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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Would you like to build an accessory dwelling unit or guesthouse?
Miami architect, Maria Luisa Castellanos, covers the new ordinance which allows accessory dwelling units on single-family lots in Miami-Dade
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
May 2, 20234 min read
What should you know about commercial zoning in the Miami 21 Code?
This is an article about some of the important things a person should know about zoning prior to buying commercial land in Miami.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Mar 27, 20233 min read
What do you need to know before buying in Miami, before you make a mistake?
What do you need to know before buying, before you make a mistake?
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jan 20, 20234 min read
Build a concrete slab roof on your new house and save yourself the headaches of wood trusses
This article describes the advantages of a concrete slab roof over a wood truss roof in Miami, Florida, due to hurricanes.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jan 6, 20230 min read
Five tips for building your home addition in Miami
This video gives you five tips on building a home addition in Miami, Florida
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Nov 16, 20223 min read
What 20 questions should you ask yourself before building a new house in Miami?
This article contains 20 questions a person should ask himself in preparation for designing and building a house in Miami.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Oct 30, 20223 min read
Should you be worried that your building will collapse like the one in Surfside?
This article by Miami architect, Maria Luisa Castellanos, discusses the many reasons buildings do not fall down and why some have.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Oct 23, 20223 min read
Can we build better or do we accept another 114 people dying in the next hurricane?
This story covers the problems we had in the construction of houses prior to Hurricane Andrew by Miami architect, Maria Luisa Castellanos.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Aug 14, 20222 min read
Why should you buy & remodel a house & consider using your IRA to do it?
This blog post is about why a person should buy and remodel in this environment and consider using his IRA.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jul 31, 20224 min read
How do I plan a house near the ocean? What are the issues?
This article is about planning for a house near the ocean, by Maria Luisa Castellanos, United Architects, an architectural firm in Miami.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jul 25, 20223 min read
Miami residential architects explain 3 things to know for planning your future home addition
3 Issues to look into before embarking on adding an addition to your home in Miami.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jun 17, 20223 min read
Are you tired of looking at old houses and thinking of building a house from scratch?
This is an article about buying land for building a new house. It details what to look for in a residential site, what things to check.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Now that you can't move, do you want to remodel? Do your planning first!
The is a post about remodeling when you can't move, but to plan ahead emotionally and physically for the remodeling.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jun 20, 20213 min read
How involved should you be in your project? Who picks the finishes?
This post is about the design process and whether the architect or the client will shop for the finishes.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Feb 20, 20212 min read
So you want to build a new house. Do you know how to pick a site for it?
This article discussed 5 issues to consider when buying a site for a new home.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Space Matters
Whenever I go anywhere I notice the space. I doubt other people are as aware of the space. Learn factors which may have an influence.
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Do we want tourists to see this – the entrance to Downtown Miami Government Center and Metrorail?
The approach to the downtown Government Center Metrorail and Metromover Station looks like this as we approach from the east. It is the...
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Adaptive Reuse - Will This Become a Trend in Miami
After the pandemic is over, what will happen to all the commercial office space available in Downtown Miami and other areas. Will people...
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Does your space work for you?
In these times many employees have been asked to work from home. If you look at the new, funny ad from Apple, sometimes this is not easy...
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Maria Luisa Castellanos
Jun 22, 20191 min read
How about adding to the front of your apartment building?
This article is about a creative idea where an architect added to the front of an apartment building instead of the back of it.
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