Gideon Gelber Architect LLC

05/16/2026

I had a friend over the other day... We talked about the house in front of the video stylings of the incomparable Lauren Beischer

In this video, Gideon walks through a home that appears simple at first glance, but is actually built around 3 central ideas that shape every space and detai...

04/02/2026

Thoughts on what it means when classic things are "trending."

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12/16/2025

12/10/2025

The late 19th and early 20th century were eras when emotion in art and design were thought of as paramount. It was a reaction against the highly technical and intricate design of the 18th Century. It could be loose and impressionistic, but it could also be spooky and gothic. I was thinking about that trend when I designed this house in an era (Today) that is more Goth than Gothic.

12/10/2025

To truly get into a historical mindset I even named the character... Telemachus Fenley (My first pet plus the street I grew up on.) It makes a very proper 19th Century name. I imagined his cravat, and his trips to the site on a train pulled by a steam engine.

12/08/2025

When designing the enclosed herb garden in the front of the house I was thinking about the spirt of the 'dress reform movement' of the early 20th century. It was a movement away from the stiffness of the Victorian era, looking towards something more organic and natural. Dare I say sexy, or at least earthy. I was trying to get into the mindset of a Victorian architect, who was chafing under the strictures of that style.

12/05/2025

I have had a long time fascination with the French balcony as a design trope, because it is well.... not a balcony. Rather it is a device that turns an entire room into a balcony when the door is left open. Designed By:

11/28/2025

This skylight tops the stairs in a our modern bungalow project. It has been suggested recently that the problem of making our housing stock more approachable might be solved with a 50 year mortgage that lowered monthly payments, by prolonging the term. This may not be such a great approach as life long mortgages turn home buyer in to money renters that are quite elderly before they are true home owners, if they live that long at all. Could building a a more approachable size and density be a better more sustainable approach?

11/28/2025

This house is set in a raised garden... It is an approach that requires less lawn and allows the street address of the house to mature over time.

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