Emmanuelle Moureaux Architect

French architect, Emmanuelle Moureaux, has been living in Japan since 1966.  Inspired by traditional Japanese sliding screens, Emmanuelle has created the concept of ‘Shikiri,’ which literally means ‘dividing (creating) space with colors’ in English.  I find her work to be light and minimal with a dash of whimsy…always inspiring and memorable….

…Issey Miyake/sticks…

…Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Shimura Branch…

…Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Tokiwadai Branch…

…Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Niiza Branch…

…and now, Toge, (japanese for thorn)….

…the spheres look like dandelion puffs, yes?…

…created for DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2011, Emmanuelle assembled 500 toges in 15 different colors to form a wedding dress.

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Chill…

photography by jackie meiring

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Check-In at the Office…

….Private Office in Auckland…a collaboration between Penny Hay, Interior Architect and Fearon Hay Architects…open, clean lines, and personality.  Forget the check-in…I’m finding a seat and working all day.

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Casa Sculpture

Villa 1095 in Vale Do Lobo, southern Portugal…a unique piece of archi-sculpture, by Arqui+Architects.  The Villa is inspired by Frank Lloyd Wrights’s Fallingwater and Philip Johnson’s Glass House…a trophy house.  Enjoy the tour.

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Ain’t That America…

I love this…Duplex by none other than Frank Gehry for Brad Pitt’s foundation, Make It Right down in New Orleans.  “Little pink houses, for you and me…”

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Franco Fontana

…Landscapes (urban and rural)…for daydreaming…

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Blooming…

Projects such as this complex building make my heart sing…such beauty…”systematic organic”…Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates.

thank you to kat&muse

Photographer David Prince

Have you ever wanted to jump into a photograph?  The stunning work of photographer David Prince elicits the response, “let me in…”

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Weekend at the Lake…

…have a good one.

Thom Felicia’s lakehouse

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Choices, Choices…

…window seat…exterior or interior?

inspired by one of my favorite blogs, La Boheme

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Over the Rainbow…

…Ecole Maternelle Pajol, Paris by Palatre & Leclere Architectes…bright and cheery for memory and mental agility.

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Quote

– Philip Johnson

Mighty Fine Circles…

…my obsession with the circle continues…happy new week…

drill holes through studio wall ~ james nizam

lafayette 148 bldg | detail ~ mehrdad hadighi + tsz yan ng

neubau einfamilienhaus ~ moos giuliani herrmann architekten

Chapel of reconciliation ~ Reitermann & Sassenroth with Martin Rauch

dream downtown hotel | detail ~ handel architects

saragossa kindergarten ~ gravalosdimonte arquitectos

suspended rock installation ~ jaehyo lee

all via remash

Lovely Buddha

Lovely Buddha…always brings a sense of serenity and integrity into a space…

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Time Out…

…I know just the place…a welcome sanctuary overlooking the Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound…

Case Inlet Residence/MW Works Architecture

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