CB November 2003

'It takes a special-type person to live in a pyramid,' says Kelly Beal. One also might say it takes a special builder to build a pyramid in the first place.

Based on the stone or mud structures that Aztecs used to purify the mind, the Temazkal by BainUltra creates a soothing retreat by combining luminotherapy, thermotherapy and aromatherapy in one therapeutic space.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate recently released a profile of million-dollar-plus home buyers culled from a survey of its top luxury home sales associates.

When Stephen Shaw, president of Shaw Built Homes, a small-tract builder in Boonton, N.J., received a four-page checklist from a customer detailing how the customer perceived their relationship would unfold during construction, he knew he had a problem....

Motivated by the rocky topography and natural beauty of a challenging hillside site in Alpharetta, Ga., builder Randy Schwartz indulged his passion for art on a spec project that he says was as much about creating an environmentally interpretive design...

East meets West in this Asian-inspired Northwest Craftsman residence in Port Ludlow, Washington.

The Waterfall Sink from Contemporary Bath Design uses contoured glass to create the illusion of falling water.

All materials specified for this home, including exposed wood structural members, stone, copper and reclaimed redwood, were chosen for their environmental friendliness, natural weathering characteristics and low maintenance, architect Greg Faulkner say...