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Bay Windows: Lost In Time or Timeless?
Chris d Craiker Some architectural elements are fixed in a time capsule: distinct to an era or style. For example, round top windows...
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Aug 213 min read
Dealing with Springtime Water Leaks
Chris d Craiker Now that spring has arrived, everybody is turning on their irrigation systems and many are discovering leaks that...
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Aug 213 min read
The World’s Smallest Winery & Vineyard Isn’t in Napa
Chris d Craiker As I drive around Napa, it’s hard to ignore all the “Vanity Vineyards” in front yards. Sometimes 20 vines are jammed...
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Aug 214 min read
Roofing Robots and Drones Are Up in the Air
Chris d Craiker I was recently surprised when I received two emails asking about robotic roofing installation. My article about AI in the...
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Aug 213 min read
Does Napa City Need Measure G Sales Tax Increase?
Chris Craiker On weekends we love to walk the Browns Valley walkways through parks and along winding streets. We enjoy looking at the...
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May 184 min read
Napa Wine Tasting Satellites & What Customers Want
Chris d Craiker AIA The city of Napa has embarked on an interesting late Winter/early Spring event which I hope becomes annual: The...
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May 183 min read
Live/Work Could Help Fill Our Commercial Buildings
Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB While the Pandemic appears to be behind us, it has fundamentally changed our work patterns. Remote working is...
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May 183 min read
Could SROs Help Solve Our Housing Shortage?
Chris d Craiker AIA Providing affordable housing for all segments of our community is a real challenge. Single Room Occupancies, SROs,...
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May 183 min read
The Shrinking American Home... But Not the Dream
Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB As a California architect, I’ve become well-trained in designing compact ADU's. We’ve designed and overseen...
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May 184 min read
Auto Lifts: From Gas Station to Your Home
Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB A client of mine asked me to design the inside of his new garage extra tall to “stack” his collection of...
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May 183 min read
A Fourth of July Without Fireworks
Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB This last New Years Eve, the Napa Valley skies were ablaze with illegal fireworks. In the Winter, we’re less...
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Feb 73 min read
The Future of Sustainable Zero-Waste Merchandising
Architects get all kinds of requests, and when I was asked to renovate a small retail store on Main Street to make a “sustainable store”,...
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Feb 44 min read
Overseas Call Centers
Businesses Love Them; Customers Hate Them Chris d CraikerAIA More of us are going online to find answers to our daily puzzles. We...
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Feb 44 min read
Napa College Student Housing Missed on Design
Chris d Craiker AIA After seven years of planning and construction, the blue protective mylar veils are coming off the Napa Valley...
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Feb 43 min read
Construction Cost 101: Do you want a Yugo or a Mercedes?
I wish there was an easy way to judge construction costs. There are so many factors involved, even a 40 year licensed architect should...
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Jan 54 min read
New State laws to Increase Housing or Neighbor Feuds?
The California State laws governing ADUs and JADUs are changing every year. ADUs, also known as granny flats, in-law units, guest or...
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Jan 54 min read
Santa Claus Was Coming to Town, If He Could Get a Permit
Chris d Craiker I was finishing my first cup of coffee when the phone rang. “Hey Chris, I’ve decided to move to Napa and build a little...
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Jan 53 min read
Separating True Sustainability from Green Washing
Chris d Craiker AIA This last month I renewed my architectural license for the 40th time as an architect for four decades. Typically, we...
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Jan 54 min read
Providing More Middle-Income Housing in Napa
Chris d Craiker AIA Recently, the Napa City Council approved the 53-house subdivision on the former Vintage High School agricultural...
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Dec 1, 20235 min read
Napa City Police Chief Jennifer Gonzales answers some questions from the Architex Angle
Should the next future jail be integrated into the future City Hall? The needs and location of a future City Hall would be led by the...
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