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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”,...

Businesses Love Them; Customers Hate Them Chris d CraikerAIA More of us are going online to find answers to our daily puzzles. We...

Chris d Craiker AIA After seven years of planning and construction, the blue protective mylar veils are coming off the Napa Valley...

I wish there was an easy way to judge construction costs. There are so many factors involved, even a 40 year licensed architect should...

The California State laws governing ADUs and JADUs are changing every year. ADUs, also known as granny flats, in-law units, guest or...

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...

Chris d Craiker AIA This last month I renewed my architectural license for the 40th time as an architect for four decades. Typically, we...

Chris d Craiker AIA Recently, the Napa City Council approved the 53-house subdivision on the former Vintage High School agricultural...

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...

What Can We learn From The Maui Firestorm? Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB The Lahaina Maui fire storm sent shivers up all our spines. After so...

Chris d Craiker AIA There is no question that the 9/11 tragedy has changed America forever. Our entire process of construction and...

Chris Craiker Our home environment has been evolving over the centuries. Yet, sometimes I think we’re going backwards. The central...

Chris d Craiker AIA Napa has six municipalities: American Canyon, Napa City, Yountville, St Helena, Calistoga and Napa County. Each has...