essential 3 llc delivers green home designs to discerning
clients
gregarious and down to earth, building designer karen boden of wimberley
is poised to paint the hill country green, one exceptional custom home
at a time. as founder of essential 3 llc and a certified green professional,
karen commands a plethora of skills and experiences to assist clients
fortunate enough to have her on their team.
“karen has designed our home, incorporating our ideas, and extending
them, to lend more beauty combined with more practicality. having used
architects in the past, we find karen to be the fastest, the most accurate,
and the most personally involved in the design. it isn’t just a
job to her,” says renowned artist edward povey of his wimberley
job to her,” says renowned artist edward povey of his wimberley
home and studio.
replete with masterful strokes of whimsy and monumental statements
of individuality, the home that karen designed for edward povey and
his wife, donna tolar, well illustrates a guiding principle behind
all of karen’s projects: proactive communication and collaboration
to accomplish a singular custom home for her clients.
“i work with my clients to design homes that grow from their needs
and desires,” says karen. “if you want a home for your lifestyle,
get plans designed that match you. don’t make yourself match existing
plans from the internet or a catalog. i’ve never heard a client
say of a catalog plan, ‘i love it just the way it is.’ you
end up spending money for changing things when you could have had a
custom plan design in the first place.”
with her designs tailored to each homeowner, including their level of
commitment and budget for environmental considerations, karen infuses
her work with awareness and attention to sustainable and energy efficient
design and building techniques. the texas hill country climate is prime
candidate for many elements of green design, including rainwater collection
systems and solar water heaters, spray foam insulation and double glazed
windows.
windows.
“karen understands “green” issues,
and helped us to attain the level of sustainability and green economy
that we wanted—within
our budget,” says donna tolar. “i’m not one that
says that you need to be totally green. you don’t
have to go crazy; there are so many things that you can do and not
spend that much more to build your home that just make total sense
and have a major impact. most importantly at the start are the right
roof, the right insulation, and the right windows, because those are
the things you cannot change easily. the big consideration is that
you don’t build too much house for your needs,” says
karen.
“essential 3 incorporates site orientation, energy efficiency,
water and resource conservation, sustainable or recycled products, and
indoor air quality into our home designs. we try to consider all of these
things and work with our clients to establish how green they want to
go,” she says.
“green design seems to be a trendy thing right now, but baseline,
it isn’t trendy and people are taking serious note. we are being
conscious of what we are using, how much we are using, and how it’s
affecting our earth. i would like something left for my grandkids,” grins
karen.
karen’s passion and talent for bringing her clients’ dreams
to life in earth-friendly homes will benefit several generations of
families by providing tangible examples of living toward a sustainable
future.
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essential 3 llc provides services that include building design, drafting,
building site location, and project management with an emphasis on
environmental essentials.
for more information or to schedule a consultation,
contact karen boden at 512-695-1356 or by email at karen@essential-3.com