more daylight into the home. We can afford glass now; we can have wide spans; we can do a lot of things that weren’t possible 150 years ago when some of these traditional homes were first built.” “At the same time,” she adds, “the homes don’t need to look cold, which people associate with modern architecture. They don’t need to look like anything in particular. They can still be sensitive to neighborhood context. They can still compliment the landscape and use natural materials and age well. They can still be designed and built with longevity in mind.” To achieve that balance, Post Architecture takes pride in being flexible stylistically rather than adhering strictly to any single design movement. Gloria believes that clients really respond to that refusal to be pigeonholed. “What is different about us is that it’s really hard to say that we are strict modernists or traditionalists,” she says. “For us, it’s about walking that line between keeping what works in the old homes and changing the parts that don’t work or could work better.” This philosophy extends beyond the architectural shell to the intimate details of how people actually live. Gloria and her team invest considerable time understanding their clients’ daily routines, entertaining habits, and family dynamics. This deep knowledge informs every decision, from the placement of light fixtures to the integration of landscape views. Gloria describes taking care to ensure that ceiling treatments, wall finishes, and material selections go well beyond drywall – details that many architects might overlook but JUNE 2026
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