Peter:
You are correct in believing that I don't want to be pigeonholed as having a certain design style. It's part of my contrarian nature ... to the point that if you said we would never do something, I'd probably do it as soon as the right situation presented itself.
When we did Black Forest many years ago, we did really jazzy bunkers because it had been so long since anyone had done them. Now I think the pendulum has swung way too far in that direction, so we're trying different things as far as bunkering. It helped that Aetna Springs had a bunch of great trees that were in play on several holes, limiting the need for much bunkering.
I don't really care that much whether changing styles is commercially more or less appealing; the only influence on what we do is that if our clients specifically request a certain style of course, we'll try to accommodate those requests, although such requests may have a bearing on whether or not we sign up for the job. We do hold a special place in our hearts for the clients who let us decide for ourselves what would be best. I would get really bored if we had to do the same type of course over and over, as some architects do.