If it’s not for architecture’s calling, I would have become a chef. As a matter of fact, I have considered enrolling into the Culinary Institute of America. Maya Angelou once said, “I’m just someone who likes cooking and for whom …
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in western Pennsylvania is one of the very first architectural iconic buildings I ever visited. Though I’d researched it a lot in college, visiting allowed me to experience the house in person. This matters because what you see in pictures is never the same as being there. On this visit, I felt the significance of scale and sensory connection.
New York, NY; August 17, 2017 –– Redwoods Design Studio announces completion of its design- build renovation for C Clearly, an optician store located at 4814 Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside, Queens. Previously home to a bank, the gut renovation posed …
The ideas I’m describing have been talked about from generation to generation in the East. We’ve come full circle now, with Western science confirming Eastern metaphysics. We have come full circle, but our environments haven’t. In fact, they’ve gotten worse.
Imagine walking through Costco. Harsh lighting. Few windows. Not very pleasant. Now you’re walking into an Armani boutique. Ah, much better. Recessed lighting guides you. Each well-made product is lit distinctively. That’s a pleasant customer experience. Lighting’s effect on people …
My firm rarely takes on home renovation but when I work with residential clients, I’m looking for chemistry. Just the other day, I helped a young family find their home. The family of four, including their 4-year-old daughter and 9-year-old …
Because we specialize in the hospitality industry, we understand the overriding concerns. This month, we respond to questions many hotel owners have.
It’s 5:30 AM, rise and shine. When I look out the window, instead of seeing my backyard, it is the hotel’s pool. This is the second morning I am waking up in LA where I am meeting cohorts of the …
I must admit it was a last minute decision (think two days before the event) to attend the AIA National Convention in Philadelphia this year but it was so well worth it. This event was held in my backyard so …
As mentioned in my previous post, this year has been going at a speed of light. It also felt like I had been underwater for quite some time, now I need to come up to take a breath in order …
