Down Mexico Way…

…we find updated hacienda, Casa San Miguel de Allende, by DHD Architecture and Interior Design.  A modern retreat with all work completed with locally available materials and local artisans.  The 10,000 square foot courtyard house has a hot-spring fed swimming pool.  The colors used throughout the home are beautiful.  Muy bueno…

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HeadRoad 1815…

…Perched high on a ridge with views to infinity this three storey home in Fresnaye, Cape Town by SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects – takes advantage of a difficult steep site. Balancing concrete, glass and granite on columns that dig deep into the ground, the architects have opened the building’s face to that amazing vista. Such solidity balanced by a desire to run, jump and fly away into the blue.

…how great is this?  architecture, interior design, and family pet…in harmony.

…fresh air and sunlight.

…you’ll find me here.

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Indoor Beach…

…did you bring your sand pail?

southern house/fergus scott architecture

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Flow…

...people are happiest when they are in a state of flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. It is a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter. The idea of flow is identical to the feeling of being in the zone or in the groove. – Flow Theory by Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi

…happy optimal experience…

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Halo HQ…

…concept spiritual retreat inside an angelic halo for Pope Benedict XVI…

Pope Benedict XVI retirement headquarters…

birds-eye view of the retirement headquarters…

plan drawing…

location close to piazza della rotonda, rome…

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Working Over Masters Weekend…

….a tee wall provided for those who must work during the Masters tournament…Toronto-based blacklab architects recently completed blacklaboratory designed to facilitate the operations of an architecture practice.

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Wrinkles…

…sometimes you need not iron out the wrinkles…

grinza chair for edra/campana brothers

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Headed for the Barn…

…it’s Friday, after all….have a relaxing weekend…

moooi horse lamp

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The Money Shot…

FA-18 Hornet fly-by apartments in downtown Detroit…

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Check-In at the Office…

buzz, buzz…spring is on the way and this stunning office, Rabobank Utrecht by Sanders Architecten, reminds me of a busy beehive.  Let’s make honey…I mean, money…

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Reflection…

Mirror House, Copenhagen/MLRP

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland/Farshid Moussavi

Music Hall and House, Algueña/Cor & Asociados

Mirrored Pavilion at London Olympic Park

Clara Display Suite/Elenberg Frazer

Garden studio in Amsterdam Watergraafsmeer/CC-Studio

Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre, Cairns/Charles Wright Architects

Academie MWD Dilbeek, Belgium/Carlos Arroyo

The Non Program Pavilion, Spain/Jesús Torres García Architects

Vakko Headquarters and Power Media Center, Istanbul/REX

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No Skirts Allowed…

…love the drama of a see-through glass floor…but, no skirts allowed…

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The Color That Changed the World…

Indigo…where would we be without this sea-and-sky color?  I was searching for inspiration at the legendary Jayson Home in Chicago, when I came across indigo inspiration…

Indigo: The Color that Changed the World by Catherine Legrand…

…meet Don, manager of Jayson Home, wearing what else…indigo!

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Balance…

…love the soft, light, and feminine finishes among the hard, dark, and masculine materials…

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Simple in San Francisco…

…light, bright, airy…modern furnishings and vintage artwork.  Nick Noyes Architecture capitalizes on outrageous city views for his 20th Street Residence project in San Fran.

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