ill Mack had already designed and built his first home for himself, his wife and two children, by the time he graduated from Yale School of Architecture in 1973. This is the first home in the project profiles shown on the following pages. Mr. Mack's approach to home design is to recognize fully all of the factors that impact the use of the home, starting with the peculiarities of the site, the orientation of the sun's path, the options for dealing with access from the road, the existence and locations of prominent views, the need for structural integrity, the need to be secure against adverse weather conditions, the need for privacy from without and within the home, the comfortable use of the home through the extremes of New England weather, the public versus private areas of the house, relationship of spaces within the home with particular reference to paths of horizontal and vertical circulation, spaces within the home which function as moving-around spaces versus spaces which need to be peaceful and settled, the requirements of children and pets, necessary room for furniture, closets, storage and utilities, and much more.

In working out all of these considerations for a particular site, the Architect gives special consideration to the particular tastes and needs of the Client, including budget. Mr. Mack does not use any particular style and does not design solely on the basis of aesthetics so that the home can be featured in architectural magazines. He fully realizes that the project is being paid for, not by him, but by the Client, and will be used over an extended period of years not by him, but by the Client. He bases his designs on the site and on the Client's program, taste and budget.