Learn How to Improve Your Home at House Restoratin Fair & Talks Restoring an architectural gem? Keeping an old home together? Need cost-effective tricks to save old windows, reuse salvage materials, find space for another purpose? Meet the people with the know-how at the House Restoration Fair, Saturday March 27th from 10 am to 2pm. at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum, located at 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue, in Buffalo. $8 general admission, $6 Historical Society member rate, will bring the opportunity to speak with craftsmen, artisans, material suppliers, and contractors at display tables and see presentations of first-hand experiences from a carpenter, homeowners, and architects. Select information sessions in the museum auditorium are: 10:00 a.m. Mr. Clinton Brown, RA, AIA of Clinton Brown Company Architecture, an historical preservation architecture firm in Buffalo, will present the details homeowners need to know about the New York State Residential Historic Tax Credit 10:30 a.m. Window Restoration Details & Demonstration Presenter Steve Swiat, a carpenter and owner of Northwood Restorations Old Home Carpentry, will offer information about window restoration and show you what can be done with traditional wooden windows. Components of original traditionally built windows can be restored or replaced to preserve the architectural details of older and historic homes. 11:30 a.m. The Studio House: Big Living in a Small Space Roger Schroeder, an industrial designer who applied his skills to the renovation of his own house at just over 600 square feet, will share knowledge from the experiences of remodeling and utilizing the space. Roger and his wife, puppeteer Michele Costa, not only live in but also both work from their home. See the distinctive outside of the clever and compact home and learn from their problem-solving adaptations of the interior spaces. You can ask your questions about design and materials choices as you see how they have successfully packed a lot of living space into a small wonder of a home. 12:30 p.m. Architects Provide Solutions “Ask An Architect—Get An Answer”. Solutions to house design dilemmas will be suggested by members of a team of AIA Registered Architects. Local architects from the Residential Committee of the Buffalo/Western New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will be available throughout the House Restoration Fair to help homeowners one-on-one with various house design concerns. In the afternoon presentation in the auditorium, Patricia Bailey, RA, AIA, will lead the discussion of interior and exterior design elements as we see examples of successfully executed solutions to the house challenges faced by others. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trade fair display Bring your questions for contractors featuring masonry, carpentry, glass tiling, and painting skills, as well as areas of general restoration expertise. Buffalo ReUse will feature vintage and salvage materials available at their ReSource store, and Habitat for Humanity will inform about its ReStore. Craftspeople for custom woodworking, art glass replacements for unrestorable features, faux finishes to match vintage historic homes are some of the areas of interest you’ll find. A new feature this year is “Ask An Architect” from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Meet with local architects from the Buffalo /Western New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. If you are considering remodeling an old house, changing accessibility, crafting a newly purposed space, or boosting energy efficiency, you’ll want to begin the process by consulting with a qualified architect. At this event you are encouraged to bring photos, plans, sketches, and information that an architect can utilize to understand the situation and begin the exploration of potential solutions. You will not walk away with a set of building plans, but perhaps with a head full of ideas! Skilled artisans scheduled include ArtEffectsGlass, Buffalo Building Block Custom Woodworking. House Restoration Fair admission also includes access to museum exhibits and the gift shop until 5 PM Saturday. Visit BuffaloHistory.org for museum directions, hours of operation and services.
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