Architectural Intricacies

Reflection, light and transparency…cement, wood, metal, glass…definitely breathtaking…Ramat Gan House 2 by Pitsou Kedem Architects located in Tel-Aviv, Israel…

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Walk On By…

…we often walk past fabulous spaces and take them for granted…

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Mill Valley Cabins/Feldman Architecture

The Mill Valley Cabins by Feldman Architecture were added to their existing hillside home…

charming little gems…

…one used as an art studio…

…the other as a yoga studio and guest room…

…life is good in Mill Valley, yes?

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No…

…no, not for me…

Holiday Inn, Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao

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Lovely Buddha

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

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Messages…

1,2,3,4,5,6,7.8,9,10

Weekend

sonoma spa retreat/aidlin darling design, photography by bruce damonte

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Farm Therapy

SGL Projekt were commissioned to revitalize a farm near Semtin, Czech Republic.  They found inspiration by looking up…atop the chimney of the 90 year old distillery where a stork nest was perched.  Stork Nest Farm was born.  Though the site is a working farm, the agricultural operations are not for generating profit, but to attract visitors to the unusual conference center retreat.  The stork’s nest is a symbol of safety, home, and security.

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m-ch

micro compact home

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A Favorite…

Georgio Armani, Fifth Avenue/photography by Joshua McHugh

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Color: Rainbow

I know, I know…rainbow is not a color…but it should be, yes?…

woods of net/tezuka architects

CHROMAesthesiae/SOFTlab

Izola Social Housing/OFIS arhitekti

Plexus Series/Gabriel Dawe

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Waiting…

…for you to arrive.

wiroa station wine cellar/MAP architects

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Time Out

Let’s go to Paris for a long weekend…we must dine at Sur Mesure and Camelia…yes, both..created by Jouin Manku Studio.  Never mind the cuisine, I am taken with the milky white interiors…one a bit like rumpled sheets; the other smooth and sleek.  I wonder if we will choose a favorite when all is said and done…

Left – Sur Mesure restaurant designed by Jouin Manku Studio. Right – Camélia restaurant designed by Jouin Manku Studio

…I think I will choose Camelia…

…or maybe I will select Sur Mesure…

..or perhaps…yes, both…

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Nikolas Koenig Photographer…again…

james magni

pavillion by richard gluckman/garden by edwina von gal

hff architects and ai weiwei

michael p. johnson and stuart parr

private residence/daniel libeskind

1100 architect

rubber house/tom pritchard

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Nikolas Koenig Photographer

Nikolas Koenig has a most impressive and very extensive portfolio.  Over the years he has photographed architecture and interiors of many well known architects and designers.  He has shot for numerous magazines, such as Architectural Digest, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ and Wallpaper, and has been a regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine for many years…Nikolas Koenig, photographer extraordinaire…

un studio

steven holl

steven holl

james magni

james magni

carlos jimenez studio

michael p. johnson and parr studios

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