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					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, SHELBURNE, VT Unassisted Living, 2011 Three Generations Together TruexCullins and landscape designer Keith Wagner Partnership worked to create a place where a boomer couple could live with their daughter and her two children. This multigenerational space consists of two homes, one for the greandparents and the other for their daughter’s family.

					CASA MADRONA HOTEL & SPA American Spa, November 2011 Hillside Hideaway A charming Bay area hotel and spa reinvents itself once again to tempt guests with ocean-inspired bliss.

					TRUEXCULLINS Best of Burlington, Fall 2011 Quiet Activism in Burlington and Beyond Drive around Burlington and, perhaps without knowing it, you may trace the imprint of TruexCullins, an architecture and interior design firm with five partners and 28 employees in a handsome granite building on Burlington’s historic waterfront.


					CASA MADRONA HOTEL & SPA Hospitality Design, September 2011 Trends: suites Overlooking Richardson Bay, 126-year old Casa Madrona, part of the Terra Resort Group, has long been synonymous with water. The hotel’s year-long renovation, overseen by TruexCullins, captures that nautical spirit in each of its 22 hillside cottages.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, SHELBURNE, VT *New England Home, May/June 2011 Instant Karma* If the feelings among the people who build a house are reflected in the result, this contemporary version of a classic shingle-style house on a Vermont lakefront is surely filled with happiness.

					CASA MADRONA HOTEL & SPA Hospitality Design, May/June 2011 Suite Life Designer Kim Deetjen of Burlington, Vermont-based TruexCullins Architecture and Interior Design has created a niche for herself: suites. Her newest is the remodel of the 22 cottages and suites at the Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa in downtown Sausalito, California.

					HERITAGE AVIATION Green Building & Design, April 2011 Inner Workings: Heritage Aviation Hangar In line with Vermont's strong environmental history, TruexCullins strips an Air National Guard hangar down to the steel and rebuilds a model of sustainability

					HERITAGE AVIATION Love Tomorrow Today, October 21, 2010 OneDegreeTV: Heritage Aviation 'a smarter, greener building' Aviation is an energy intensive industry, accounting for roughly 3% of global carbon emissions ... Heritage Aviation in Burlington, VT is leading the way by reducing its impact on the ground. This is a story of one degree changes, beyond aviation, of a smarter, greener building and a company doing its part.

					HOME STUDIO Champlain Business Journal, May 2010 When Smaller is Better More homebuyers becoming partial to smaller homes

					INTERIORS STUDIO The Burlington Free Press, April 3, 2010 Home & Away: If Houses Could Talk Designers share what their homes say about them.

					HERITAGE AVIATION The Burlington Free Press, February 7, 2010 Green Mountain: Vermonters Shape Space, Better and Better Through new, efficient, green - and yes, aesthetically pleasing - designs, Vermont's building landscape is undergoing a transformation. There are enhancements you can see, and those you can't. And there's something to learn for everyone, from the person on the street to the most involved architect.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, CHARLOTTE, VT Asian Influenced Architecture & Design, 2010 Vermont Japanese Temple TruexCullins designed this home, which sits amidst the beauty of the natural world in the hills above Lake Champlain, Vermont. The project goals were that the home should be made of natural materials, be integrated into the surrounding landscape, and give the owners a sense of joy and spiritual sustenance.

					SOUTH FARM HOMES, HINESBURG, VT Love Tomorrow Today, June 23, 2009 OneDegreeTV: Building Net Zero Homes We had the chance to spend some time at a remarkable new development in Hinesburg, Vermont, where contractor Chuck Reiss (Reiss Building & Renovation) and architect Rolf Kielman (Truex Cullins & Partners) are leading the way in building tomorrow’s homes today.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT Better Homes and Gardens, May 2008 Home Stretch This carefully crafted 900-square foot addition perfectly suits a family at work or play.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, CHARLOTTE, VT Design New England, March/April 2008 World View A window-filled family home in Vermont is a fusion of Euro and Asian sensibilities.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT Vermont HomeStyle, February 2008 An Eye to the World A New Addition for the Whole Family.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, GRANDE ISLE, VT Weekend Homes, 2008 Family Magnet Instead of traveling to visit family and friends, create a second home that draws the clan to you.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, CHARLOTTE, VT Vermont Magazine, 2008 At Home, The House The owners of this 1820s brick farmhouse, in the hills above East Montpelier, needed more room for their growing family. But they loved the historic home and wanted to preserve its authenticity.

					SOUTH FARM HOMES, HINESBURG, VT At Home in Vermont, 2007-2008 Eco-homes, Green Lifestyle and Location Two Vermont residential projects are models of green building techniques and technology Also: On the Lake Summer All Year, Shelburne Residence on Lake Champlain

					TRUEXCULLINS Vermont Builder/Architect, September 2007 Cover Story: TruexCullins Working out of beautifully restored digs on the Burlington waterfront and recently rechristened, TruexCullins has long been a leading name in Vermont architectural circles. In 1998, the 40-person firm added a separate interior design component and then, this summer, reorganized into five distinct "Studios," including Home and Interiors.

					TRUEXCULLINS PEOPLE Business People Vermont, May 2007 Act II Architect William Truex retired March 21, but don't expect him to disappear for long.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, JEFFERSONVILLE, VT Beautiful Homes, Spring 2007 Sense of Place A post-and-beam vacation home takes its architectural cues from the Vermont landscape.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, JEFFERSONVILLE, VT Timber Homes Illustrated, June 2006 Serenity Now New York couple builds a soothing Vermont getaway.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE, JEFFERSONVILLE, VT SKI magazine, March/April 2006 A Gathering Place Like a favorite pair of duck boots, this Vermont getaway is meant to be worn. With friends and kids in tow, a New York couple settles in.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE Good Housekeeping, March 2006 The New Country Get a clean (but cozy) look with design inspiration from this rural home, brimming with beautiful woodwork and local art.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE Natural Home & Garden, Jan/Feb 2006 Seventh Heaven Seventh Generation founder Jeffrey Hollender shares his secrets for creating a healthy home.

					INTERIORS STUDIO At Home in Vermont, 2006 Natural Touches Preserving an outside environment, inside your home. Home interiors are often about stepping into a sanctuary and closing the door on the grit, noise, and stress of the world outside. In Vermont, the opposite is often the case.

					HOME STUDIO New Bathroom Idea Book, 2005 A Look at Lighting Windows let in light and keep us connected with the outside world. Choose a specific window type for the way it matches your home's architecture. But orient your windows so that they take best advantage of the available view without compromising privacy within.

					TRUEXCULLINS PEOPLE Business People Vermont, January 2005 Big Footprints Tom Cullins, a senior partner with the Burlington architectural firm Truex Cullins & Partners, has often strayed far from his Burlington roots - but has always returned.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE Deck & Patio Idea Book, 2003 Great Decks and Patio Designs A transparent balustrade is created by aircraft cable stretched horizontally between steel uprights, with a wooden top rail on this raised deck.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE Home Remodeling, 2002 Out of the Woods A city couple packs it in and moves to the country.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE Custom Home, March 2002 Mountain Time In building this 3,480-square-foot residence for a couple in northern Vermont, builder Chuck Reese, architect Rolf Kielman, and the owners came up with a plan to make the house as sustainable as possible while still keeping it within a reasonable budget.

					PRIVATE RESIDENCE Vermont Magazine, March/April 1990 Flights of Imagination The New Vermont House: Three variations on the standard shelter them.