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Has Childress & Cunningham Grown… or Shrunk?

A happy client is a key factor in company growth. Sometimes the client may express their satisfaction in a unique way, such as naming rights for a major downtown skyscraper! At least, for a small model of a downtown skyscraper, that is. Don, an art teacher who recently employed Childress & Cunningham Architects to guide..

Architecture, Design Process, Multi-Family, Single Family

Expanding the Potential of Your Residential Site

Over many years Childress & Cunningham Architects has worked in nearly all forms of residential construction. A common thread running through these projects, especially for speculative residences, is the desire to maximize the use of the project site. Our staff has the expertise in local zoning codes, and in successfully applying for variances that will..

Architecture, News, Single Family

Royal Views of the Queen City

If a picture is worth one thousand words, then this one writes volumes about the panoramic environment the future residents of Park Pointe will enjoy. Soon, tiered hillside streets will be lined with homes perched on this overlook of the Covington basin and downtown Cincinnati. The locals treasure this view, often captured and stylized in..

Design Process, Projects, Single Family

Keeping On Top of Things

Childress and Cunningham Architects is a design firm that specializes in unusual conditions for clients who want to create beautiful, livable spaces even under complicated constraints. Experience with zoning regulations and hillside construction detailing enabled us to provide attractive solutions for this unique project. As the concept for a new residential hillside development in Northern..

Architecture, Projects, Single Family

A Custom Home for a Wooded View – Update 3

It’s time to take a look at progress inside this custom Craftsman home Childress and Cunningham Architects has designed. Above, at the hub of the home, is the dramatic great room with sixteen foot ceilings and and the largest expanse of glass in the residence. Ceiling beams and built-in cabinetry have been installed, and the..

Projects, Single Family

A Custom Home for a Wooded View – Update 2

A progress update on the large Craftsman home designed by Childress and Cunningham. Above is a view of where an impressive circular drive which will someday usher family and friends into the new home. The main house is shown at the right, connected to an existing barn being deftly integrated into the composition to the..

Projects, Single Family

Raising the Roof

Perched on a hillside in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Clifton is a new residence that sits on top of a pre-existing garage. Childress and Cunningham Architect’s expertise in dealing with constrained or difficult sites was critical to facilitate this transformation. The original three bay garage gave up one of its bays to become utility space..

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A Custom Home for a Wooded View – Update 1

Latest progress on the new Craftsman style home currently being constructed by Childress & Cunningham. Above is a screened porch designed to take full advantage of the views of the wooded site. Below, the dining room flows into a view of the dramatic new great room with high ceilings accommodating a stunning high wall of..

Architecture, Projects, Single Family

A Custom Home for a Wooded View

Childress and Cunningham has designed and is currently constructing a sprawling Craftsman Style home on the east side of Cincinnati. In addition to dramatic open interior spaces, the home is skillfully created to take advantage of its site of which two principle features are an existing barn to the south of the house and sweeping..

Design Process, Projects, Single Family, Upgrades Worth the Investment

Renovation Basics

Imagine that you are looking at 140 square feet of kitchen that you’d like to update. It might seem sensible to just hire a Design/Build kitchen specialist and let them guide the renovation. This can result in a lack of competition among trades and vendors; a better approach is to invite an architect who takes..