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napa residence

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stinson beach residence

This beach house replaces a beloved William Wurster house that burned down on the site. The client requested we design the new house to capture the spirit of the original house while meeting all the current seismic codes and FEMA requirements for houses in high risk coastal zones, which included raising the floor level of the house. We shaped the building volumes of the new house to create a variety of wind-sheltered outdoor spaces that take full advantage of the views to both the Pacific Ocean and the Marin Hills.
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conesa building

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casa vignolo

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sea ranch

The site for this small Sea Ranch house is edged with mature evergreen trees and opens to a meadow with views out to the Pacific Ocean. The clients wanted an understated, flowing house that captured their love of Japanese simplicity. Our solution starts with a vernacular barn form and carves away to shape an exterior octagonal deck that opens to the meadow and the view. A continuous band of windows and doors follow the outline of the cutout to capture the panoramic views. Cedar ceilings and sheetrock walls create a clean minimalist interior, and the window wall features exposed wood framing and structural steel.
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atherton residence

Located on the peninsula south of San Francisco, this house sits on an internal suburban flag lot. The previous 1950s house, removed due to structural problems, featured mature landscaping and a manmade pond that the clients wanted to preserve. They wanted their new house to be a private retreat that maximizes the drama of the pond and takes advantage of the privacy of the site. The design solution breaks the program into four buildings – main house, study, pool house and garage – that ring the edge of the site and focus inward on the pond, garden and pool. Large sliding glass doors open directly out to the pond and terrace. The roofs conceal photovoltaic and solar hot water panels. The house is heated with a radiant system in the stone floors, and despite the hot climate it is not air conditioned, but passively cooled with a combination of overhangs, shades, and operable windows. The house also features many green building materials, including high fly-ash concrete, formaldehyde-free casework and denim insulation. The new house creates a special place for the clients, making a main residence feel like a vacation retreat.
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HOUSE DIJK - MAKE ROOM!

The facades and the roof of this dwelling comprise one entity. The skin, consisting of anthracite-coloured corrugated sheets, is worked open in strategic places in order to let the environment in. Maximising this effect, the entire dwelling is positioned one metre above ground level. A spacious lower ground floor is the result.
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HOUSE BAETENS

The intersection of a planned green strip and an existing avenue provide an architectural opportunity this a two-storey dwelling. The first floor appears to be cumbersome and heavy materialised: dark bricks with continuous seams result in an abstract rugged character. The second floor will be a wooden shaft: lighter in colour, weight and design.
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Shepard Fairey in miami beach

I was lucky to check these in person. This is Shepard Fairey from Obama's campaign fame

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alpine heroes (heidi?)

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Art deco Empire State building lamp/sculpture

My friend from France sent me this pics of a very cool lamp/sculpture. A friend of his found it in Manhattan's flea market...

It stands about 50 cm high, is made of some kind of pot metal, so very heavy. The top comes off for access to the socket.
The dealer he bought it from suspects it was made in the 60's, although there are no markings of provenance anywhere.
It is wired for 110/US, but all he had to do was change the plug and the bulb and, Voila it's lit up.

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HOUSE JAGER

The silhouette of the original farmhouse served as an inspiring starting point for the new design. Both situation and size on the plot as well as the characteristic kink in the roof were preserved. The side facades are designed as recognizable volumes and provide room for all support functions. The in-between living area can develop and transform as desired.
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