2018 SOTA Idea House at HoudenHAL Features Energy Efficiency, Innovative Landscaping, Intelligent Rooms Starting April 28
ALLENTOWN, PA – The Society of the Arts (SOTA) of the Allentown Art Museum is proud to announce their exciting biennial fundraising project: the 2018 SOTA Idea House at HoudenHAL (How-den-hall), translated in Dutch means “sustainable home”.
Inspiring designs, innovative energy-efficient practices, and sustainable building materials will bring a decidedly modern approach to the 2018 Idea House. The house gets its power supplied from wind generation, solar energy, and geo-thermal wells. Owned by Hersh and Robin Ruhmel, HoudenHAL, home to Ruhmel Contracting, Inc and The Design Studio, has become the must see model home for many Lehigh Valley new home and remodeling clients. HoudenHAL is both LEED certified and National Association of Home Builders Green Home Certified.
This gorgeous, innovative house is pure inspiration for anyone seeking ideas for redecorating, renovating, adding an addition to their home, or building a new home. As a way of saying thank you for supporting SOTA, the Ruhmels are generously offering their new 2018 “Making Room for Mom” collection of floorplans free to all attendees.
The designers participating include: Scott Rothenberger of Scott Rothenberger’s PLACE, Sharon Kimmerle (Sharon Kimmerle Interior Design), Angela Carroll Ast (ABCA Designs / Decorating Den Interiors), Kelly Dunn (Kelly Dunn Home), Willy Byrd (Willy’s Pe-Set Designs), Lia Papasimakis Fraccaro (House Splendid), Lauren Farrell (Kemble Richards Interior Design & Decoration), Jennifer Bonner and Shoshana Gosselin (Love Your Room), Ellen Gellar Elstein (Creative Closets), Nora Oswald (Oswald Paint & Paper), Williams Sonoma, Counter Culture, and Domaci.
The 2018 SOTA Idea House at HoudenHAL is located just 4 miles west of Fogelsville at 9905 Old 22, next to the New Smithville/Lynneport Exit #45 of I-78.
Tickets for the 2018 Idea House at HoudenHAL are $20 and can be purchased at the door, or online at www.sotapa.org. The Idea House will be open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10am-4pm, with extended hours on Thursdays from Noon-8pm. It will be closed Monday and Tuesday. The house is handicap and ADA accessible.
The Society of the Arts is also sponsoring a Celebration Party on Thursday, May 17th from 6-9pm at the newly built Centennial Banquet Center at Homewood Suites on Center Valley Parkway in Center Valley. Tickets for the Celebration Party are $40 and include food, a cash bar, music, and a raffle.
Proceeds from the 2018 Idea House at HoudenHAL benefit educational programs, the SOTA Print Fund and the SOTA Education Endowment at the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley. Visit our Facebook page or visit our website at www.sotapa.org for additional information about the 2018 Idea House and SOTA.
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Society of the Arts / Allentown Art Museum
Angela Carroll Ast
