From the House
Journal.
Short essays, field notes, and the occasional drawing. Published when there is something worth publishing.
Latest Entry · Spring 2026
A Study in Stillness — On the Listening Room.
Most domestic listening rooms are not loud enough to need treatment, and not quiet enough to do without it. A short essay on the small acoustic moves that change a room before the loudspeaker is even chosen.
On Sound.
- 02 Why active monitors keep winning the small room. On Sound 04 · 2026
- 03 A turntable is a bearing, with a record on it. On Sound 04 · 2026
- 04 Headphones in a long room: when we recommend them, and when we don't. On Sound 03 · 2026
On the Kitchen.
- 05 Sealed burner versus open: a working cook's note. On the Kitchen 04 · 2026
- 06 Why we won't specify a built-in coffee machine for a guest house. On the Kitchen 03 · 2026
- 07 A short defense of the warming drawer. On the Kitchen 03 · 2026
On Architecture.
- 08 Specifying for a house older than the appliance category. On Architecture 04 · 2026
- 09 Ventilation paths in old Mississippi millwork. On Architecture 03 · 2026
Field Notes.
- 10 A morning at the loading dock. Field Notes 04 · 2026
- 11 The summer brownout, and what we did about it. Field Notes 04 · 2026