Site visit. (finally!)

I hold a firm belief that you can't design for a specific person or place unless you know that person or place. Without having seen the house and talked to the the owners, I think a lot of our designs were just shots in the dark. The feedback we received from this presentation was immensely valuable and I feel like we all have an actual idea of the possibilities that exist within the project now. The powerhouse was not at all what I was expecting. I was expecting, i guess, a more livable space, something a little more homey. One of the most exciting things about the site though was the community element, I love that the neighbors are interested in using the space and integrating it further in the community, I love that one of the neighbors even stopped to introduce himself and offer some of his opinions on the project. I love the mix of foreign cultures in this midewestern-US setting and I was shocked that for one months rent at my house here in Ann Arbor, I could OWN a house and yard in Detroit.