Design Confidently, Live Comfortably
Issue #8, Jan/Feb 2005
| Open an Interior with Columns Built-in columns do the work of walls without shutting out light and views by Laurie Erickson and Chet Zebroski How do you open up a space without robbing the original rooms of their definition and purpose? Architect Laurie Erickson' frequent solution is engaged columns, which are columns attached to a half-wall, cabinet, or even the wall itself. Here, Erickson explains how these elements can lend architectural interest and order to a new floor plan, while looking like the've been there all along.  Preview next articleResources |
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