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Chris d Craiker ALA/NCARB When Santa’s House Burndown, The County Asked him to move in with the Reindeer That July Sunday morning, the...

I was recently requested to work on a winery that had a multitude of huge front portico columns that were failing from dry rot and age....

Chris d Craiker ALA/NCARB All around the world, eyes have been focused on the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The...

Jan Shrem, founder of Clos Pegase and The UC Davis Manetti Shrem Museum of Art passes at 94 Jan Shrem has contributed more to making Napa...

Chris d Craiker AIA On November 11th , Veteran's Day, we are reminded of those that have fought bravely for our Country. Both men and...

Chris d Craiker ALA/NCARB I’m sure you’ve been receiving thousands of notices this Fall, creating fear and anxiety about what to expect,...

What’s a blueprint? A few weeks ago, I published an article called, “A blueprint for Napa ….Downtowns”. In our office staff meeting, one...

Chris d Craiker ALA/NCARB With the pending election, I thought an update of a 2020 Architex Angle article would be appropriate. This is...

Chris d Craiker Some architectural elements are fixed in a time capsule: distinct to an era or style. For example, round top windows...

Chris d Craiker Now that spring has arrived, everybody is turning on their irrigation systems and many are discovering leaks that...

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...

Chris d Craiker I was recently surprised when I received two emails asking about robotic roofing installation. My article about AI in the...

Chris Craiker On weekends we love to walk the Browns Valley walkways through parks and along winding streets. We enjoy looking at the...

Chris d Craiker AIA The city of Napa has embarked on an interesting late Winter/early Spring event which I hope becomes annual: The...

Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB While the Pandemic appears to be behind us, it has fundamentally changed our work patterns. Remote working is...

Chris d Craiker AIA Providing affordable housing for all segments of our community is a real challenge. Single Room Occupancies, SROs,...

Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB As a California architect, I’ve become well-trained in designing compact ADU's. We’ve designed and overseen...

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...

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...

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”,...