to school, and with it a distinct change of routine (especially this year, as most students resume in-person learning);…
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Building a Project Team: The Power of Inspired Collaboration
It is no secret that building, renovating or restoring a home is a team effort. At Tim Barber Architects (TBA), this teamwork is…
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Adaptive Reuse: Building Community in a Parking Lot
This summer, our office is humming with creative and inspiring projects. Our new custom homes, full renovations and restorations are exciting challenges, but…
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Celebrating PRIDE with David Stone, Director of Operations
One of our responsibilities as architects is to protect the health, safety and welfare of people through our work. These protections are prescribed…
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Adaptability in Architecture
As summer approaches, a season of change is upon many of us: graduations, returning to work in the office, transitioning to safe indoor…
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The Earth: An Architect’s Responsibility
Everyone is responsible to be thoughtful stewards of our planet. Our team is proud of our expertise in sustainable home design, yet there…
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Designing For Light
We believe the most beautiful homes have magnificent natural light, all day long. In Southern California, light is good theater — with drama…
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The Great Outdoors: Hardscape & Landscape
At Tim Barber Architects, our process involves designing the entire home, inside and out, roof to basement, front to back, while paying uncommon…
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New Year, New Look: Dramatic Renovations
A lot of us hope for fresh starts in the new year – especially this one. In the spirit of this, we took…
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