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Casa Kinnon - Good News and Bad News

Good news - The plans and drawing for the house are moving along splendidly and we are really pleased with our architect. He has strong opinions but is still open to our crazy ideas and doesn't mind sketching and re-sketching as we go along. We still Read More...
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 7:02 AM by Rob Kinnon | 8 Comments

Taninah

In our efforts to design our own home we have been doing a fair bit of investigating. Much of this time has been spent visiting other homes in the area such as those being built in Sac Be and checking out what building materials and methods have been Read More...
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 3:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

Casa Kinnon - Ideas and Drawings

We have been working with our architect, Carlos Alamillo, for a few weeks now, going back and forth with ideas, looking at sketches and researching ideas for a "green" house. In contrast to the homes that we visited in SacBe , most of the "eco Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 7, 2008 8:26 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

A Home of Our Own - Building in Playa del Carmen

Well, after almost four years living in Playa del Carmen, we are finally making plans to build a home of our own. We have selected the lot, a nice 831 square meter parcel backing up to the jungle in an area west of 307 called The Campestre. We have hired Read More...
Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 8:26 AM by Rob Kinnon | 9 Comments
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