Joshua Tree National Park is an
evocative place. At least that is what I make of it through images; I have not
been there and will have to remedy that at some point.
Then Jay and Bev Doolittle got an idea in the 1980s and Jay wrote to Kendrick Bangs Kellogg:
“Dear Mr. Kellogg,
My wife and I recently purchased a
very interesting, though unconventional, building site in the California
desert. …”
Source: T Magazine | The
New York Times | “Rock Legend” by Nancy Hass
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And so began the long process
that produced 5000-square-foot High Desert House, which I venture to guess
Gaudí would approve, and he is my benchmark for architecture and interiors that
hark the organic, him and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, latter for modernity
fitting the landscape. The High Desert House changed hands since Doolittles,
and has been preserved as art. I cannot argue, it is status it well deserves. “Alien
spaceship or a giant armadillo” outer structure fits the neighborhood and its
colors, and encases custom everything. Surreal, yet comforting looking interior
appears conducive to creative musings and work, or just plain good old
fashioned lounging, without being disconnected from the outside. That is good
for the mind, body and soul.
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Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Monday, June 8, 2015
At Home | Kendrick Bangs Kellogg High Desert House
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
At Home | Shearers Quarters by John Wardle Architects on North Bruny Island sheep farm, Tasmania, Australia
One cannot go wrong in these
beautiful surroundings, but one can get it very right. Based in a suburb of
Melbourne, Collingwood, John Wardle Architects did just that by putting together
snazzy quarters for Tasmanian shearers. They won a bunch of well-deserved awards
for the effort, too (2012 Winner, Australian House of the Year, HOUSES Award. -
2012 Winner, New House Under 200m2, HOUSES Award. - The Esmond Dorney Award for
Residential Architecture. Australian Institute of Architects Tasmanian Chapter
2012 - Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, Australian Institute of
Architects Tasmanian Chapter 2012 - Runner up in The AR House Award 2012,
London, United Kingdom).
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| Photography ©Trevor Mein |
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| Photography ©Trevor Mein |
Thursday, July 12, 2012
At Home | Modern Homes made of LEGO ®
The folks at Dwell hooked up
with Pacific Standard Time to test the child within the architect. The
challenge: to build a house inspired by California mid-century modern
architecture… using only LEGO bricks! Aha. And now they have the five
finalists. Which one would you pick?
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
At Home | Fabio Novembre
“Superstar designer and
architect Fabio Novembre opens up his wildly eclectic Milan home to reveal his
love of the female form, fashion, and how he keeps his audience on their toes.”
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